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Fosseheimen is located in Sunnfjord, and can boast around 50 large and small waterfalls along its three watercourses. The protected Gaular watercourse is the most prominent feature of  Fosseheimen. Over 20 kms of waterfall paths have been laid along this stretch of amazing scenery. In a few years' time this part will also be included in the new National Tourist Road Gaularfjellet, of which the theme will be: From Sognefjord to Fosseheimen. 

The 200 year old Hestad Chapel is the oldest church in Sunnfjord. Idyllically sited on a point that separates Hestadfjord from Viksdalsvatn lake in Gaular county borough.

District road Rv 13 from Balestrand over Gaularfjellet to Moskog in Førde will in the next few years be developed into the National Tourist Road Gaularfjellet. However, we would also like to draw your attention to another beautiful tourist road: the Fjord Road to Florø, which runs alongside one of Norway's most splendid fjords, Førdefjord.

Nikolai Astrup from Jølster is a national icon in the area of the fine arts, and is Sunnfjord's most famous artist. But mention should also be made of Oddvar Torsheim, Ludvig Eikaas and Kjartan Slettemark - all of whom are Sunnfjordings that have gained renown throughout Norway and abroad. 

There are 7 municipalities (county boroughs) in the County of Sogn &Fjordane, which borders on to the Jostedal Glacier National Park. 2 of these are located in Reisemål Sunnfjord 'territory': Førde and Jølster. Two companies in Jølster offer guided hiking trips on the Haugabre Glacier, daily in summertime.