The first time you visit the village of Norddal you are overwhelmed with sense of gratitude that such places exist! The village is small – there’s about 250 residents permanently living in it, although it doubles its population, when all the owners of vocational homes come to the village for the summer. Situated where Norddalsfjorden ends, in the Sunnmøre region in Nort-west Norway, it is only a few kilometers north from one of the most famous and touristic villages of Norway - Geiranger.

The Norddal’s only hotel is the delightful Petrine's Guesthouse - a world away from the big tourist hotels, with a great personal welcome, and wonderful food and charming surroundings.

It’s run by Kirsti, who speaks a very good English (as everybody else in the village) and is a very charming and polite local lady, famous around Norway for the food she cooks. She has written a book that features recipes from local produce with beautiful photographs and stories about each dish. She also represented Norway, with its traditional food, at major trade fairs throughout Europe.

When you stay at Petrines not only will you enjoy fantastic food but it will be served with stories accompanying every dish. Recipes of course are chosen according to the season and the chances are that almost certainly the will include local goat meat or local fish. 

Locals are particularly fond of their farms and produce and Kirsti sourses for Petrinas only the best of neighborhood’s produce.