Roros a dream destination
The former mining town of Roros is simply unique - a modern community, in which people live and work right in the middle of an UNESCO Heritage Site. The mining town of Roros is sometimes called Bergstaden which means "the mining town" due to its historical notoriety for copper mining. It is one of two towns in Norway that were historically designated "mining towns", along with the "silver-town" of Kongsberg. The modern-day inhabitants of Roros still work and live in the characteristic 17th and 18th century buildings which have led to its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. Roros has about 80 wooden houses, most of them standing around courtyards. Many retain their dark pitch-log facades, giving the town a medieval appearance This little town has long-established traditions, and its own unique and fascinating charm. By keeping all your senses alert, being curious and allowing your fantasy to flow when exploring the cultural heritage, you can find yourself taken into another era. The old mining town is "a place of whispering history". The natural surroundings provide a splendid frame for the cultural and historic heritage of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Roros. Surrounding Roros is a fantastic nature with three national parks. Great mountain plateaus and snow-capped peaks, clean and fresh inland lakes and forest-clad valleys are all there for you to enjoy in summer, autumn and winter. Join a guided walk through the old roros mining town. The walking tour provides insight into how miners lived and worked, and how the town grew up around the copper mine's first smelting works by the river Hyttelva. Roros is a characteristic example of this type of technological and industrial development, as well as being an outstanding survivor of a traditional kind of human settlement built by traditional methods of construction. Also, it has vulnerable under the impact of economic change since the cessation of copper mining after 333 years of continuous activity. Lastly, Roros embodies a strong degree of rarity because of its location. It was built as an industrial community in the mountains (650 m above sea level) at a very northern latitude subject to extremely long winters and low temperatures