Damstredet & Telthusbakken
Damstredet & Telthusbakken
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The two small roads Damstredet and Telthusbakken are found just below the medieval church Gamle Aker kirke. This is a charming and pictoresque part of town with well-preserved and inhabited wooden houses from the late 18th and early 19th century. The allotment gardens on the south side of Telthusbakken give the area a countryside atmosphere.
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Michael U
Las Vegas, NV43,745 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Couples
Located just south of Gamle Aker kirke Damstredet consists of two streets featuring preserved homes from the late 1700-1800s.

Still inhabited amidst stone streets locals and tourists gather to snap pictures and explore while residents tend to gardens nearby full of produce and flowers.
Written 14 October 2023
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KTP310
Reading, UK967 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Family
This was a very pretty cobbled street with picturesque houses. It was very quiet and nice to stroll along and take some photos.
Written 9 September 2023
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Suri
New York City, NY101 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Couples
Cute street for pictures.
Small street with cute little cottage doll size homes. Be mindful, residents actually live here so don’t go overboard with photo session.
Written 20 June 2023
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Hamiczech
Ostrava, Czech Republic571 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Couples
Damstredet is beautiful historical street with colorful houses in Oslo..from the centre you can go there on foot. It is trip for 10 minutes, the street is quite short. There is no fee. We were there almost alone.
Written 1 May 2023
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Tissa.travels
Rotterdam, The Netherlands2,265 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022
Traditional norwegian houses. Okay side step from the Akerselva river walk but not much more than that.
Written 18 November 2022
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permia
Ireland40,931 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
A slice of life from the city’s past is beautifully showcased on this pair, both quite short.

Charming houses on cobbled Damstredet are just a few decades short of two centuries longevity. Vibrant colours adorn the little wooden abodes.

Not far away is Telthusbakken which at 260 metres in extent is somewhat longer than its neighbour. Lovely houses on one side are complemented by grand gardens opposite.
Written 17 August 2022
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LisaTa0618
Minneapolis, MN53 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022
Had this on our "to do" list because we heard it was a famous "Instagram" street...and when travelling with a 20 year old...that's what you do! :-) Glad we made the trek. It was kind of difficult to find, but well worth it. Beautiful little street with great views and photo ops. 1 of my to 10 pictures from my visit to Norway!
Written 13 June 2022
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Pontus G
5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2021 • Couples
We rented one of the cute houses on this street, Fredensborgveien 32B by Damstredet EIendom. What a wonderful experience! A beautiful old house from 1800. Had it all to ourselves for 3 days for our honeymoon
Written 5 June 2021
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Siân
London, UK608 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020 • Friends
This is a lovely little street that is worth wandering down if you're in Oslo. It reminds me of Bergen and other areas of Norway.
Written 19 July 2020
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TravelcrazyAntwerp
Schoten, Belgium1,178 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019
My husband and I walked up to these two old and charming streets from the Historical museum.
You can also take bus 54 from Wessels Plass (downtown) to stop Telthusbakken, and walk uphill through that street.

Damstredet is only 160 meter long and Telthusbakken is only 260 meter long, but both streets are full of multicoloured wooden houses from the 18th and 19th century.

In the "Old town" in the open air Norsk Folkemuseum similar streets are recreated, but the houses in Damstredet and Telthusbakken are still inhabited.

Telthusbakken means "tent house" and a blue enamel sign at the side of a white house at the top of the street marks the spot where a military storage tent stood in 1755.

From the top of the Telthusbakken street it's only a 50 meter walk to the charming Old Aker Church, which wasn't open at the time of our visit.

If you walk down from Telthusbakken to Damstredet you pass the Var Frelsers Gravlund graveyard where painter Edvard Munch is buried in a simple grave.

If you walk down Telthusbakken to Maridalsveien where the Telthusbakken stop of bus 54 is, there are several cafés and restaurants to quench your thirst or hunger.

We really enjoyed our walk in this quiet and charming neighbourhood.
Written 27 August 2019
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