Between Geiranger and Trollstigen, in the small village of Linge in Valldal, fruit trees climb the hillsides above the fjord. Lingebakken has belonged to the same family for six generations, with fruit growing shaping both the landscape and everyday life. Today, visitors can bring a taste of Lingebakken home in the form of cider, juice and fresh fruit.

“It was my great-great-grandfather who first came here,” says Elida Brenna Linge, who runs Lingebakken with her partner, Peje Engström. “There’s always been fruit growing here.”

From the orchards at Lingebakken

Sheltered by the surrounding mountains, Linge enjoys a mild microclimate and a longer growing season than many nearby places.

After Linge and Engström took over the farm in 2017, Engström drew on his years in France to introduce cider production at Lingebakken. Since then, they have planted around 4,500 fruit trees and expanded the production of cider and juice made from their own apples and other fruit.

From the orchards at Lingebakken

“It’s nice to think that our ancestors cultivated the same soil,” says Linge. That connection to the land still shapes daily life at Lingebakken, where the seasons set the pace. Spring brings thousands of blossoms, while summer fills the farm with harvesting, visitors and production. “The best thing is to walk straight out into the orchard and be surrounded by thousands of wild flowers,” says Engström.

Visitors are welcome to stop by the farm shop for fruit, juice and cider, while tastings can be arranged in advance. “We try to give people a taste of Linge,” says Linge.

From the orchards at Lingebakken

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