World’s largest underwater restaurant opens in Norway
By DW
24 March 2019 |
10:43 am
"Under" in Lindesnes is Europe's first and the world's largest underwater restaurant. Five meters under the sea at Norway's southern tip, diners can watch the marine life pass by as they eat.
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