The Falkum-river lies on the outskirts of the town centre and, given its proximity to the centre, it's somewhere you really can enjoy the peace and quiet.
It's unbelievably peaceful with beautiful scenery and wildlife, and it is not unusual to see beavers and roe deer along the banks.
Lush vegetation hanging out into the river makes it particularly idyllic. -
The river starts at Fossum in Gjerpen, is 5.2 km long and flows into Hjellevannet lake.
The sculpture Rat Virgin is located near by Skien centre, at Bakkestranda.
Aleksel Bordusov's surrealist works adorn walls all over the world. The motif in…
Ibsenhuset is Skien's cultural center and offers a wide selection of concerts and shows…
Their gallery is in the Cultural Centre called Ibsenhuset, which opened in 1973.
Christian burial grounds, cooking pits and "witches graves".
Painting: A simple design with message of safeguarding peace and our nature, and with an…
Painting of a family sitting on the pier, based on an original photo from the Fishing…
Victor Ash is a highly acclaimed French street artist, originally from Portugal, who…
Lie kirkegård is a historic cemetery that is still used today. Henrik Ibsen's parents are…
Telemark Kunstsenter (Telemark Art Senter) is a center of competence for professional…
Spaik - Romero Guerra, Mexico. Spaik is an urban artist, with colorful works inspired by…
Skien church was completed in 1894 and has 1,400 seats. The church is located in the…
In this building, in the corner room on the 2nd floor, Henrik Ibsen was born.
Skien sluse is the first lock in the Telemark Canal, with connection between Skienselva…