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Glasergruva Mine (1543): Norway's oldest datable iron mine in Skien. Discover the history behind Fossum Ironworks & this protected monument.
Skien
Kapitelberget in Skien, church ruins from the 1100s, after the mighty Dagsætten (ancestry) in Skien.
Skien
Kapitelberget Skien: Medieval crypt church built on a 430M-year-old coral reef. A protected site with unique Silurian fossils.
Skien
During the WWII Vemork in Rjukan was in focus for their production of heavy water. The heavy water war stopped the Germans in developing the atom bomb.
Rjukan
Gjerpen Church lies on the northern edge of Skien and is a beautiful romanesque stone church built at some time in the twelfth century.
Skien
In the steep mountainside over Dalen lies the famous little farm Rui.
Dalen
At Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory, you can see how porcelain painters decorate porcelain, including the world-famous straw pattern.
Porsgrunn
The two lighthouses located in the middle of Jomfruland are well-known landmarks. The oldest of them is from 1839. You can get a fantastic panorama view over the other islands and the open sea from its top.
Jomfruland
The history of Sondre Norheim begins in Morgedal, Telemark.
Morgedal
Børja Hill Fort, Siljan: Explore a historic fortress by Lake Gorningen, possibly 2,000 years old. Easily accessible trail from Damstua.
Siljan
Snipetorp, Skien's oldest residential quarter and residence of Henrik Ibsen's parents, survived the city fires in 1854 and 1886.
Skien
Strømtangen fyr is one of three lighthouses in Kragerø and lies between Rapen and Skjørsvik. The other two lighthouses are Jomfruland and Stavseng.
Kragerø
Learn about the Gorningen log chute's role in Siljan's log driving history and the community's fight for better forestry worker rights.
Siljan
Visit Grorud Chapel in Siljan. Unique long church built and consecrated during WWII. Discover Telemark's history and beautiful, peaceful surroundings.
Siljan
Dyrskuplassen is one of the best-developed event sites in the country with good camping space, sanitary facilities, green area, small streets and farmyard.
Seljord
Øvrebøtjern, Siljan: Popular swimming lake featuring 300-million-year-old geology and rich timber floating history. Discover Telemark's nature!
Siljan
Discover the magic of Sogelandet—where legends, art, and stunning landscapes meet in the scenic villages of Hjartdal, Svartdal, and Flatdal.
Flatdal
The rocks in Steinvika were created in the earth's antiquity, for approx. 461-451 million years ago, in the latter part of the period called the Ordovician.
Langesund
Organic herb garden with approx. 400 spices and medical plants, roses, old perennials and lilies.
Siljan
North of Løveid locks in Skien, along the Telemark Canal, lies Mikaelshulen - a mountain cave set in the rockface approx. 30 meters above the water surface.
Skien