Remains of Norway’s oldest known church dated to AD 1010 have been found at Hakastein, together with the country’s oldest Christian burial grounds (ninth century), cooking pits from AD 0–350 and three 17th-century “witches’ graves”.
MS Victoria, also known as the Canal Queen sails on lock cruises between Skien and…
Ibsenhuset is Skien's cultural center and offers a wide selection of concerts and shows…
Snipetorp, Skien's oldest residential quarter and residence of Henrik Ibsen's parents,…
Telemark Kunstsenter (Telemark Art Senter) is a center of competence for professional…
The Ibsen Staircase is a concrete and granite structure with a bust of Henrik Ibsen. It…
The main building, Søndre Brekke Manison at Brekkeparken, is truly magnificent and has…
Kapitelberget in Skien, church ruins from the 1100s, after the mighty Dagsætten…
On Kapitelberget you'll find the ruins of a crypt church from the Middle Ages.The church…
Brekkeparken in Skien is a lovely park with beautiful flower beds, and with lots of…
Skien has an exceptional geological diversity. A tour across the Skien-Gjerpendalen…
Gjerpen Church lies on the northern edge of Skien and is a beautiful romanesque stone…
The iron age-house at Aarhus in Skien was opened in September 2005.
Visit the Henrik Ibsen museum in Skien and experience the playwright's childhood home as…