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The landscape with the escarpments, "flauane" in Norwegian, is characteristic of the Grenland region, and is a result of at least 250 million years of erosion.
Stathelle
For about 1000 years Tokke has had an export industry of whetstones. For Norwegian Vikings whetstone from Eidsborg was an effective weapon for throwing as the historic sagas tell us.
Høydalsmo
Sannidal Church is a cruciform church built in 1711. Sannidal originaly had its own stave church from approx. year 1200. Different items from the stave church can be found at todays church.
Sannidal
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 new church in Porsgrunn, Østre Porsgrunn church, is an architectural gem and has become Porsgrunn's new landmark.
Porsgrunn
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
Kapitelberget Skien: Medieval crypt church built on a 430M-year-old coral reef. A protected site with unique Silurian fossils.
Skien
The sun mirrors bring sun down to Rjukan Square during winter months, when it is normally shady.
Rjukan
Bamble is dominated by two types of landscape with completely different geological histories.
Stathelle
Kragerø church was consecrated in 1870 and is a Gothic Revival church designed by Georg Andreas Bull and built in brick. The church replaced the old Christi church from 1652 which was a cruciform wooden church.
Kragerø
The beautiful, ungovernable Rjukan waterfall had the power, and the engineer, Sam Eyde, and the physicist, Kristian Birkeland, had the know-how.
Rjukan
Berg-Kragerø Museum promotes art, history, holiday life, coastal culture and export of natural ice in Kragerø - Make sure you explore our Edvard Munch exhibition.
Kragerø
Is the storehouse of the legendary woman Åse Stålekleiv the oldest profane wooden building in the world?
The traditional storehouse situated here at Vindlaus, is a part of the Museum of Vest-Telemark in Eidsborg. It is, however, not like any other…
Høydalsmo
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
Vinjestoga is the childhood home of the poet, journalist and linguist Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818-1870).
Vinje
Norway's only porcelain factory, Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory, is located in Porsgrunn and is known for high quality and innovative design. Visit the factory outlet and make a great purchase.
Porsgrunn
Øvrebøtjern, Siljan: Popular swimming lake featuring 300-million-year-old geology and rich timber floating history. Discover Telemark's nature!
Siljan
Folkestadbyen- The town of Folkestad.
In the 1870s, a centre for commerce and crafts started to appear in this small church village. The village received the name of “Folkestadbyen” and the towns people lived by paid work, commerce and handicraft.
Fyresdal
Experience Heddal Open-Air Museum’s 15 historic buildings, stunning art, and unique bunads beside Norway’s largest stave church
Notodden
The Ibsen Staircase is a concrete and granite structure with a bust of Henrik Ibsen. It features 32 steps adorned with quotes from "Peer Gynt".
Skien