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The Mølen promontory, around 20 minutes' drive west of Stavern, is Norway's largest beach of rolling stones, and an austere and rather impressive sight. The 230 stone cairns and heaps of boulders, which are laid out in parallel rows, are all Iron Age burial mounds.

The beach is also something of a geological oddity, forming the end of the ice-age era Ra moraine (rock and silt pushed ahead of the glacier and deposited as a new landform), which extends from the lake Farrisvatn, which the moraine dammed, to the southwestern end of Brunlanes.

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  • Bøkeskogen

    Bøkeskogen

    9.3 MILES

    This sublime patch of green overlooking Larvik is Norway’s largest and the world’s most northerly beech tree forest. It is criss-crossed with walking…

  • Kaupanger stave church (Kaupanger stavkyrkje) is the largest stave church in the Sogn og Fjordane, and is situated in the town of Kaupanger, Norway. The nave is supported by 22 staves, 8 on each of the longer sides and 3 on each of the shorter. The elevated chancel is carried by 4 free standing staves. The church has the largest number of staves to be found in any one stave church. It is still in use as a parish church, having been in use continuously since its erection.

    Kaupang

    10.85 MILES

    Kaupang, 5km east of Larvik, was a former Viking town built around AD 800 and occupied until 960. It is believed that up to 1000 people once lived here…

  • Tønsberg Castle

    Tønsberg Castle

    29.23 MILES

    Tønsberg Castle, spread across the hill behind the town, was the largest fortress in Norway in the 13th century. In 1503 the Swedes destroyed what they…

  • Henrik Ibsenmuseet

    Henrik Ibsenmuseet

    20.7 MILES

    Author, playwright and so-called 'Father of Modern Drama' Henrik Ibsen was born in Skien on 20 March 1828. In 1835 the family fell on hard times and moved…

  • Whaling Museum

    Whaling Museum

    18.03 MILES

    You might not agree with the continuation of the practice this museum explores, but there's no denying that Sandefjord's Whaling Museum is a well…

  • Vestfold County Museum

    Vestfold County Museum

    29.38 MILES

    At the foot of Slottsfjellet (Castle Rock) at the northern end of town, a five-minute walk northwest of the train station, this museum's highlights…

  • Herregården Manor House

    Herregården Manor House

    9.25 MILES

    The classic baroque timber Herregården manor house was constructed in 1677 as the home of the Norwegian Governor General, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, the…

  • Damvann

    Damvann

    18.63 MILES

    Some 20km north of Larvik is the beautiful, haunting lake of Damvann, surrounded by forests. Popular legend claims it to be the home of a witch called…

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1. Verkensgården

8.76 MILES

Verkensgården has tools and implements from a local 17th-century sawmill and ironworks. There's also a permanent geological exhibition documenting the…

2. Larvik Museum

8.76 MILES

This multi-part museum is spread across the town and is under the auspices of the broader Vestfold Museene.

3. Bølgen

8.85 MILES

The town's impressive wave-shaped cultural centre houses a gallery that has an interesting curatorial calendar of contemporary Norwegian artists, concert…

4. Larvik Maritime Museum

9.08 MILES

A 1730 brick structure immediately east of the harbour is home to maritime art and a number of impressive model ships. Colin Archer, the famous Norwegian…

5. Herregården Manor House

9.25 MILES

The classic baroque timber Herregården manor house was constructed in 1677 as the home of the Norwegian Governor General, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, the…

6. Bøkeskogen

9.3 MILES

This sublime patch of green overlooking Larvik is Norway’s largest and the world’s most northerly beech tree forest. It is criss-crossed with walking…

7. Kaupang

10.85 MILES

Kaupang, 5km east of Larvik, was a former Viking town built around AD 800 and occupied until 960. It is believed that up to 1000 people once lived here…

8. Porsgrund Porselænsfabrikk

13.65 MILES

In Porsgrunn, just south of Skien, is one of Norway's best-known and longest-running porcelain factories. You can book a tour to see artisans painting the…

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