Guidebook for Skien
Entertainment & Activities
Bø Summerland
2 SteintjønnvegenGreat waterpark
Skien Fritidspark
38 MoflatvegenNice pool resort
Everything Else
Great resort for the active family
40 locals recommend
Høyt & Lavt Aktivitetspark AS/ Høyt & Lavt Vestfold
3388 LågendalsveienGreat resort for the active family
Norsjø Ferieland
71 LiagrendvegenWake board/waterski cable park.
Great fun!
Esso
1A MyrenClosest Petrol station
Arts & Culture
Wrightegaarden restaurant
2 Tordenskjolds gateGreat music concerts all summer
Midgard vikingsenter
9 BirkelyveienSightseeing
Lifjell Skisenter AS
833 LifjellvegenDo a hike in the high mountains
Brekkeparken
32A ØvregateGreat museum
The Telemark Canal
21 Nedre HjellegateI must to take a trip from Skien to Vrangfoss
Henrik Ibsen Museum
74 VenstøphøgdaThe childhood home of the great Henrik Ibsen
The oldest part of Skien that survived the large fires in Skien in 1854 and 1886.
Worth a visit.
Snipetorpgata
SnipetorpgataThe oldest part of Skien that survived the large fires in Skien in 1854 and 1886.
Worth a visit.
Ulefos Manor House is the architectural masterpiece of the Napoleonic times in Norway. A guided tour in these luxurious surroundings will show you the development in a manor from 1807 up to our time
9 locals recommend
Ulefos Hovedgaard
86 Statsråd Niels Aalls veiUlefos Manor House is the architectural masterpiece of the Napoleonic times in Norway. A guided tour in these luxurious surroundings will show you the development in a manor from 1807 up to our time
The church is a triple nave stave church and is Norway's largest stave church. It was constructed at the beginning of the 13th century.
25 locals recommend
Heddal stave church
412 HeddalsvegenThe church is a triple nave stave church and is Norway's largest stave church. It was constructed at the beginning of the 13th century.
Take a trip to the locks and see the old canal boats go up and down.
For time schedule search Internet for: "Telemarkskanalen"
Løveid kanal
Take a trip to the locks and see the old canal boats go up and down.
For time schedule search Internet for: "Telemarkskanalen"
Old Ulefoss bridge
RomnesvegenUlefoss locks, with a restaurant right by the locks...
Mikaelshulen, or St. Michaelchurch, is a mountain cave in the steep mountain wall on the east side of Norsjø. Mikaelshulen is located in the middle of a rock wall, about 30 m above Norsjø and is clearly visible from the water surface.
The cave is an exciting hiking destination and accessible by boat and on foot, but access is difficult.
By boat you can moor just below the cave. There is a steep path from the water up to the cave. This has both steps and railings.
By car, follow the signs to Pollen from Skotfoss center. There is parking on Omdalsvegen and a blue-marked trail to the cave. The last meters to the cave are in steep terrain. When it rains, the trail is slippery, especially in the steep part up to the cave. The coordinate added is to the parking lot.
NB! On the last part of the path towards the cave is challenging to walk. There are signs with: traffic at your own risk. Mikaelshulen was closed in 2018 due to a landslide, but was reopened in September the same year.
In 2021, it is planned to set up a fence / row on the last part to increase the safety of hikers.
History:
The cave must in its time have been equipped with a vestibule, nave, choir and altar and in Catholic times the cave was consecrated to the archangel Michael. Masses were also held here after Catholic times. It was also an important place of pilgrimage for pilgrims. The cave opening is semicircular 4-5 meters wide and about the same height. Inside, the room opens to a greater height and goes 20 meters into the mountain. The cave was created by nature, but humans have probably also worked on the cave space. At the top of the cave there will also be a burial ground, ie a church with the cemetery on the roof.
It is known that there is about approx. 20 St. Michael's Churches in Norway. They were often placed in caves or on rocks. There the archangel Michael would fight against Satan who took the form of a worm or a dragon. Throughout the ages, the cave has been much talked about. A description in Latin in 1643 calls it the Templum Mirabile, the marvelous temple. This indicates that the church was a consecrated church in Catholic times until 1537.
With the introduction of the Reformation and until 1843, the church became a last resort for those who praised Catholicism. During this period, there was death penalty for monks and Father Sylvester was the last monk in the area. He died here and was buried inside the back wall of the church, where it is believed that the church's where it is believed that the church's sacristy was.
Mikaelshulen
Mikaelshulen, or St. Michaelchurch, is a mountain cave in the steep mountain wall on the east side of Norsjø. Mikaelshulen is located in the middle of a rock wall, about 30 m above Norsjø and is clearly visible from the water surface.
The cave is an exciting hiking destination and accessible by boat and on foot, but access is difficult.
By boat you can moor just below the cave. There is a steep path from the water up to the cave. This has both steps and railings.
By car, follow the signs to Pollen from Skotfoss center. There is parking on Omdalsvegen and a blue-marked trail to the cave. The last meters to the cave are in steep terrain. When it rains, the trail is slippery, especially in the steep part up to the cave. The coordinate added is to the parking lot.
NB! On the last part of the path towards the cave is challenging to walk. There are signs with: traffic at your own risk. Mikaelshulen was closed in 2018 due to a landslide, but was reopened in September the same year.
In 2021, it is planned to set up a fence / row on the last part to increase the safety of hikers.
History:
The cave must in its time have been equipped with a vestibule, nave, choir and altar and in Catholic times the cave was consecrated to the archangel Michael. Masses were also held here after Catholic times. It was also an important place of pilgrimage for pilgrims. The cave opening is semicircular 4-5 meters wide and about the same height. Inside, the room opens to a greater height and goes 20 meters into the mountain. The cave was created by nature, but humans have probably also worked on the cave space. At the top of the cave there will also be a burial ground, ie a church with the cemetery on the roof.
It is known that there is about approx. 20 St. Michael's Churches in Norway. They were often placed in caves or on rocks. There the archangel Michael would fight against Satan who took the form of a worm or a dragon. Throughout the ages, the cave has been much talked about. A description in Latin in 1643 calls it the Templum Mirabile, the marvelous temple. This indicates that the church was a consecrated church in Catholic times until 1537.
With the introduction of the Reformation and until 1843, the church became a last resort for those who praised Catholicism. During this period, there was death penalty for monks and Father Sylvester was the last monk in the area. He died here and was buried inside the back wall of the church, where it is believed that the church's where it is believed that the church's sacristy was.
Midgard vikingsenter
9 BirkelyveienFood Scene
Jacob & Gabriel Restaurant
1 BrueneBest restaurant in Skien
Essentials
Coop Prix Skotfoss
242 SkotfossvegenClosest grocery store
Shopping
Herkules Senter
32 UlefossvegenLarge shopping sentre
Very nice small town center with shops, groceries, canal locks, and restaurant right by the locks.
Rimi Ulefoss
14 UlefossgataVery nice small town center with shops, groceries, canal locks, and restaurant right by the locks.