TravelTips24 : Europe : Northern Europe : Norway : South Norway
South Norway
Table of Contents
Regions / Cities / Other destinations / Culture and History / Talk / Travel to South Norway, visa requirements / Get around / South Norway attractions and sightseeing / Itineraries / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / South Norway nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Stay safe / Get outSouth Norway is a region of Norway.
Regions
Cities
- Kristiansand -- Largest city
- Arendal -- Coastal town
- Risør -- Coastal town, known for white wood houses
- Evje -- provisioning before entering Setesdal
Other destinations
Culture and History
The coastline is famous for it's beautiful archipelago and white-painted wood towns, and is a favorite vacation area for Norwegians in the summer. It's pretty easy to travel between the coast towns. Outside the towns, however, public transport is rare.
The inland is far less visited and trafficked, but those interested in trekking to beautiful solitary lakes or whitewater activities - or mosquitoes - should give it a try.
Talk
Those interested in dialects, can observe the remarkable change up north along Setesdal, from the Danish-sounding Kristiansand dialect, to the very different north valley dialect that sounds more like Gaelic.
Travel to South Norway & Visa Requirements
Tours & Getting around South Norway
South Norway attractions and sightseeing
Itineraries
South Norway city tours
South Norway Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
South Norway nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs
Stay safe
In Kristiansand you may get into trouble if you try real hard. If you travel by boat or in the winter mountains, make sure you know what you are doing. Otherwise, nothing of danger.
Get out
Usually either directly to Kristiansand or via Oslo or Stavanger.
This page was last edited at 12:18, on 8 July 2008 by Jon Hovland. Based on work by Scott Hatton and Evan Prodromou and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.
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