Things to do in Kinsarvik & Lofthus
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Kinsarvik
The small U-shaped patch of greenery opposite the Kinsarvik tourist office is all that remains of the former Viking port. Kinsarvik also boats one of Norway's oldest stone churches. First built in around 1180, it was restored in the 1960s and the walls still bear traces of lime-and-chalk paintings that depict the weighing of souls by Michael the Archangel with the devil trying to weigh down the scales.
According to local legend, the church was built by Scottish invaders on the site of an earlier stave church. Kinsarvik also offers an appealing access trail past the cooling Husedalen waterfalls, along what's known as the Monk's Stairway and onto the network of tracks thro…
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Stone Churches
Kinsarvik boasts one of Norway’s oldest stone churches. First built in around 1180, it was restored in the 1960s and the walls still bear traces of lime-and-chalk paintings that depict the weighing of souls by Michael the Archangel with the devil trying to weigh down the scales. According to local legend, the church was built by Scottish invaders on the site of an earlier stave church.
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Grieg’s Hut
The main attraction in Lofthus is Grieg’s Hut, the one-time retreat of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. It’s in the garden of Hotel Ullensvang. Lofthus also has a stone church dating back to 1250 (the tower was added in the 1880s) with fine stained-glass windows and it’s surrounded by a cemetery with some graves from the Middle Ages.
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Touring Boat
From May to September, the tourist office sells tickets for a boat that leaves Kinsarvik at 10:25 and returns at 15:55, with three hours in Eidfjord. Given that you pay an extra around NOK200/around NOK110 if you want to take the sightseeing bus to the Hardangervidda Natursenter and Vøringsfossen, it's only worth doing if you don't have your own wheels.
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Stone Church
Lofthus has a stone church dating back to 1250 (the tower was added in the 1880s) with fine stained-glass windows and it’s surrounded by a cemetery with some graves from the Middle Ages.
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Familieparken Hardangertun
For children, the Familieparken Hardangertun has water slides, minigolf and farm animals.
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