Gate

Southern Norway


There are a series of gates within the walls surrounding the old town.


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1. Gamlebyen

0.02 MILES

The timbered houses, moats, gates and drawbridge of the Fredrikstad Gamlebyen are simply enchanting. The perimeter walls, once defended by 200 cannons,…

2. Fredrikstad Museum

0.03 MILES

The Fredrikstad Museum is housed in a building dating back to 1776. The downstairs area displays temporary exhibitions, while upstairs you'll find scale…

3. Old Convict Prison

0.09 MILES

Among the finest old buildings in town, the old convict prison was built in 1731.

4. Bastion 5

0.1 MILES

This stone storehouse, built between 1674 and 1691, is one of the oldest buildings in Gamlebyen and now a ceramics showroom.

7. Isegran Ruins

0.2 MILES

The ruins of a stone (originally wood) tower remain visible at the eastern end of Isegran.