Welcome to Kristiansand

Kristiansand is Norway's fifth-largest city and styles itself as 'Norway's No 1 Holiday Resort'. That can be a bit misleading: sun-starved Norwegians do flock to this charming big town in the summer, and there's a petite town beach and flash marina, but it tends to serve as a gateway to the villages of Norway's southern coast and the inland region of Setesdalen.

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What Kristiansand offers in spades, though, is a lively cultural and shopping scene, some excellent restaurants and very healthy nightlife. In addition, anyone travelling with children will more than likely find themselves cajoled into visiting the town's outstanding children's park and zoo.

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Calming Ice Fishing on a Mountain Lake

ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productHere is my agency, from here we will go to the lake Venneslafjorden by the bus.Duration: 15 minutesLocation: Kristiansand Tourist Information, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Southern NorwayA cozy town on the shore of Lake Venneslafjorden, here is located my country house, where we will warm up after fishing, as well as getting our lunch and dinner.Duration: 3 hoursLocation: Kulturhuset i Vennesla, Vennesla, Vennesla Municipality, Vest-Agder, Southern NorwayVenneslafjorden, the largest lake in the area of the city of Kristiansand. Here we will do ice fishing and spend most of the time.Duration: 5 hoursLocation: Setesdalsbanen, Vennesla, Vennesla Municipality, Vest-Agder, Southern Norway
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