The largest city in Southern Norway is Kristiansand. Outside of Kristiansand you will find the idyllic islands of Flekkerøy, Oksøy and Grønningen. These islands teem with life in summertime. Other main cities are Mandal, Arendal and Skien.
Lindesnes is the southernmost point in Norway.
With their white-painted houses nestled between flowering gardens and sun-bleached rocks, the little white southern towns of Lillesand, Tvedestrand, Risør, Brekkestø, Gamle- and Ny Hellesund are like pearls strung together on a necklace. And then there is Lyngør, which has been designated Europe’s best-preserved village.
Morgedal is known as the cradle of skiing. To the west you find Sirdal and Vrådal.
The rocky coast with skerries and islands are where many Norwegians have their summer cabins. The inland offers agricultural areas with old farms and mountain regions around Gaustatoppen and Rjukan.
The Telemark Canal from Skien to Dalen and offers a changing landscape from the open coast, trough forests to the mountains.
The coast is a good place for recreation and boat trips in the summer. The inland areas are good for skiing, hiking, canoeing, climbing and cycling.
The inland districts offer stave churches, farm yards and folk museums exhibiting some of the best within Norwegian architecture, arts and crafts, music and dance.
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Southern Norway is the home of the Norwegian summer and is known for a rocky coastline and small villages with white wooden houses.
Southern Norway
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