The Ibsen museum in Grimstad
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Photo:
Hanne Feyling / Visit Sørlandet
The Ibsen museum in Grimstad
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Photo:
Hanne Feyling / Visit Sørlandet
Its cobblestone streets, white wooden houses and narrow alleys make Grimstad a cosy town on Norway's southern coast.
The Ibsen museum in Grimstad
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Photo:
Hanne Feyling / Visit Sørlandet
The Ibsen museum in Grimstad
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Photo:
Hanne Feyling / Visit Sørlandet
The old houses also tell exciting stories about those who have lived here before ...
Grimstad city in Southern Norway
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Photo:
Hanne Feyling
Grimstad city in Southern Norway
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Photo:
Hanne Feyling
... like the famous Norwegian writers Henrik Ibsen and Knut Hamsun.
When Ibsen was 15, he moved here to become an apprentice pharmacist, but by the time he moved from the city, several years later, he had written his first play.
A bust of Henrik Ibsen in Grimstad
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Photo:
Hanne Feylin
A bust of Henrik Ibsen in Grimstad
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Photo:
Hanne Feylin
Dive into Ibsen's years in Grimstad at the Ibsen Museum, Norway's oldest of its kind.
The museum comprises the pharmacy where the famous playwright worked, as well as the room where he wrote his first play.
The Ibsen museum in Grimstad
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Photo:
Thina Reppen
The Ibsen museum in Grimstad
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Photo:
Thina Reppen
Or maybe you want to go for a walk in a poet's footsteps?
Join a guided tour through the city, or go exploring on your own! If you bring your mobile, you can get to know Grimstad's famous poets through the QR codes posted around the city.
Walk in the poets footprints in Grimstad
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Photo:
Thina Reppen
Walk in the poets footprints in Grimstad
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Photo:
Thina Reppen
You can also tour the area by bike.
In fact, two of Norway's best cyclists of all time, Thor Hushovd and Dag Otto Lauritzen, come from Grimstad.