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Postboks 158, 3701, Skien

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  • Hotel by the quay in Skien, where the beatiful Telemark Canal begins.
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  • Picture from " Ibentrappa" in the centre of Skien

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Skien is the capital of the countyTelemark with just over 50,000 inhabitants. The city is beautifully located between the two lakes Bryggeparken and Hjellevannet.The waterfront in Skien municipality is an important part of the cityscape, and has a mixture of pedestrian streets, green lungs and monumental buildings. 

The Telemark Canal starts in the middle of Skien center, and you will meet the first 2 locks here. Skien Church with its 2 towers of 68 meters is clearly in the cityscape and open in summer for those who want to see the beautiful church. The world-famous playwright Henrik Ibsen was born in Skien and grew up here. Today, his childhood home on Venstøp is a museum, Henrik Ibsen Museum.

Exciting shopping opportunities can be found here, and if you need a breake, there are many cafes to choose from.

The city has a rich cultural life with its own theater stage, the culture house Ibsenhuset with its large program throughout the year, several well-known jazz musicians and three venues for contemporary art. Skien is also the venue for the food festival Mersmak, ParkJazz, as well as a number of concerts, theater performances and sporting events.

 




 

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What's Nearby

  1. Telemark Kunstsenter, SKIEN

    Telemark Kunstsenter (Telemark Art Senter) is a center of competence for professional…

    141 m away
  2. Ibsenhuset

    Ibsenhuset is Skien's cultural center and offers a wide selection of concerts and shows…

    155 m away
  3. The Ibsen stairs

    The Ibsen Staircase is a concrete and granite structure with a bust of Henrik Ibsen. It…

    316 m away
  1. Snipetorp district

    Snipetorp, Skien's oldest residential quarter and residence of Henrik Ibsen's parents,…

    371 m away
  2. Søndre Brekke Estate, Telemark Museum

    The main building, Søndre Brekke Manison at Brekkeparken, is truly magnificent and has…

    372 m away
  3. Fish ladder

    New, modern fish ladder in down town of Skien.

    410 m away
  4. Brekkeparken in Skien

    Brekkeparken in Skien is a lovely park with beautiful flower beds, and with lots of…

    520 m away
  5. MS Victoria

    MS Victoria, also known as the Canal Queen sails on lock cruises between Skien and…

    824 m away
  6. Gea Norvegica Unesco Global Geopark,Skien

    Skien has an exceptional geological diversity. A tour across the Skien-Gjerpendalen…

    1.12 km away
  7. Gea Norvegica Unesco Global Geopark - Kapitelberget

    On Kapitelberget you'll find the ruins of a crypt church from the Middle Ages.The church…

    1.32 km away
  8. Kapitelberget

    Kapitelberget in Skien, church ruins from the 1100s, after the mighty Dagsætten…

    1.34 km away
  9. Gjerpen Church

    Gjerpen Church lies on the northern edge of Skien and is a beautiful romanesque stone…

    1.62 km away
  10. Hakastein cultural monuments site

    Christian burial grounds, cooking pits and "witches graves".


    1.64 km away
  11. The Ironage-house Århus

    The iron age-house at Aarhus in Skien was opened in September 2005.

    3.06 km away
  12. Henrik Ibsen museum

    Visit the Henrik Ibsen museum in Skien and experience the playwright's childhood home as…

    4.02 km away
  13. Rock carvings

    Rock carvings offer a unique glimpse of a long-lost culture.

    4.21 km away
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