It has three locks and an elevation of 10.3 m and was blasted through the rock using gunpowder in 1854-60. The canal boats "Victoria" and "Henrik Ibsen" run the canal in during the summerseason.
Here you will also find the Skotfoss trail, which is a 3.7 km long cultural trail. It starts at Løveid locks and goes on in scenic surroundings in woodland and along the river. The trail has a total of 15 illustrated information signs.
The district of Skotfoss in Skien was mainly built about 1900 around the paper factory…
Mikaelshulen, or St. Michaelchurch, is a mountain cave in the steep mountain wall on the…
North of Løveid locks in Skien, along the Telemark Canal, lies Mikaelshulen - a mountain…
The iron age-house at Aarhus in Skien was opened in September 2005.
The Glaser Mine in Skien is the earliest dated iron mine in Norway, completed in 1543.
The Glaser mine is the first mining project of Fossum iron works, and the earliest dated…
Christian burial grounds, cooking pits and "witches graves".
Visit the Henrik Ibsen museum in Skien and experience the playwright's childhood home as…
Aleksel Bordusov's surrealist works adorn walls all over the world. The motif in…
The sculpture Rat Virgin is located near by Skien centre, at Bakkestranda.
Lie kirkegård is a historic cemetery that is still used today. Henrik Ibsen's parents are…
Skien has an exceptional geological diversity. A tour across the Skien-Gjerpendalen…
Telemark Kunstsenter (Telemark Art Senter) is a center of competence for professional…