Things to Do
- The Telemark Canal with its beautiful locks starts in Skien and ends in Dalen. Join various day trips or boat trips with accommodation.
- Skien is the capital of Telemark county. The city has an exciting history and is particularly known as the birthplace of the world-renowned playwright Henrik Ibsen.
- Skien leisure park is a fantastic facility park with activities for children and adults of all ages!
- Skien can offer a wide range of different activities. Here you will find hiking trails, cycle path, fishing opportunities and the welknown
Other things to do in the area
Gea Norvegica Unesco Global Geopark - Mikaelshulen
North of Løveid locks in Skien, along the Telemark Canal, lies Mikaelshulen - a mountain cave set in the rockface approx. 30 meters…
Solumsmarka
West of the river to Skien and Porsgrunn you find Solumsmarka, one of the most widely used local area.
Kapitelberget
Kapitelberget in Skien, church ruins from the 1100s, after the mighty Dagsætten (ancestry) in Skien.