Until our time it was the shipping and trade that characterized the district. Trade flourishes still, and the river is becoming a major traffic artery for large and small vessels.
A walk through Osebro district and Osebakken takes you to a pleasant environment, historical buildings and interesting shops.
It has been the site of commerce and business for many centuries and includes one of Porsgrunns oldest residential areas.
The Gea Norvegica Geopark visitor center is located at the porcelain factory in Porsgrunn…
The new church in Porsgrunn, Østre Porsgrunn church, is an architectural gem and has…
South of Porsgrunn, across Frierfjorden, there is an extensive fault, the results of a…
As the first geopark in Scandinavia, Gea Norvegica became member of the Global Geoparks…
Welcome to the Porcelain Museum where tradition is combined with digital technology and…
Norway's only porcelain factory, Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory, is located in Porsgrunn…
At Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory, you can see how porcelain painters decorate porcelain,…
A hidden pearl right in the center at Porsgrunn City Museum.
Kapitelberget in Skien, church ruins from the 1100s, after the mighty Dagsætten…
On Kapitelberget you'll find the ruins of a crypt church from the Middle Ages.The church…
Christian burial grounds, cooking pits and "witches graves".
MS Victoria, also known as the Canal Queen sails on lock cruises between Skien and…
Snipetorp, Skien's oldest residential quarter and residence of Henrik Ibsen's parents,…
Brekkeparken in Skien is a lovely park with beautiful flower beds, and with lots of…