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…
South of Porsgrunn, across Frierfjorden and further into Bamble by Herre, there is an…
The new church in Porsgrunn, Østre Porsgrunn church, is an architectural gem and has…
As the first geopark in Scandinavia, Gea Norvegica became member of the Global Geoparks…
Norway's only porcelain factory, Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory, is located in Porsgrunn…
Welcome to the Porcelain Museum where tradition is combined with digital technology and…
At Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory, you can see how porcelain painters decorate porcelain,…
A hidden pearl right in the center at Porsgrunn City Museum.
Church ruins after the mighty Dagsætten (ancestry) in Skien. From the 1100s.
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 is Skien's oldest residential after the city fires in 1854 and 1886.
Brekkeparken in Skien is a lovely park with beautiful flower beds, and with lots of…