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Roar I Bva
SEAFOOD €€
(Nedre Langgate; sandwiches Nkr70-80, mains Nkr150-180)
This cute, oversized
wooden shack is half-fishmongers and half-seafood cafe. However you choose to class it,
the well-priced fish is so fresh it might well flop off your plate and back into the sea.
Information
The
tourist office ( 48 06 33 33;
www.visittonsberg.com
;
Storgaten 38;
9am-4.30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat mid-Jun-early Aug, 9am-2pm Mon-Fri rest of
yr)
is just off the main square.
Getting There & Around
The
Tønsberg Rutebilstasjon ( 33 30 01 00; Jernbanegaten)
is a block south of the
train station. Nor-Way Bussekspress buses run to/from Kristiansand (Nkr240, 4½ hours,
onetotwodaily) via most coastal townsenroute, including Larvik (Nkr115,onehour,two
daily). They also run to Oslo (Nkr149, 5 hours).
Intercity trains runhourlybetween TønsbergandOslo(Nkr201,1½hours)orsouthtoLar-
vik (Nkr93, 34 minutes).
Bike rental is available from the tourist office for Nkr60 per day.
Drivers of their own vehicles will be stung by an automatic toll for Nkr15 on entering the
town precincts.
Sandefjord
POP 41,900
Thisformerwhalingcapitalisworthadetour;it'shometooneofonlyacoupleofmuseums
in the world dedicated to whaling.
The excellent Sandefjord
tourist office ( 33 46 05 90;
www.visitsandefjord.com
;
Thor Dahls gate 7; 9am-5.30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat, 12.30-5pm Sun Jul-Aug,
9am-4pm Mon-Fri rest of yr)
is just back from the waterfront. You can use the internet in
the tourist office (Nkr20 per 15 minutes) and there's free tea and coffee.
You might not agree with what it's promoting but there's no denying that Sandefjord's
Whaling Museum (Hvalfangst-museet;
www.hvalfangstmuseet.no
; Museumsgaten
39; adult/child Nkr55/30;
10am-5pm late Jun-Aug, shorter hr rest of yr)
is a well-
