Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Voss Folkemuseum
REGIONAL FOLK MUSEUM
The main portion of the Voss Folk Museum is the
Mølstertunet Museum (Mølstervegen
143; adult/child Nkr50/free; 10am-5pm mid-May-mid-Sep, shorter hr rest of yr)
,
on a hilltop at the farm Mølster, high above Voss. The collection of 16 historic farm build-
ingsoncetypicaloftheregiondatesfrom1600to1870.Thereareguidedtoursonthehour,
every hour.
Dagestadmuséet
MUSEUM
(
www.dagestadmuseet.no
, in Norwegian; Helgavangen 52; adult/child/student & seni-
or Nkr40/free/30; 11am-2pm Tue-Sun Jun-mid-Aug)
This museum, located 1.5km
south of the town centre, was opened in 1950 by renowned local woodcarver Magnus
Dagestad (1865-1957) and features his lifetime of carvings, drawings and traditional
wooden furniture, as well as works by his wife Helena. It's an unusual and worthwhile ex-
hibit.
VOSS ACTIVITIES
If slow boats up the fjords seem like a pretty tame response to extraordinary Norwe-
gian landscapes, Voss may be your antidote.
For booking any of the following, your best bet is to contact the operator directly.
Another option is
Destinasjon Voss ( 40 61 77 00;
www.visitvoss.no
;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm Sat, noon-5pm Sun)
, a central booking service for
activities and accommodation.
Paragliding, Parasailing & Bungee Jumping
Nordic Ventures ( 56 51 00 17;
www.nordicventures.com
;
Apr-mid-Oct)
is one of the most professional operators of its kind in Norway, offering tandem
paragliding flights (Nkr1500), parasailing (solo/dual flights Nkr575/950) and even
180m-high, 115km/h bungee jumps (Nkr1800) from a parasail! It claims to offer the
highest bungee jump in Europe. As its motto says: 'Be brave. Even if you're not, pre-
tend to be. No one can tell the difference'.
Skydiving is also possible through
Skydive Voss (
56 51 10 00;
