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Mølen
The Mølen Promontory is something of a geological oddity. It forms the end of the ice-age
Ra moraine (rock and silt pushed ahead of the glacier and deposited as a new landform),
which extends from the lake Farrisvatn (which the moraine dammed) to the southwestern
end of Brunelanes. The 230 stone cairns and heaps of boulders, which are laid out in paral-
lel rows, are Iron Age burial mounds.
Damvann
Some 20km north of Larvik is the beautiful, haunting lake of Damvann, surrounded by
forests. Popular legend claims it to be the home of a witch called Huldra, who is of such
exquisite beauty that it is said that any man who looks upon her is doomed. Access is diffi-
cult without a car; the nearest bus stop is at Kvelde (6km from the lake) on Numendalslå-
gen Rd.
Kragerø
Pop 10,510
One of the favourite summer retreats for Norwegians, Kragerø has narrow streets and
whitewashed houses climbing up from the water's edge. Kragerø has long served as a re-
treat for Norwegian artists, and Edvard Munch spent a few restorative fishing holidays
here, calling Kragerø 'the pearl of the coastal towns'. A statue of Munch stands on the spot
where he painted a winter sun over the sea.
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