Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.bomuldsfabriken.no
; Oddenveien 5; noon-4pm Tue-Fri)
This highly regarded contemporary art gallery is a 10-minute walk from the town centre
on the northern edge of Arendal. One of the largest galleries in southern Norway, its tem-
porary exhibitions are housed in a stunning example of Norwegian industrial architecture,
a former cotton factory from the late 19th-century.
Festivals & Events
There's always something going on in Arendal, with open-air concerts by the water quite
common on weekends.
Hove Festival
MUSIC
Music festival drawing big international acts to the island of Tromøy. Headliners in 2014
included M.I.A, Disclosure and Earl Sweatshirt.
Canal Street Jazz & Blues Festival
MUSIC
World-class jazz and blues, with surprise acts such as Patti Smith.
Sleeping
Arendal has a good sprinkling of midrange hotels, but those on a tight budget will need to
head out of town.
Clarion Tyholmen Hotel
HISTORIC HOTEL
( 37 07 68 00;
www.choice.no
;
Teaterplassen 2; s/d Nkr1520/1720; )
Undoubtedly Arendal's best hotel, the Clarion combines a prime waterfront position with
attractive-enough rooms in a restored old building that seeks to emulate Tyholmen's old-
world ambience. The corner suites offer magnificent sea views.
Thon Hotel Arendal
HOTEL
(
37 05 21 50;
www.thonhotels.no
;
Friergangen 1; s/d Nkr1345/1545;
)
