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( 37 27 24 22; Havnegata 3; lunch specials Nkr99, dinner mains Nkr276-295; 10am-11pm, bar to

2am Jul & Aug, 11am-11pm Mon-Sat, 1-7pm Sun rest of year)
This is a traditional Norwegian seaside restaurant, doing big-night-out holiday meals for
families. Along with fantastically fresh fish and seafood, there's a full steak menu as well
as, surprisingly, the occasional taco buffet.

Information

Tourist Office TOURIST INFORMATION
( 37 40 19 10; 9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat, noon-4pm Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug)
In the town hall in summer.

Getting There & Away
The most pleasant way to reach Lillesand in summer is by the M/S Øya ( www.blindleia.no ;
adult/child one way Nkr290/140, return Nkr460/240) boat from Kristiansand. There's also an
hourly Nettbuss to Kristiansand (Nkr78).

Kristiansand

Pop 85,681
Kristiansand, Norway's fifth-largest city, calls itself 'Norway's No 1 Holiday Resort'. That
can be a bit misleading: sun-starved Norwegians do flock here in the summer, and there's a
petite town beach and flash marina, but it tends to serve more as a gateway to the villages
of Norway's southern coast and the inland region of Setesdalen. What Kristiansand does
offer in spades, though, is a lively cultural and shopping scene, some excellent restaurants
and very healthy nightlife. In addition, anyone travelling with children will more than
likely find themselves cajoled into visiting the town's outstanding children's park and zoo.