Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
35 90 55 20; www.visitgrenland.no ; Nedre Hjellegate 18;
9am-7pm Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm Sat &
Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug, 8.30am-4pm Mon-Fri rest of year)
Has information on hiking trails and cycling routes.
Getting There & Away
Nor-Way Bussekspress buses run from Skien to Rjukan (Nkr273, 3¼ hours) once or twice
daily. NSB trains run every hour or two to Larvik (Nkr91, 45 minutes) and Oslo (Nkr199
to Nkr300, three hours).
Dalen
Pop 800
Surrounded by steep forested hills and settled comfortably beside a lazy lake busy with
beavers, pretty little Dalen is a jumping-off point for ferries along the Øst Telemark Canal
system. It makes for a peaceful few days' rest.
Sights
Eidsborg Stave Church CHURCH
(guided tour adult/child Nkr70/35; 10am-6pm Jun-Aug, shorter hours rest of year)
High above town on the Rv45 to Høydalsmo, the quaint, 13th-century Eidsborg Stave
Church, dedicated to St Nicolas, has but a single nave and is in particularly good shape.
The grounds are open year-round, and a caretaker can usually open the church if it's
locked.
Sleeping
Buøy Camping CAMPGROUND
(
35 07 75 87; www.buoycamping.com ; campsites Nkr225, cabins Nkr590-1500;
May-Sep;
)
Surrounded on all sides by water, this attractive, well-run campsite has plenty of activities
for children, lots of shady pitches for tents and quaint Little Red Riding Hood-style
 
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