Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights & Activities
Vangskyrkja & St Olav's Cross
CHURCH
(Uttrågata; adult/child Nkr20/free;
10am-4pm Mon-Sat, 2-4pm Sun Jun-Aug, shorter hours rest of
year)
Voss' stone church occupies the site of an ancient pagan temple. A Gothic-style stone
church was built here in the mid-13th century and although the original stone altar and
unique wooden spire remain, the Lutheran Reformation of 1536 saw the removal of many
original features. The 1923 stained-glass window commemorates the 900th anniversary of
Christianity in Voss. Miraculously, the building escaped destruction during the intense
German bombing of Voss in 1940.
In a field about 150m southeast of the tourist office stands a weathered stone cross erec-
ted by King Olav Haraldsson den Heilige (St Olav) in 1023 to commemorate the local
conversion to Christianity.
Voss Folkemuseum
MUSEUM
(www.hardangerogvossmuseum.no; Mølstervegen 143; adult/child Nkr70/free;
10am-5pm mid-
May-Aug, 10am-3pm Mon-Fri Sep-Apr)
This museum consists of a number of historic farms and homes, with the showpiece a hill-
top farm at Mølster, high above Voss. The collection of 16 farm buildings here were once
typical of the region and date from 1600 to 1870. Tours are on the hour, every hour.
Prestegardsmoen Recreational & Nature Reserve
HIKING
The Prestegardsmoen Recreational and Nature Reserve extends south from Voss Camping
in a series of hiking tracks through elm, birch and pine forests with hundreds of species of
plants and birds.
Hangursbahnen
CABLE CAR
10am-5pm Jun-Aug)
