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An innovative jazz, folk and world-music festival held annually in late March/early April.
Extreme Sports Festival
SPORT
(Veko;
www.ekstremsportveko.com
)
A week-long festival at the end of June that combines all manner of extreme sports (sky-
diving, paragliding and base jumping) with local and international music acts.
Sheep's Head Food Festival
FOOD
(
www.smalahovesleppet.no
; late Sep)
Celebrating the local delicacy with plenty of sheep's heads to go round as well as enter-
tainment.
Sleeping
Voss Camping
CAMPGROUND
ins from Nkr600; Easter-Sep; )
Lakeside and centrally located, Voss Camping offers basic facilities and a rather rowdy
summer scene.
Tvinde Camping
CAMPGROUND
(Tvinde;
56 51 69 19;
www.tvinde.no
; campsites Nkr240, cabins from Nkr570;
year-round;
)
A scenic site beside a waterfall about 12km north of town. Access is on the
Voss-Gudvangen bus (20 minutes).
Voss Vandrerhjem
HOSTEL
56 51 20 17;
www.vosshostel.com
;
Evangervegen 68; dm/s/d from Nkr235/695/
1150; )
This modern hostel offers decent rooms with en suite and fine views; ask for a top-floor,
lakeside room. Bicycles can be hired here and there's a free sauna.
