Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Rosendal
Pop 944
Separated from the rest of Hardangerfjord by high mountains and the Folgefonna National
Park, Rosendal sits picturesquely by the fjord with a close backdrop of high hills. Access
to the national park is easier from Odda and Jondal, but Rosendal has a good national park
centre and is a worthwhile destination in its own right.
Sights & Activities
The
tourist office
can advise on hiking, climbing, boat rental (per day/week Nkr400/1220
plus petrol) and horse riding, and it has a useful
Cycling Trips in Sunnhordland
brochure
for longer cycling excursions around the region.
Baroniet Rosendal
HISTORIC BUILDING
(
53 48 29 99;
www.baroniet.no
;
Rosendal; adult/child Nkr75/10;
10am-6pm Jul, variable hours
May, Jun & Aug)
Norway's only baronial mansion dates back to 1665 and sits on a gentle rise above the
town. The period interiors include a collection of tapestries, an intact library and beautiful
examples of Meissen and Royal Danish porcelain. Outside there is a stunning Renaissance
rose garden. The Baroniet hosts excellent weekend concerts by eminent Norwegian musi-
cians from mid-May to early September, and performances of Shakespeare by British act-
ors, usually in late July.
You can also sleep here, in the farm annexe; dinners in the garden greenhouse can be
booked with concert and other event tickets.
Steinparken
PARK
Signposted off the road running to Baroniet Rosendal, this intriguing little open-air gallery
has rock monoliths from the Folgefonna region, which have been sculpted and smoothed
to stunning effect to show the region's geological diversity; some of it is the work of con-
