Voss
The chief town in the Hardanderfjord region, Voss (alt. 57m/187ft, pop. 6,000), situated at the east end of the Vangsvatn in the northern part of the fjord system, is an important junction on the Bergen Railroad, a considerable industrial town and a popular tourist center, both in summer and for winter sports.
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Finneloftet
1km/0.75mi west of the railroad station is Finneloftet (ca. 1270), a wooden house which is the oldest secular wooden building in the country (museum).
Folk Museum
To the north of Finneleftet is the farm of Mølster, with the Voss Folk Museum.
It consists of sixteen original wooden buildings that date back to the 1600s as well as traditional handicrafts and cultural events.
It consists of sixteen original wooden buildings that date back to the 1600s as well as traditional handicrafts and cultural events.
St Olav's Cross
The Voss church (ca. 1270) has a fine interior. Southeast of the church is St Olav's Cross, erected in the 11th century to mark the Christianization of the region.
