Larvik - Oslofjord
Southwest of Sandefjord, at the north end of the Larviksfjord, lies the town of Larvik. South of this is the seaside resort of Stavern, with the old coastal stronghold of Frederiksvern, built by King Frederick V in 1760 as a naval base (Citadel on the island of Citadelløy). Nearby are the smaller resorts of Helgeroa and Nevlunghamn.
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Larvik
Post code: N-3251
Telephone code: 034
The former county town of Larvik is finely situated on the south coast of Norway. To the south of the town is the Larvikfjord; to the north is a 20km/12.5mi-long lake, the Farrisvatn.
Telephone code: 034
The former county town of Larvik is finely situated on the south coast of Norway. To the south of the town is the Larvikfjord; to the north is a 20km/12.5mi-long lake, the Farrisvatn.
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Mineral Springs
Larvik has two mineral springs - Kong Håkons Kilde (King Håkon's Well), a spring of sulfuroussaline water which is marketed under the brand name Farris, and a chalybeate spring. The town does not, however, operate as a spa.
Stavern
7.5km/5mi south of Larvik we come to the seaside resort of Stavern, with a church of 1756. In the churchyard is the grave of the writer Jonas Lie (1833-1908) and his wife.
Thor Heyerdahl Birthplace
Larvik was the birthplace of anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl (b. 1914), famed for his voyages on the balsa-wood raft "Kon-Tiki" from Peru to Polynesia and in the papyrus boat "Ra" (1969-70) and the reed boat "Tigris" (1978).
Tjolling, Norway
7km/4.5mi east of Larvik is Tjølling, with an interesting church. Built in the Romanesque style, with a Renaissance pulpit and a Roccoco baptistery containing a font of about 1700.
