Tønsberg - Castle Hill

(Local Name: Slottsfjell) To the west of Tønsberg is the rocky Slottsfjell (Castle Hill; 63m/206ft), with a lookout tower and the foundations of the old Tønsberghus, a castle built in 1150 by Håkon Håkonsson and enlarged by Magnus Lagabøter, who wrote Norway's first code of laws here between 1263 and 1280. From the top of the hill there is a fine view of the harbor.