Tvistein, little lighthouse with a big impact
Photo #4 ©2009 Jette&Ole Tvistein may not look like much compared to its big brother Svenner Lighthouse, but it is very important to mariners. It is known that at least a dozen shipwrecks have happened in less than one nautical mile (1852 meters) from Tvistein Lighthouse. The area from the Nevlunghavn Svenner, including Rakkeboene has [...]
Stavernsodden Lighthouse at “Norway’s Dimple”
Stavern is Norway’s smallest town and is affectionately known as “The Dimple of Norway.” It’s unique and charmingly styled streets and wooden houses are still intact. Stavern’s geographical position results in a staggering average of 200 sunny days per year and it is surprisingly hot during the summer. Unusually long spring and summer months offer [...]
Svenner Lighthouse
Svenner Lighthouse is about 4.5 miles southeast of Stavern in Larvik municipality, in the southern Norwegian county Vestfold. Lit for the first time in October, 1874 and automated in 2003, Svenner stands 61 feet (18.7 meters) tall, 132 feet (40.3 meters) above sea level. Svenner has been voted one of the most popular destinations by [...]
Norway’s forgotten Oslofjord comes into its own
By Kenneth Kiesnoski, Travel Weekly magazine Plainly speaking, the Oslofjord – despite sharing a name with Norway’s capital – gets little or no respect, at least from the trade. True, visitors to the fjord, which extends south from Oslo’s harbor to the Skagerrak (the strait that separates lower Norway from Sweden), won’t find the towering cliffs and [...]
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