Tourist information - Kristiansand
The main city of southern Norway, Kristiansand, is the transportation and trade centre of the region and an adequately admirable city. The renaissance style is readily apparent in the strict street plan of the area called Kvadraturen. "Posebyen", the oldest section of town, features small, but charming houses in the traditional form of the region. The name comes from the French word “reposer” meaning to sleep, from when soldiers were billeted in private homes.
The Norwegian concept of the southern idyll conjures up islets and skerries and small white houses with lush gardens nestled between rocky coastline knolls. The same building style characterizes additional southern towns as well. Among the region poets claimed that people's close contact with the sea has given them webbed feet and hospitable, good-natured temperaments.
Far out in the Kristiansand fjord lie Flekkerøy, Oksøy along with other smaller islands and also Grønningen lighthouse. Within the summer months the entire area teems with life. Eleven miles to the east of the city is the Kristiansand zoo, which also includes Cardamom City and also other interesting attractions popular with Norwegian children.
From Kristiansand it is not far too many other coastal idylls at Lillesand, Brekkestø, Bliksund, Gamle Hellesund, Ulvøysund, Skippergada, Tømmerstø and Ny-Hellesund. This coastal strip boasts the largest number of sunny days in the country. All summer long, crystal-clear water invites you to dive in, while the beaches and long, rounded coastal rocks invite you to relax in the warm sun.
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