Tourist information - Torp
Torp airport is in Sanderfjord. Sandefjord is a small coastal town in southern Norway. A compact town centre, parks, pedestrian areas as well as a number of small shops play together to establish a good atmosphere. It's a shopper's heaven with jewelers, fashion boutiques and up-market interior design. The old designed bakeries and Norway's oldest privately owned fish shop improve the entire atmosphere. And everything is within easy reach in a town centre with short distances.
Just after shopping hours the time has come for a excellent meal. The culinary alternatives abound, and almost every continent is represented. Delicacies from the sea certainly are a must in a coastal town, and even the gourmands shouldn't have any difficulty finding something to their liking.
Food for thought is part of the total experience, and Sandefjord is no exception in this regard. Specifically in the summer the cultural events are packed coupled with festivals, musical revues, concerts with jazz, pop, rock and classical music. Vestfold International Festival features international artists with venues all around the county. In Sandefjord art and culture is also visible in the urban landscape. A walk one of many sculptures gives inspiration and visual pleasures and may culminate at the spectacular Whaling Monument by the harbour. The town's art galleries have changing exhibits all year and the local craft shops may be the destination for the best present.
A beautiful summer's day should be spent by the ocean, and fine beaches, quiet inlets and smooth rocks invites you to do just that. Sandefjord, with its three fjords and many islands, have 146 kilometres coast line with a spectre of alternatives for those who desire to have fun with the bustling beach life or those who desire to take pleasure in the solitude of the rocky shore. If hiking is within the agenda, the many coastal paths help with finding the way throughout the landscape.
Sandefjord's history goes way back. The vikings lived here and left remains of an interesting period. Nowadays this is represented by the Gokstad burial mound just outside of the town centre, where the Gokstad ship was excavated in 1880. A copy of the ship, the "Gaia", has Sandefjord as its homeport and is found on the museum pier. In the 1800s Sandefjord was a well-known spa town with prominent guests like the author Henrik Ibsen and King Oscar II. The remaining spa buildings are exquisite examples of a rich time in the town's history. Most likely the most influential era in Sandefjord's history is the whaling period when Sandefjord was the centre of international pelagic whaling. The Whaling Museum dedicated to whales and the history of whaling is actually unique in Europe.
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