What to do and see in Tvedestrand Municipality, Southern Norway: The Best Things to do

Naes Ironworks Museum is located in Tvedestrand, Southern Norway. This is the only one of the old ironworks in Norway where most of the production buildings and equipment are preserved. The most important part of the museum is the blast furnace and the forge. The mechanical workshop has historical exhibitions. The operations at Naes date back to 1665. The ironworks gives a unique opportunity to see how an ironworks was organized, how people lived and worked at there, and how iron and steel were produced. Then visitors get a guided tour inside the production facilities, where the guide tell about how the work was done and demonstrate the rebuilt bellows. In addition to regular tours, the ironworks has many events and activities during the season. Nes Verk is a special national attraction, and a walk along the river Storelva, in the park and on the golf course gives a good picture of this historical area. Guided tours every hour from 11-16 in the summer season.

Tvedestrand-Nes Verk, 7,5 km one way Start the trip from Tvedestrand harbour at the town hall, up the street Hotellkleiva where you can rent a bicycle at Tvedestrand Museum, and through the pedestrian area in town, then up along classified road no. 410 to Bergsmyr. Take left in the roundabout, and at the end of the industrial area, you enter the old road between Tvedestrand and the ironworks site. After about 300 m on gravel road, the route turns right. Go through the woods and into Holtsbygda. Cross the highway E18 carefully, take left and go through Fianshagen and to classified road no. 415. Pass Solberg, over 415 up the hill. On the other side of the hill, the Nes Verk valley opens up, past the golf course, turn right through the romantic park Lunden, and into Naes Ironworks Museum.

If you would like a wonderful experience in the skerries between Arendal, Tvedestrand and Lyngor, you'd be wise to notice the following: Sorlandets Maritime is located in the most beautiful part of the Norwegian skerries, near Lyngor. At Sorlandets Maritime, you can rent a taxi boat or charter boat for a pleasant trip with friends or aquaintances all year. MS Lyngholmen is the er flagship - a veteran ship with room for 60 passengers. There are nice lounges both on and below deck. The 50 year old ship is built in heavy pine, and used to be a coastal ferry in the western part of Noway, tourist boat in the Oslo fjord and on Sorlandet. Enjoy the view and the calm atmosphere on both sun decks on board. MS Lyngholmen is quite a sight, and is used for company trips, parties, or simply by friends looking for a different experience in the southern skerries. Other boats for rent are MS Flink, with room for 50 passengers. Sorlandets Maritime also run the ferry to the islands Sandoya and Lyngor, and a taxi boat.

Art Gallery. Contemporary modern art. Paintings and sculptures from some of the best known Norwegian artists. Situated 6 km. from the Town of Tvedestrand, on the road 411 direction Lyngør.

Melkeveien Galleri (The Milky-way Galleri) is situated in an old diary building in the center of the city. It is a gallery with focus on nature and the ecosystem, through art from the artist Hilde Aga Brun. The gallery has original art; Collage houses of paper, pastel drawings, crochet work and mixed media prints, art cards, and offers as well recycled (used) books on topics of nature and art.