Nesbyen Historical experiences

A wealth of historical and cultural experiences await you.

We want to convey the rich history of Nesbyen through activities, traditional food, venerable overnight stays, experiences and stories that take you back in time. Below we have collected our historical favorites.

(Click on each one to read more and order)

Hallingdal Museum in Nesbyen

Hallingdal Museum from 1899 is one of the oldest open-air museums in Norway, and houses 30 antiquarian buildings and over 30,000 objects from the entire Hallingdal region. The legendary "Staveloftet" from Ål, was built around the year 1340 and is one of the country's best-preserved non-church wooden houses from the Middle Ages.

Gardnos Meteorite Park

The Gardnos Crater is one of the world's most accessible meteorite craters, especially because the crater itself and the traces of the impact are easy to find along the nature trail.

Lars Storheim

Nesbyen Art Landsacpe

Art landscape Nesbyen consists of two things: A free outdoor art trail with easels and the indoor exhibition "In To The Art" at Sorenskrivergården in Nesbyen. The latter is open on selected days during the summer.

Guided Walk Through Old Nes

Our skilled guide takes you on a walk through the oldest part of Nes. Hear exciting stories about the people, and the development and expansions.

Norway’s warmest place

On 20 June 2020, Nesbyen could celebrate 50 years as Norway's warmest place. The record of 35.6 ° C

The exhibition “Into the Art”

In the old office building of Sorenskriveren (The Magistrate) you can join a journey into the art of Hans Gude and his artist friends in Norway and Europe. It is also a journey of discovery in the Nesbyen environment as Hans Gude met it.

Guided Walk through Nesbyens Art Landscape.

Our guides take you on an artistic walk, where we can admire paintings at an exhibition in Gamle Nes and along the river Rukkedøla at a leisurely pace.