Jolemesse i Eidsborg

Demonstration of Old Handicraft Traditions

Discover Vest-Telemark Museum! See Eidsborg Stave Church, Stålekleivloftet from 1184 and Telemark’s richest cultural heritage. Plan your visit!

Gardening, Farming and Lumbering

The Statkraft exhibit centre at the museum in Eidsborg tells the story of hydro power construction in Southern Norway.

Activity park for the whole family - with a 1:1000 model of the Telemark Canal. Be a lock master or a steam ship captain! Many other acitivities.

Is the storehouse of the legendary woman Åse Stålekleiv the oldest profane wooden building in the world? The traditional storehouse situated here at Vindlaus, is a part of the Museum of Vest-Telemark in Eidsborg. It is, however, not like any other traditional storehouse. It has a unique story behind it which goes far back in time.

Exciting hiking route from Vest-Telemark Museum in Eidsborg to the historic whetstone quarry.

Vest-Telemark Museum Eidsborg is the perfect starting point for exploring the region’s rich cultural heritage. The site includes a modern museum building with engaging exhibitions, the Eidsborg Stave Church, and an open-air museum with more than 30 historic buildings – among them Stålekleivloftet from 1184, one of the world’s oldest preserved secular wooden buildings.

Discover Eidsborg Stave Church! An 800-year-old cultural treasure, now dated to pre-1150! See the 360-tour and plan your visit to Vest-Telemark Museum.

For about 1000 years Tokke has had an export industry of whetstones. For Norwegian Vikings whetstone from Eidsborg was an effective weapon for throwing as the historic sagas tell us.

Lådalstigen is a fantastic hike between Dalen and Lårdal. A large part of the hike follows the mountain ridge 800 metres above the Telemark Canal.

In the steep mountainside over Dalen lies the famous little farm Rui.

Charming walk along the Telemark Canal, past the historic Dalen Hotel, beautiful Soria Moria Sauna and through the "jungle" and river delta at Buøy island.

Nice guest jetty at Dalen pier

Lastein Bryggjekafe is a nice little summer restaurant on the pier at Dalen and is the arrival point for the veteran ships M/S Henrik Ibsen and M/S Viktoria.

Historical journey with MS Henrik Ibsen on the Telemark Canal.

M/S Henrik Ibsen is a veteran ship from 1907 sails daily between Skien and Dalen during the canal season and is known as the king of the Telemark Canal.

Experience a historic hike on the sherpa staircase from Dalen to Rui: 1 km, 810 steps, and 200 meters of elevation in about 20-30 minutes.

Soria Moria Sauna in Dalen, Telemark

Rental of canoes and kayaks from Telemark Adventure at Dalen Bed & Breakfast. Go paddle on Lake Bandak or along The Telemark Canal.