by: Sandefjord

The burial mounds of Fevang

Archaeologists in the 19th century were struck by how many burial mounds and other past memories they encountered. The explanation is that the "main road" went here, and the soil was suitable for the agriculture at that time. Farmers at Fevang found many objects in graves that they had dug in to or removed in the 1800s and early 1900s. Those who were historically interested sent them to the Museum (Oldsaksamlingen).

Archaeologist Nicolay Nicolaysen went here and dug out many of the burial mounds. It was concluded that at Fevang there were just about all the kinds of graves one could imagine from the time before Christianity. Nicolaysen found out that there have been buried people here for more than 1000 years – from the time around Christ's birth until the Christian cemeteries were established. In addition, the rich grave discoveries showed that many of the buried had been powerful men and women.

Among other objects, a gold jewel called "Berlokk" was found in a women's grave, along with two gold beads, two blue glass beads, a hairpin and two clips of bronze, ceramic and burned bones. The tomb is from the period 0-400 A.D. (Old Iron Age).

Source: Vestfold fylkeskommune

Arnadal Church

Arnadal church was designed by Johannes Henrik Nissen, and has 185 seats.

The church was consecrated on 26 April 1882, by Bishop Essendrop.

In the 1950s, the church was restored. At the same time, the name of the church was also changed. It used to be called Arendal, but in order not to be confused with the town in Southern Norway, they changed this in 1952. The church was then rededicated in the autumn of 1956.

The altarpiece in the church shows Jesus walking with two disciples. The picture was painted by Otto Valstad, and is a copy of a picture made by Anton Dorph. In 1980, the previous organ in the church was replaced, when the previous one was damaged. The organ that is in the church today was built in Gothenburg, by Hammarberg.

Along the walls inside the church hang knotted carpets, designed by Hans Gerhard Sørensen.

There is both parking and a toilet. This also applies to HC.

Skjee Church

Skjee church is located in Stokke in Sandefjord municipality. Several changes have been made to the church over the years. Among other things, the church was expanded in both width and length during a major rebuild in 1846.

Inside the church there are 320 seats.

Outside the church there is a cemetery, which is located on both sides of the county road.

Andebu Church

Andebu church is the largest of the medieval churches in Sandefjord municipality, and has 300 seats.

In the 17th century, the church was restored, and major repairs were made, including new large windows. The church also got roof rails, which were replaced in 1701 when the old one blew down in a storm.

Both the pulpit and the altarpiece in the church are magnificent pieces from approx. 1650. On the altarpiece you can see the crucifixion of Jesus.

In 2008, a new organ was inaugurated in the church, built in the Netherlands.

Note: The church has neither a car park nor a toilet.

Kodal Church

Kodal Church is a protected long church of stone and timber in the Romanesque style.

After years of decay, in 1691 the church got a new nave in timber as a result of the establishment of the Countship of Jarlsberg. 100 years later, the church inherited the altarpiece from 1634 when Sandar church was demolished, which during modernization in 1854 ended up in the artist's home of the painter Otto Valsta, today the Asker museum.

Today's altarpiece is from 1781.

The church received its first organ in 1893, while new clocks from Nauen Klokkestøperi were installed in 1919.

The church has 225 seats.

Art for All in the World

The project was developed in times that saw significant changes in the political landscape and Europe was facing an immense migrant crisis. The project wanted to shine light on these issues and as a consequence convey a message that all kinds of people are welcome to our city. Sandefjord has some strong players working with social entrepreneurship and Café Vintage was heavily involved in the project. The café offers training programs mainly for women and their families joined in as volunteers. Naper’n, a youth club at the city centre came along too as volunteers. It all played out very nicely as people from all over the world be it artists or refugees together painted ten murals in a two week period in July 2017. The project kicked off on July 3rd with the Norwegian prime minister, Erna Solberg, opening the event. It all become a massive joint collaboration between businesses and volunteers and the following deserves a big thank you!   

Sparebankstiftelsen DNB, Tenkt Stort, Tenk Sandefjord, Torp Lufthavn Sandefjord, Ramirent, Jotun, Scandic Park Sandefjord, Sandefjord Brann og Redning, Gleditsch fargehandel  

You can find the murals at the following locations:  

“Peace between nations” by Eduardo Kobra, Brazil – Parking lot behind Peter Grøns gate 2B 

“Trekkfugl” by Aleksei Bordusov (AEC), Ukraine – Parking lot behind Peter Grøns gate 2B 

“Nature for everyone” by Bart Smates Smeets, Belgium – Parking lot behind Peter Grøns gate 2B 

“Stay with me” by Artez Street Art, Serbia – Parking lot behind Peter Grøns gate 2B 

“We are all refugees” by Matias Sabotajealmontaje, Tenerife – Restaurant Smak, Thor Dahlsgt. 9 

“Våre refleksjoner” by Eric Okdeh, US – Parking lot at Storgata 7  

“Vårt Sandefjord” by Eric Okdeh, US Storgata 6  

“Birds don’t have borders” by Peacetu, Brazil/Norway, – By Café Vintage, between Kongensgate 1 and 3  

“The fruits of love” by Luis Lopez Alberto, Peru/Chile – Chr. Hvidts Plass 1 

“Never give up” by Artez Street Art, Serbia – At Coop Prix,  Kongensgt. 1B  

“There is more that what you see” by Victor Ash, France/Denmark – Stockfeldsgate 6-8 

Art for All in the World was founded by Sharon and Peter Claesson. Art for All is a non-profit organisation working with communities across the globe to harness the power of art as a force for positive change.  In 1995, Peter and Sharon's passion for their work led them to Quito, Ecuador for an education and awareness project for 6,000 street children living in the city. They led adventure tours to national parks outside the city. One day during the project, Peter and Sharon learned that there were children living in the prisons of Quito. They decided to visit the prisons and asked permission for these children to join their adventure trips as well. The prisons agreed, and after witnessing the joy of the children during the trips, Peter and Sharon recognized the need to create a more positive environment for these kids, one that would instill a sense of possibility and hope.  

The project then evolved further with the creation of a series of murals on the prison walls and throughout Quito in areas in need of regeneration. This proved to be a transformative experience, not only for Sharon and Peter, but also for those involved with the project. Many of the prisoners went on to exhibit and sell work and secure jobs following their release. This defining moment in Quito was the launch pad for Sharon and Peter who realized the need for public art and the joy that comes from creating with a community. They have gone on to run projects across the globe under the banner of Art for All ever since. Their largest project to date is a project where they did 70 murals in 70 countries simultaneously. The project in Sandefjord is the first in Northern Europe. 

An amazing artist Victor Ash from the Art for All family was unfortunately not able to come in 2017. However, in June 2018 he came and painted a mural where he interpreted the challenges we are facing with climate change. You can find the mural at Stockfeldsgate 6-8. In August 2018 a local artist Linn Horntvedt will do a piece in Stockfeldsgate too.  

Vestfold Taxi

Vestfold Taxi offers: Pre-booking – Wedding transport – Deliveries – Maxi taxis – Sightseeing – Collecting-taxi – Taxi Card – Taxi Voice.

Bookings can be made by phone 33 42 02 00, on the internet www.taxibooking.no, with the app Taxi Fix or to the taxi directly.

Are you wondering how much the trip costs?
At the website you can use the price calculator which gives you an approximate price of what the trip costs between two addresses.

Walking in Marumskogen

We ourselves like to call the fairground 'Bymarka' in Sandefjord because it has easy access for pedestrians and cyclists, and 6 parking spaces have also been arranged on the edge of the area. The varied hiking landscape is easy going – and long stretches can also be cycled.

The forest area houses a beautiful golf course, Sandefjord Golf Club, an 18-hole modern course with many idyllic waters.

The nationally famous Istrehågan rock formations are also located in Marumskogen. Istrehågan is located on the border between Larvik and Sandefjord. A large stone ship with a small dinghy in tow lies in a separate forest glade, along with three other man-made structures. The stone setting has probably been there since the 4th-5th centuries, and is today a protected area. A large field of petroglyphs from the Bronze Age has its place on an ice-cut rock on the farm Haugen, a couple of km from Istrehågan. Note that it can be difficult to spot the many ship figures, cup marks and spiral figures.

Large car park at Store Bergan Skole, or at the golf course. Tour maps for both summer and winter can be downloaded from Store Bergan Ski's website.

Heisetra

In Vestre Kodal you will find most of the Sandefjord Tourist Association's blue-marked trails. The association's cabins on Heia are a good starting point for trips. The place consists of two facilities: Heisetra with rental, and Slirabu as an unattended cabin with DNT lock and 9 beds.

TOUR AND ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES
The cabin is located next to Heivannet and Svartåa and adjacent to the tourist association's 100 km marked trail network, in some of Vestfold's finest and most varied forest terrain. In addition to being the starting point for many of the tourist association's blue-marked trails, the cabin is also connected to two nature/cultural trails: Svartåa cultural trail (9.7 km) and Heia-Vestby cultural trail (7.6 km). Sandefjord Tourist Association has also marked a permanent nature trail around Heivannet with 10 posts. The cabin has a nice local area with opportunities for fishing, swimming and picking berries and mushrooms. In winter, ski slopes are often groomed in the area around Setra. Heisetra is adapted for children and the disabled. Starting from this cabin, you can walk on marked paths all the way up to Hardangervidda.

The Children's Tour Association has prepared four small maps with tips for four child-friendly tours in the area: Tour to Grevesteinen (approx. two km each way, great view from the top), Tour to Slira dam, Upper and northern Heivann round (approx. four km) and Heivannet round (about two km).

ROAD DESCRIPTION
There is parking 300 meters from the cabin. Heia is 2.5 miles northwest of Sandefjord. From Raveien in Haukerød take fv. 305 towards Andebu and Kodal approx. 7.5 km north. When you reach Skjeggerød, turn left towards Åsrum and western Kodal. Follow this road towards Åsrum, to the left over the Trollsåsbrua and to Pipenholt. There you take county road 601 to the right towards Hvitstein and Heia. Follow the road approx. a mile, the last couple of kilometers on a gravel road, until you see a sign for Heia and a car park further down the road on the left. Heia is located approx. 500 meters down a dirt road west of the car park.

***Car driving down to the cabin is only permitted for utility vehicles and the transport of disabled people. Driving down to the cabin is not possible in winter.

Sti for øye – Path for the eye

An art project that, in close collaboration with nature, affects everyone who visits the trail to give the senses free space. The path STI FOR ØYE is almost two kilometers long, available all year round.

The light designer Erik Selmer makes sure that the trail, nature and art are lit in an exciting and adventurous way. The lighting is automatically turned on every night at dusk and turned off at midnight. 

The trail is made by the landscape architect Rainer Stange. 

The path is covered in red rombeporfyr, "the red carpet", which is hardly anywhere else than in Stokke. The forest on both sides of the trail has Norway's richest incidence of laurel species. Each spring wood anemone cover the forest like a carpet. The area is also rich in birdlife, and each fall the chanterelle shows up in fine yellow bunches on the forest ground.

12 artists from 8 European countries were chosen to create their stories about the nature. The project started in 2001, and officially opened September 30, 2010. 

The path is almost two kilometers long and winds its way towards Himmeltrappen (The Sky Stairs). From there, hikers have a clear view of Slottsfjellet in Tønsberg.

GROUP TOURS

Do you want a guided tour? STI FOR ØYE offers guided tours of one to two hours, or lectures followed by guided tours for groups of min. 10 people. Food and drink can also be offered. Get in touch for enquiries.