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Rosendal - Folgefonn Centre

Excursion

Free

Duration
At own leisure
Season
Available all year
Min. number
0 travellers
Booking code
INCL–ROS1

Learn about the national park, marine wildlife in the Hardangerfjorden, and the Folgefonna glacier.
  • Enjoy the interactive exhibition, where you learn about the people and life in the fjord areas

  • Learn about water and how it moves around the world

  • Experience the biodiversity and the landscape of Folgefonna National Park

  • Learn how the Folgefonn peninsula was created, and the connection between the ocean, glaciers and weather


The Folgefonn Centre in the village of Rosendal holds Tourist information, The Folgefonna National Park visitor centre, and the old shipbuilding museum "Skaalurensamlinga".  

Interactive exhibitions tell the story of the glacier, Folgefonna National Park, aquatic life in the Hardangerfjord, the world’s water cycle, sustainable use of natural resources, climate, and climate change.  

  • Why did people settle here 9000 years ago, and how did they survive? 

  • How does climate change affect life in the fjord?  

  • What is the connection between the ocean, the weather, and the glaciers? 

  •  Learn more by a visit to the Folgefonn centre. 

Practical information

  • Language: English and Norwegian.

  • Included: Entrance ticket, Waffle and Coffee. 

  • Remarks/requirements: Appropriate warm layered clothing and comfortable walking shoes. 

  • Wheelchair accessible: No.

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