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GUIDE 2015 innherred levanger, verdal, inderøy, steinkjer, snåsa Innherred Trondheim Stockholm Oslo WWW.VISITINNHERRED.COM ACCOMMODATION - ATTRACTIONS - CYCLING - HIKING Welcome! - Group tours - Tips and Advice - Booking - Mobile host - Guiding Let us help you with this year's holiday! [email protected] www.visitinnherred.com Cycling Let us help you with your bike ride in Innherred. - The Borgen fjord round trip - Lake Leksdal roundtrip - Steinkjer - Falstad a 3 day trip with good food and historical experiences Visit Innherred + 47 74 40 17 16 [email protected] www.visitinnherred.com CONTENT 4 Welcome to Innherred 38 Inderøy municipality 6 Top 20 in Innherred 40 The Golden Route 10 Local food in Innherred 48 Fuglekassen Accommodation 12 Museums in Innherred in Inderøy 14 Action activities in Innherred 50 Eat, sleep & to do in Inderøy 16 Fishing in Innherred 52 Steinkjer municipality 18 Hiking in Innherred 54 Norway’s Midpoint 20 Cycling, canoe and kayak 56 Eat, sleep & to do in 22 Boat rental and beaches Steinkjer 23 Meetings / MICE 62 Snåsa municipality 24 Levanger municipality 64 Eat, sleep & to do in Snåsa 26 The Island Ytterøy 68 Transport / Tourplanning 28 Eat, sleep & to do in 70 FAQ Levanger 73 Distances 32 Verdal municipality 77 Festivals and Events 34 Stiklestad 35 Eat, sleep & to do in Verdal LEGEND: 25 Refers to attractions in region map (page 60) 25 Refers to enterprises in city- and region maps GPS-coordinates in every ads: N63.74782 E011.30174 ‘Decimal Degrees’-format IN CASE OF EMERGENCY FIRE 110 POLICE 112 AMBULANCE 113 Published by Visit Innherred AS. circulation: 75 000 copies covering 3 languages. The publisher carries no responsibility for any errors in this publication. Lay-out: Visit Innherred AS. Print: Polinor AS, Cover photo Marius Rua. Photos: John Erik Myhr Andersen Steinar Johansen, Kystriksveien Reiseliv, Leif Arne Holme, Kystriksveien Reiseliv AS, Olav Breen, Visit Innherred AS, Janne Amalie Svit, Steinar Johansen, Trond Hattrem, Hattrem reklame. 3 WELCOME TO INNHERRED Innherred comprises the INNHERRED TOURIST OFFICE IN STEINKJER municipalities of Levanger, Verdal, round. We share an office with Inderøy, Steinkjer and Snåsa, Kystriksveien Reiseliv, next to the around 80 km north of Trondheim Amfi shopping centre right beside along the E6 motorway. the E6. We can help you to find accommodation, local food, Like the E6, Norway’s history also places to fish, cycling and hiking runs like a red thread through routes. You can also buy regional Innherred. Make a stop and maps and souvenirs. Ask us about experience “Historical Innherred”. car rental, cycles and in winter even skis, if that sounds tempting. Experience distinctive features of Innherred – the beautiful VISIT INNHERRED AS cultural landscape – the tradi- Box 91, Sjøfartsgata 2A, NO-7701 tional Trøndelag long house – the Steinkjer. famous and tasty local food, local Tel: +47 74 40 17 16 handicrafts and traditions. [email protected] www.visitinnherred.com. TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICES Opening Hours: IN INNHERRED 20.6-30.6 and 3.8-15.8: Mon. – Fri. Visit our tourist information office 09:00 – 18:00, Sat. 10:00 - 18:00, in Steinkjer, which is open year- Sun. 12:00 - 18:00 In July 1 hour longer until 19:00. 4 WELCOME TO INNHERRED Otherwise during the year: centres. If you are driving via Mon. – Fri. 09:00 - 16:00. Fosen you may choose to take Fv755 over the Skarnsund Bridge. VERDAL TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE If arriving from the north, you can Conveniently located in Verdal get to Innherred via Kystriksveien town centre. Johannes Bruns gt. 2. (Bodø–Steinkjer) (www.kystriksveien. Tel. +47 74 04 82 00 com). From Sweden you can drive Mon. – Fri. 09:00 –15:30 via Åre on Fv72 until you reach the Opening Hours in July: junction with E6 in Verdal. 1.7 - 31.7: 09:00 - 15:00 BY TRAIN The Nordland Railway has several LEVANGER TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE stops along this stretch (Levanger, Conveniently located in Levanger Verdal, Steinkjer and Snåsa). The city centre. regional train between Steinkjer Håkon den Godes gate 30. and Trondheim makes several Tel. +47 74 05 25 00. stops at Innherred. Mon – Fri: 08:00 –15:30 Visit: www.nsb.no. Opening Hours in July: 1.7 - 31.7: 09:00 - 15:00 BY BUS NOR-WAY Bussekspress has INDERØY TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE daily services between Trondheim Meieribakken, 7670 Inderøy and Namsos (www.nor-way.no). Tel: +47 948 00 595 The Trønderbilene buses serve E-mail: [email protected]. numerous of local routes (www. Opening Hours: 20.6.–20.8. tronderbilene.no). For more informa- Mon – Sat. 10:00 –17:00 hrs tion please contact the Tourist Information Office. SNÅSA TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE 7760 Snåsa BY AIR Tel. +47 74 13 82 00 The nearest airport is Trondheim Opening Hours: Airport Værnes, 50 km south of Mon - Fri.: 08:00-15:30 Levanger. The airport has daily connections with numerous Nor- HOW TO GET TO INNHERRED BY CAR wegian cities as well as foreign The E6 runs straight through (www.avinor.no). www.norwegian. Steinkjer while it loops around no, www.sas.no, www.wideroe.no and Verdal, Levanger and Snåsa town www.klm.no 5 TOP 20 IN INNHERRED THE WOODEN HOUSE TOWN OF LEVANGER Experience the charming, old wooden buildings in downtown Levanger. The town houses were built after the last town fire in 1897 and have been well preserved up to the present day. You will see styles including Swiss, Neo-Gothic and Art nouveau. FALSTADSENTERET “SS Strafgefangenenlager Falstad” was the second largest prison camp in Norway during WW2. Today the Falstad centre is a national education and documentation centre with poignant exhibitions. YTTERØY ISLAND - THE PEARL OF THE TRONDHEIMFJORD Experience the animal life and undulating cultural landscape from the seat of your bike. Cycles may be hired at the tourist information office in Steinkjer and Inderøy. You can also visit Ytterøy by car. STIKELSTAD - THE CENTRE OF NORWAY’S HISTORY At Stiklestad you can learn about and experience Norway’s most important historical event every day. Purchase tickets to Stiklestad summer, the St Olav Festival and book accommodation online. EGGE MUSEUM Egge Museum depicts history from the Viking Age to the present day, including burial mounds, a complete 19th century farmstead, an agricultural exhibition and the County Governor’s estate dating from 1919. 6 TOP 20 IN INNHERRED DE VÆRDALSKE BEFESTNINGER The Værdal Fortifications are one of Norway’s most spectacular defence installations. An exciting trail leads here via a historic and beautiful landscape. The fortifications are open most Sundays from June 1 to October 1. DEN GYLDNE OMVEI/ THE GOLDEN ROUTE Along The Golden Route you will find participants offering local food, art and cultural experiences, combining tradition and innovation. If you are a group you can book a guided tour at the tourist information office in Steinkjer! MOSVIK BRYGGE - SAFARI The forest is old and magical. A nice trail leads to the feeding place of the squirrel, where you will find a photohide – a large tent where you can hide while you are waiting. Accommodation is available. SPETTESPIRET AT LETNES Stay among the birds in a cabin located in the treetops – far removed from the fuss and bother of everyday life. There is also a beautiful view of the Beitstadfjord. GOLF IN HISTORIC SURROUNDINGS Combine a round of golf on the Stiklestad Golf Club’s 18-hole course with a stay in historic surroundings at the Stiklestad Hotel. http://en.visitinnherred.com/top-20 7 TOP 20 IN INNHERRED CAVING AT MOKK GÅRD Join us for an exciting caving excursion at Mokk Farm. What about a swim under a waterfall in a cave? We can guide you on an adventure among rock chambers, lakes, high waterfalls and narrow passages – preferably full of water! THE BØLA REINDEER On an almost vertical rock wall looms the Bøla reindeer, one of Norway’s best known rock carvings. It is part of a larger rock art field, which also includes a bear, a bird and a skier. A café is open during the summer and Sundays during the off-season. THE SUMMER MOUTAIN FARMS OF SNÅSA In early June the first of the summer mountain farms in Snåsa open their doors to the public and the last ones close in late August. Throughout the summer, it is possible to experience the unique mountain farm life and taste authentic mountain farm products in Snåsa. www.visitinnherred.com/mountain-farm-adventures SAEMIEN SIJTE Saemien Sijte is a South Sami museum and cultural centre in bilingual Snåsa. Individual, large and small groups are welcomed year-round. Knowledge about South Sami culture and history, past and present, is depicted through various temporary exhibitions. GJERSTADHUSET The childhood home of the “Snåsa Man” - Joralf Gjerstad, known as a psychic and healer with “warm hands”, is open to the public from 12 to 16 on Saturdays and Sunday in the summer season. The house has been restored to its former glory and looks just as it did throughout Gjerstad’s childhood. 8 TOP 20 IN INNHERRED EXPLORE SNÅSAVATNET Snåsavatnet (Lake Snåsa) is Norway’s sixth largest lake and great to explore by bike. Hire a canoe at Føllingstua or a boat at Strindmoen, catch big trout, swim and enjoy everything this picturesque lake has to offer. Perhaps you will see the sea serpent Kudulla? THE MEDIVAL CHURCHES The large concentration of medieval churches bears witness to the prosperity of the region in the 12th century, from Alstadhaug in the south via Stiklestad, Mære, Hustad and Sakshaug in the north. Contact the tourist information office in Steinkjer for summer opening hours in 2015. ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE ON THE TRONDHEIMSFJORD Join us on board the sailing steam ship Hansteen on an adventurous voyage on the Trondheimsfjord in August.