ENGLISH AKERSHUS 2019 www.VisitAkershus.no Experience Akershus Akershus county surrounds Oslo like a green belt. Akershus consists of the three regions; Asker/Bærum/Røyken, Follo and Romerike. Here you will find a wide selection of different, exciting experiences. Well-developed roads and good communication makes for short distan- ces between the capital, the coastal diamonds, the small intimate city centres, exciting coun- tryside experiences and closeness to nature.If you want to enjoy the good things in life, play golf, visit the fjords, experience the beautiful landscape by bicycle, try some of the fast and exciting experiences Tusenfryd or the Oslofjord has to offer. Dive into the ocean from one of the many rocks, or go fishing in one of the many lakes, this is just the region for you. And you will find all of this just a short distance from the urban capital. Akershus has a large selection of galleries and cultural events that are suitable for all ages. You can also visit historical monuments, such as Bærums verk, Eidsvoll 1814 or Oscarsborg Fortress. We welcome you to the capital region – Akershus. Tourist Information Tourist Information Romerike Eidsverket – Eidsbekken Café, Drøbak Tourist Information Tel +47 67 20 97 40. Open Mon – Fri 9-15, mid June – mid August E-mail: [email protected] also Sat/Sun 10 - 14 Sjøtorget, Havnegt 4, 1440 Drøbak.Tel +47 64 93 50 87. Other Tourist information’s E-mail: turistinformasjonen@frogn. Oslo Visitor Centre kommune.no www.visitdrobak.no Jernbanetorget 1, Østbanehallen – Oslo S Sandvika Shopping Center (Storsenter) 0154 OsloTel 815 30 555. Open all year. Mon-Fri 10.00-21.00, Sat. E-mail: [email protected] 09-19. Brodtkorbsgate 7, 1338 Sandvika. See www.visitoslo.com for opening hours. Tel +47 67 52 23 00. Røyken Tourist Information E-mail: [email protected] Slemmestad Library, Vaterlandveien 14, www.sandvikastorsenter.no 3470 Slemmestad. Tel +47 31 28 14 84. Tourist Information Vestby E-mail: slemmestad.bibliotek@royken. Oslo Fashion Outlet Info center. Vestbyveien kommune.no www.royken.kommune.no 155, Vestby. Tel +47 97 47 40 70. See www.visitakershus.no for more information.informasjon. Front page photos: Megafun and Henie Onstad Art center Akershus Tourist Board 90 MIN Visit Asker, Bærum & Røyken, Visit Follo and Visit Romerike is part of 60 MIN Akershus Tourist Board, a membership organization 30 MIN for the travel trade and ROMERIKE municipalities in the ASKER/ OSLO county. BÆRUM/ RØYKEN FOLLO PAGE 2 Experience Akershus 4 Facts about Akershus 8 Akershus tips 16 What to see & do – 16 Asker, Bærum & Røyken, 25 Follo, 34 Romerike 50 Restaurants – 50 Asker, Bærum & Røyken, 51 Follo, 54 Romerike 55 Transport 56 Meeting & Conference – 56 Asker, Bærum & Røyken, 57 Follo, 58 Romerike 59 Accomodation – 59 Asker, Bærum & Røyken, 62 Follo, 66 Romerike 74 Akershus tips Planning to visit? Up to date information on hotels, restaurants and more can be found at www.VisitAkershus.no. Here you will also find tips and advice from other travellers. Reviews and evaluations from TripAdvisor have also been included in the hope that they will assist you in planning your visit and enjoying your trip. Let others know about your favourites! Did you stay at a lovely hotel, ate a delicious meal or visit an incredible museum? Share your favourites with others so they too can get the most out of their trip. Visit TripAdvisor.com to evaluate and share your experiences in Akershus. P U B L I S H E R: AKERSHUS TOURIST BOARD P R O D U C T I O N/P R I N T: FOLLOTRYKK AS PHOTO: PARTICIPATING ENTERPRISES, AKERSHUS TOURIST BOARD – MEMBERS AND PARTNERS P R I N T: NORWEGIAN: 20.000, ENGLISH 10.000. AKERSHUS REISELIVSRÅD SKOLEVEIEN 3, BOKS 183, 1431 ÅS TEL 907 72 715, E-MAIL [email protected], MARCH 2019 WWW.VISITAKERSHUS.NO 4 FACTS ABOUT AKERSHUS MUNICIPALITIES AKERSHUS is the second largest of organizations and volunteer county by number of inhabitants with groups. their nearly 615.000 residents. Akershus has 22 municipalities and is Enebakk municipality divided into three regions surrounding Follo’s largest municipality, the forest Oslo. Asker & Bærum to the west, municipality of Enebakk, stretches Follo in the southeast and Romerike over 232 km2 and, with just over in the Northeast. The oldest prehisto- 11.000 inhabitants, it is a municipali- rically location in Akershus is from ty with room to spare. Enebakk is Stone age settlements at Stunner in rich in both nature and culture. The Ski, which is about 9500 years old. splendid Enebakk church is from the Further ahead in the early stone age Middle Ages. There are permanent you will find Nøstvet-boplassen in Ås, exhibitions in the old town hall in it is about 5500 years old. Enebakk as well as several galleries Raknehaugen at Garder-moen in that display art works by local artists. Ullensaker is the largest burial mound With its many large lakes, the muni- with its diameter of 90 meters and cipality offers great opportunities for height of 15 meters. Raknehaugen is nature experiences and outdoor life. from about 500 CE. Oppegård municipality Asker municipality With Kolbotn Torg shopping centre Asker and Bærum comprise the wes- and the Kolben cultural centre, tern side of Akershus and are geo- Oppegard’s? 27.000 inhabitants have graphically separated from the upper received a new impetus to the cultu- reaches of the county, bordering ral life of the municipality. In Oslo in the northeast and Buskerud Oppegard? municipality you will find in the southwest. Even though Asker architectural pearls such as the and Bærum are two of eastern Ingierstrand outdoor baths and Norway s most densely populated historical places like Uranienborg, ´ municipalities, there is still a great Roald Amundsen’s home. Oppegard? deal of unspoiled wilderness. Today offers activities ranging from down- Asker is both a city and a village hill skiing in Ingierkollen, to golf. with Asker Centre in the heart of the Scandinavia's largest wellness centre municipality. It has a population of and SPA, The Well, offers you 10.000 roughly 60.000 living on an area of m2, 15 saunas and 10 pools just 15 101 km2. The private sector consists minutes from downtown Oslo. mostly of technology, shipping, The municipality covers 37 km2. goods and commercial services. Ski municipality Bærum municipality Ski is Follo’s regional and commercial With its 122.000 inhabitants, Bærum centre, offering Ski Storsenter (shop- is Norways fifth most ping centre) and various shops in the highly-populated municipality and town centre. The municipality stret- covers an area of 192 km2. On the ches over 166 km2 and has around southwest side, Bærum shares a bor- 31.000 inhabitants, which makes Ski der with Hole and Ringerike, Oslo to the most populated municipality. The the northeast, and on the southeast municipality can offer a rich cultural a sea border with Nesodden. life that ranges from local amateurs Bærum s centre of administration is and a multiplex cinema in Ski, to ´ Sandvika, which today is consider a nationally renowned artists who city. The municipality has a vibrant perform at the Radhusteateret? cultural life as evident in the activity (town hall theatre). FACTS ABOUT AKERSHUS 5 Ås municipality museums to offer, such as the regio- The university town of Ås offers its nal Follo Museum, Avistegnernes visitors great cultural diversity. The Hus, and a small lutefisk museum, as municipality has almost 19.000 well as a lot of galleries. inhabitants who, mainly, can be found in the communities of Ås, Vestby municipality Vinterbro and Nordby. NMBU With the coastal towns of Son, Hølen (Norwegian University of Life and Hvitsten, Vestby, with its 17.000 Sciences) plays a central role in inhabitants, has proud sea-faring As with its beautiful buildings, the traditions in addition to extensive neo-classical park facility and the agriculture. Around the turn of the Nordskogen botanical gardens. In last century, Vestby’s coastline was As municipality you will also find the popular among artists such as Edvard amusement park TusenFryd, Munch, Theodor Kittelsen and the Vinterbro shopping centre and Christiania Bohemians Hans Jæger Nøstvedtkulturen, which is one of and Oda Krogh. Norway’s first and Norway’s most important collections only Outlet Village you will find on of Stone Age dwellings. the main approach to Vestby. You will also find one of Scandinavia’s largest Nesodden municipality spa hotels in Son. Vestby is in a Nesodden, with its 9.000 inhabitants phase of expansive industrial and and an area of 61 km2, is situated on business development. a peninsula with water on three sides. About 7.000 years ago, the Aurskog-Høland municipality first people settled at Nesodden. In Aurskog-Høland you will find great Nesodden church is from the Middle opportunities for outdoor activities Ages, the oldest part being construc- and nature experiences. Vast forest ted in the 10th and 11th centuries. areas, gorgeous lakes and ponds pro- For several hundred years it was the viding a host of activities in summer only church in the diocese, which, at as well as winter. The opportuni-ties the time, also included Oppegard.? for trips and hikes are many, and There is a very active cultural life in most villages and settlements have a Nesodden and there are a number of network of public hiking trails. There established, professional artists in the are several popular bathing spots, municipality. Many of these will be and in the winter several ski trails are found at the NesoddPARKEN centre laid out at several locations throug- of art and culture. hout the municipality. In Aurskog the Aur rectory is protected as a cultural Frogn municipality heritage site.