The attractions in the VikingFjord and the surroundings are based on a long history in a fjord landscape where most of the people had to struggle to survive. Today our guests can enjoy the nature peace by peace as a landscape park whether one chooses to walk or also just admire.
The Millenium Site by the waterfall Osen meeting the fjord, is full of findings. ”Layer on layer” it makes a story. The salmon has it`s own story and the forests around have given origin to hundreds of thousands of wooden barrels exported over the local harbours.
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BYGSTAD CHURCH Elongated wooden church that was consecrated on 02 November 1845. The church was moved in 1920 and extended in 1939. The church was first moved...
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Osfossen er ein foss ved Osen i Gaular. Den er blant dei mest kjente fossane i Gaularvassdraget og ligger lett tilgjengelig ved Riksvei 610. Norges eldste...
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Bygstad has long traditions for barrel production. Wooden barres were used to salt and store the fish until materials as plastic and isopor took over. By the...
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The Bygstad Churchyard (without a church) is located next to the viking barrow ”Tussehågjen”. This must have been an important place to meet long before the...
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Where the river meets the Dalsfjord ihas been an important centre for travel and trade. Here is findings from the very first settelments long before the viking...
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Fishing for salmon in the Gaula River has been of great economic importance thtough all times. The salmon ladder was built in 1869 and is the oldest salmon...
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