CHRISTIANSHOLM FORTRESS
Read moreThis fortress was built in 1672 and was designed by the architect Willem Coucheron in order to be able to defend the city of Kristiansand in case of need. The fort was actually used only once, in 1807, against an attack by the British (from the HMS Spencer). In 1872 it was closed and is now owned by the municipality of Kristiansand. In summer, temporary exhibitions of art and crafts. A relatively interesting visit.
GIMLE FARM (GIMLE GÅRD)
Read moreIt is a large 19th century mansion on the northern outskirts, near the church of Oddernes, in an English park with wild flowers. The ballroom displays a collection of paintings by anonymous painters and copies of masters. The small charming salons are furnished in the English Empire style. A magnificent building. In the building opposite, a small museum of natural history exhibits a naturalized musk ox and a polar bear.