Spa at Farris Bad

The spa area is over 2500 sqm and offers over 50 different treatments with a great variety in content, duration and effect. In the spring water cave you can experience pure and real spring water from 55 meters deep.

 

Included in the entrence fee is use of the gym, and opportunities to join yoga and spa-activites. 

The city trail in Larvik

The trail is mostly located between the urban landscapes, but parts of the walk also goes along the streets of the city. The whole trail is approx. 7.5 km long and takes approx. 2.5 hours. You can walk parts of the tour, and you can start wherever you want because the trail circles. The trail goes over 8 peaks and you get several great viewpoints along the walk, including Herregårdsfjellet, Doktorfjellet and Mesterfjellet.

The trail is placed near The manor house, Bøkelia, Hammerdalen, Badeparken, Bøkeskogen, Tyskerfjellet, Thor Heyerdahl’s childhood home and several others industrial-, local-, war- and cultural historical areas.  

The trail is marked with blue poles and can be used all year round. Please note that some parts of the trail may be difficult to access when there is a lot of snow and ice.

Along the trail you will find benches and signs with information.

Avaliability

Some parts of the trail is not accessible with a stroller or wheelchair. Parts of the trail are also more demanding.

Distances

Bøkeskogen – Gårdsbakken: 1200m
Gårdsbakken – Bøkkerfjellet: 420m
Bøkkerfjellet – Herregårdsfjellet: 950m
Herregårdsfjellet – Mesterfjellet: 440m
Mesterfjellet – Tyskerfjellet: 850m
Tyskerfjellet – utsiktspunkt over Kilden: 460m
Utsiktspunkt over Kilden – Byskogfjellet: 890m
Byskogfjellet – Doktorfjellet: 360m
Doktorfjellet – Storefjellet: 890m
Storefjellet – Bøkeskogen: 1090m

Access

The trail is located in central Larvik. The nearest bus stops includes Larvik bibloiotek, Larvik sentrumsterminal, Skrivergården og Jegerborgsgate. 

 

For mor information and a map of the trail see Larvik municipality.

The Pilgrim Paths in Vestfold

Tunsbergleden takes you through beautiful cultural landscape, past small farms, towns, rivers, forests and coast. On historic paths and roads, you pass several famous cultural monuments like Kaupang, Istrehågan, Gokstadhaugen, Vikingodden in Tønsberg, Borrehaugene, Midgard Viking Center and Gildehallen on Borre.

The pilgrim route is suitable for anyone who wants to go for a walk and is especially adapted for long walks. The tour is suitable for both those who want to walk alone or for those who want to share their experiences with others. The terrain is simple and suits most people. There are also several accommodation and dining options along the Tunsberg Trail.

The pilgrim route through Vestfold starts in Larvik and goes 110 kilometres north towards Haslum church in Bærum. There the Tunsberg trail meets Gudbrandsleden, which goes on to Trondheim.

Stavern Dykkersenter

Stavern Dive Center performs all types of diving services, search and salvage as well as various boat services.

Diving equipment and boat supplies and own service workshop are sold in the store.

Offers PADI diving courses and diving trips all year round.

Bedehuset

The restaurant is dedicated to good ingredients, preferably local. Here, honest food is served, made by conscious, dedicated and inspired chefs. The menu is therefore governed by seasonality and availability of raw materials. Bedehuset even has its own IPA, brewed exclusively for the Bedehuset.

The unique building from 1875 was respectfully converted from a prayer house to a restaurant in 2013. Now people gather around good food and drinks here.

It is recommended to book a table! You will find the opening hours on Bedehuset's website.

Portraits of honorary citizens

The artworks are comossoned by ByLab, Culture Sports and leisure, and Area plan in Larvik municipality. In addition to Sparebankstiftelsen DNB, the business community in Larvik has contributed to the project.

Ingvar Ambjørnsen – Parking lot by Oskars gate by the town square. 

Carl Nesjar – At the bottom of Kongegata behind the Farris factory 

Arne Nordheim – Parking lot by Nedre Torggate. 

Thor Heyerdahl –  Was demolished in connection to building the new Grandkvartalet. The new artwork can be found at Quality Hotel Grand Larvik.

Antonio Bibalo – Parking lot at the top of Bøkestredet, Øvre Bøkeligate. (The mural was painted over in the summer of 2024 due to poor condition , and construction plans. The artists hope to have the opportunity to paint Bibalo elsewhere in the town).

Solplassen café

The Solplassen café & summer restaurant has outdoor seating and all rights.

Restaurant menu with pizza, fast food and take away.

The restaurant is open to everyone.

Open every day during the school's Easter and summer holidays, as well as all weekends from Easter until 11 September.

See the website for more information (Norwegian).

Ingris isbar

The ice cream shop, Ingris isbar, offers every taste of ice cream you can image.

The milkshakes is made in the old fashion way, where you can choose what ice cream you’d like.

Enjoy the summer in Stavern with ice cream!