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The boatshed at Hamn

Hamn

13.03.2018 - 21:23

Håhaugsteinen

Håhaugsteinen

27.05.2018 - 15:17

The rock carvings at Bakko.

Bakko

26.05.2018 - 11:18

Everyone knows the famous painting by Tidemand & Gude “Brudeferden i Hardanger” (The Wedding Party in Hardanger) one of the great icons in the National Gallery. Some have, in a humorous lack of respect for this masterpiece linked the concept of “bride’s passage” to another pictorial presentation in Hardanger. This is found on the farm Bakko in Herand, carved in the rock by an unknown artist around 3,000 years ago.

Bronze find from Ålvik

Ålvik

13.03.2018 - 21:25

Finds from the woman’s grave at Trå.

Trå

26.05.2018 - 11:46

Hallstatt sword

Seberg

13.03.2018 - 21:03

Langavassmyrane looking towards Langavatn.

Langavassmyrane

26.05.2018 - 11:30

The Ruff lek on Langvassmyrane is the only known phenomenon of its kind on Hardangervidda. Every year it attracts hens from the whole plateau. The marsh is also the richest wetland in the county. This green oasis is located in a rocky moraine landscape a few hours walking distance south of Dyranut.

Bjoreidalen by Gamlestølen, towards southwest.

Bjoreidalen

31.03.2018 - 15:02

Bjoreidalen is one of the classic bird localities on Hardangervidda. It is especially known for its wading birds, with as many as 17 of the 19 wader species that nest in Hordaland.

Skytjedalen in Eidfjord.

Skytjedalen

03.01.2019 - 14:57

The quartz quarry in the mountainside above Kvalvikane

Kvalvikane

27.05.2018 - 15:24

In Ålvik quartz has long been used to produce ferro-silicon. The quartz was collected from the other side of the fjord, from the mountainside above Kvalvikane.

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