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Strandvollen ved Hallaråker. Siggjo in the background

Hallaråker

19.05.2018 - 20:27

One of the employee's homes.

Lykling- gold

15.12.2018 - 18:23

During the summer of 1979 a rock was found at Lykling in Bømlo that contained 450 grams of gold, and at the end of the 1980s a great many gold samples were laid out for sale. In the old mining area there are still gold miners hunting for the precious metal. But, the big adventure stories are a thing of the past.

From Rubbestadneset.

Rubbestadneset

18.06.2018 - 20:20

Bergesvatnet Lake with Skogafjellet to the left.

Skogafjellet

18.06.2018 - 20:21

You have to travel to Scotland in order to find pine forests similar to those at Bømlo. The nearness to the sea has contributed in different ways to shaping one of the westernmost pine forests in Norway.

The eider population at Bømlo has increased sharply during the last decade.

Sørøyane

18.12.2018 - 19:50