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The Ostra chests are easily recognisable with their characteristic style.

Mjøsvågen

18.06.2018 - 20:03

Around Mjøsvågen here is still a compact marine use area. Some of the buildings are common boathouses, but most of them also house small enterprises and workshops. This is where the farmers from Øvsthus, Mjøs, Hole and other farms have supplemented their meagre incomes as smiths, brass moulders, clog makers, chest builders and decorative painters.

Storavatnet

Storavatnet- Red-throated diver

31.03.2018 - 21:14

The troll-like sounds from the Red-throated diver carry long distances between the mountains around Storavatnet. The high-pitched, haunting screeches on quiet evenings in May are a sign that the mating season has begun.

«Parti af Stømsnæs ved Bergen».

Strømsnes

12.06.2018 - 17:03

Ask- The king's estate

12.06.2018 - 16:56

Stone quarry in Kollevågen, 1922

Hanøy

12.06.2018 - 16:56

Ulevn Camp around 1915.

Ulven camp

16.06.2018 - 16:03

Os rectory

Os rectory

29.05.2019 - 15:12

Varghola

Vargavågen

13.03.2018 - 21:35

Herdla, Askøy

Herdla farm

12.06.2018 - 16:59

Numerous finds show that the settlement at Herdla goes back to prehistoric times, and the large estate at Herdla has enjoyed a central place in the nation’s history since High Middle Ages. As Ask, Herdla was part of the country estate Harald Hårfagre took over as he took command of the west of Norway.

Ramsøy with the remains of the old artillery positions.

Ramsøy

12.06.2018 - 17:02

“At thick of night a thundering knock on the door; the man in the house wakes up, jumps out and demands: Who cries? Yes, now you must out, the beacon shines on Høgenut. And in the same breath, every man knew that strife had hit the land.”

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