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![Glacier fall at Bondhusbreen.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/kvi_41.jpg?itok=R53rfaSZ)
Bondhusdalen
The Bondhus area in Maruanger has been a magnet for tourists ever since the stream of tourists to Norway's west coast began in the middle of the 1800s. The magnificent landscape with the "ice trail" up to Bondhusvatnet Lake, the ice falls from Bondhusbreen glacier and Keisarstigen trail up to Folgefonna are still popular tourist attractions.
![Botnavatnet](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/fi_20.jpg?itok=q4QcNNrR)
![The lobster park in Espevær](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/bomlo_39.jpg?itok=QWK2IaA7)
![The rectory at Finnes](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/190/kvh_203_finnas_1_150.jpg?itok=MjLf1y2s)
![Today there are only a few farmers that grow potatoes in Fitjar.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/fi_22.jpg?itok=avXiCbey)
Fitjar- potatoes
The deep agricultural soils in Fitjar are found especially in the area between Lake Storavatnet and Breivika. The many stonewalls in the area reflect that the earth probably was full of stones and stone blocks. The stones that couldn't be dug out had also a function: they stored heat that helped to grow potatoes.
![Gildrehola](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/awfawf.jpg?itok=2AAfbxlk)
![Strandvollen ved Hallaråker. Siggjo in the background](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/190/halleraker_1.jpg?itok=lQl0voUI)
![Halsnøy](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/kvi_15.jpg?itok=mn2F8JKB)
Halsnøy
Hadde ikkje Hardangerfjordbreen mot slutten av istida rykt fram over fjordbotnen, ville Halsnøy ikkje eksistert som éi øy, men som mange småøyar. Breen skuva framfor seg så mykje leire frå havbotnen at Brattåsen, Toftåsen, Landåsen og Svartaberg vart samla i eitt landområde.
![Maters Fjord with Holmedalsberget in the background.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/kvi_37.jpg?itok=mDDqfdul)
Holmedalsberget
If you want to be on your own for a long day in a magnificent deciduous forest in demanding terrain, then HOLMESDALSBERGET is the right place. This is a big forested area by Matres Fjord in the southwestly part of Kinnherad. Here, we find one of the largest deciduous forests in Hordaland. The forest stretches over several kilometres.
![Hopsfjellet](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/sveio-7.jpg?itok=jak5mmfU)
Hopsfjellet
On June 2nd, 1992, a big forest fire broke out in Sveio. The fire started southeast of Hopsfjellet. In a strong wind the flames spread quickly northward. Houses on the other side of the highway were threatened, but escaped unscathed. The burned area, which is easily visible about a 5 minute's drive south from the tunnel at the triple- junction, was made into a nature reserve in 1998. The intention was to ensure that the re-establishment of plant- and animal life would take place without disturbance.