The city of the same name Sandefjord has a history reaching far back, because already the Vikings had inserted here like a layover in the sheltered waters of their routes to the North Sea. Sandefjord is so rich in historical evidence of the Vikings discover everywhere in the city. Visit the Viking ship of Gaia on the Museum Wharf 1990 completed after original plans once and immerse in the daily life of the Vikings on the high seas. Already in 1880, the Gokstadhaugen, also a Viking ship, was been excavated. The Gokstadhaugen served as a Viking king as a final resting place and should safely sail him to Valhalla. You can find this historic burial place at a ride with your rental car after Tønsberg directly at the Reichsstraße 303. The site was created as a Memorial Park in very nice and invites you to a walk and a picnic. The rock carvings of Sandefjord, which come from the period 1500 b.c. are to achieve, also in the hinterland of Sandefjord and well with a hire car. Walk in the footsteps of the Viking ancestors and guess the meaning of the Red traced rock carvings.
In Sandefjord, you can convert not only in the footsteps of the Vikings, but the city offers a varied range of museums, galleries and exhibitions. Visit for example the art exhibitions of local artists in the library, the parks Lille Gallery or the Vandré bile Rietberg, where you can directly purchase the works of art. By the way, you will discover also beautiful sculptures on your city tour with the car in Sandefjord as Viking, Spa and whaling town usually commemorating the historic past. The whaling monument, which is designed as a large fountain is especially impressive. Midtåsen Skulpturpaviljong also impresses with its modern exhibition of sculptures of the artist Knut Steen. In the Whaling Museum, learn about the economic history of the city and get to know also the fauna of the North Atlantic. In addition to film screenings, especially the life-size model of a blue attracts the visitors. Perhaps the private motor Museum is interesting for lovers of the nautical. Outboard motors of different generations are shown here.
You can make the journey to Sandefjord particularly comfortable with the aircraft. Here, you land on the airport of Oslo Torp, located in the city of Sandefjord. Oslo Torp Airport you'll find various car hire companies in Sandefjord car hire locations. In addition, you can rent your car hire as well as in Sandefjord itself. The city is very well with a hire car. The E18 road leads from
Southwest to northeast through Sandefjord and the roads of 303, 304, and 305 offer direct access to the southern and Northern hinterland of Sandefjord. The road network of Sandefjord is semi-circular to the head of the fjord around very spacy. You should expect here hardly orientation and Prakprobleme. If you arrive with one of the ferries from Strömstad in Sweden in Sandefjord, can be found not far from the port in the North car hire locations in Sandefjord.
