VIKEBYGD LANDSKAPSPARK

What is a Landscape park?

Landscape Parks are a unique natural and cultural place defined by the local landscape and the people's sense of identity.

Local business develop within the communities making the area attractive to locals and visitors.

Landscapeparks takes care of traditions. Dissemination of local culture and telling the good story behind the landscape and the products from the park-area gives visitors a good experience. Here grows and blossoms new ways of thinking and creativity together with the landscape. The experiences are genuine and expresses the landscapeparks selfasteem and identity.

Landscape parks are living local communities. The inhabitants seek to develop their towns to be a good place to live, and a great place to visit.

More general reading :

http://fylkesmannen.no/enkel.aspx?m=34941&amid=1340408

About Vikebygd Landscape Park

Our area is a generous part of Hardanger.

FolgefonnaNational park tells us about a valuable nature.

Cultural multitude is wide with the medieval farmstead Agatunet as most unique.

With no stop it takes about 30 minutes to drive RV road 550 through here.

But if you stop you will be surprised how much the short drive hide

CULTURE MONUMENTS & MILIEU

Agatunet – The Norwegian version of a European rural town - a unique farmstead incl. mill house, boathouses and summer mountain pasture. In summertime: concerts & art exhibition, guiding , small cafè
”Husmannsplass” = Tenant home – Nortveite near Aga, a nice walk and visit, beautiful view
“Stølshus” = Old summer mountain pasture houses – spread along the walking routes in forest, some restored , some are ruins. You walk on your own, or with guides to experience more
“Eldhus” = Small houses for traditional food cooking, baking and brewing – have a glimps on farm visits or in Agatunet museum, team building and courses in a few
Cider basements – cider is a traditonal apple product in Hardanger . some farms have special basements , you may have a look and small taste when visiting fruit farms.
Rogdo – unique farmstead where people still live and work as farmers
Engjasete – ancient farm ruins recent found high up, probably from Bronse age , near Kvestad farm
Soap stone mines – ancient, safe only with guidefrom Måge farm
Sulphur mines – ancient, safe with guide in Lindvik
Proverb walk ( Ordtak-stig , only in Norwegian), anyway a nice and easy walk between Eikhamrane ( camping) – Måge ( farm shop)
Old time roads, original old horse roads between Nå-Reiseter, Nå-Bleie, Åkre-Skåltveit, Rogdo-Kråkevik - all are nice walking routes.
Ice export from Folgefonna glacier Digrahaug – Skiparvik/Bleie, the story is told when visitng Skiparvikstova or Bleietunet
Bleie-diplom;( diplom is here the old Norwegain word for an official document or charter ) the oldest saved court document in Western Norway from year 1293, includes the Bleie farms and Agatunet - guides are telling the story when visiting the Agatunet museum or Bleietunet
Mountain track -long walk between Krossdalen in west og Reiseter/Bleie - route for drifting kettles from the farms down by the fjord to the mountain pasture area. The same route was used by for catholic pilgrims to the small stave church in Røldal ( mountain village in Odda) - the second most visited pilgrim church in Norway.
Queen Sonja’s Streif-route 4 km tourReiseter – Nå in beautiful culture landscape – guided walks telling about our landscape and culture is possible.
Bleietunet - fruitfarm visit - history, fruit, hard cider, food, flowers and handcrafts - we guide groups aroundwhile telling stories
“1905-BAUTA” – Nå ; monument for Norway’s independence – visit it on your own or when following the Queen's route
Walks in culture landscapes - orchards and other - group guides is possible
“Fairytale forest” – telling traditional troll tales and other stories - tours for kids together with adults
The Norwegian Land consolidation center is planned in Aga

NATURE & ACTIVITIES

Marked walks in forested areas where on/off access points are located along the trails
Raunsdal – hidden pearl of nature in Folgefonna national park
Reiseter; 330 m - the uppermost active farms in Hardanger and easy entrance to the Folgefonna national park
Digrahaug – gem of nature and historical place in the national park
The 3 highest mountains in Folgefonn peninsula and along Hardangerfjord is ‘ours’: Rjuven 1574 m, Torsnut 1572 m og Solnuten 1551 m, only with guide !
Nice swimming locations in the fjord: Måge, Nå, Aga - you can go anywhere possible , but these are good for kids
Harbour for guest boats - Aga
Rent a rowboat; by Aga hytte, Inetun /Bleie, Måge farm shop. Eikhamrane camping
Quay: Bigger boats in Nå and Syreflot, smaller landing stages in Aga, Lindvik, Måge
Bird watching: All along from the fjord to mountains, but special interesting along the walk between Lindvik-Gjertveit, and along Bleie river - most life to see before midsummer
Shooting range - Aga north, beautiful view along walk up to the place
Riding / driving horse - Nyeslåtten / Aga
Ball bing Vikebygd school yard
Sports arena - Syreflot / Aga
“Skredløpet” – sport- and trim race in middle of June along the forest route Aga - Reiseter, from one avalanch wall to another, and passing around 10 other avavlanch area - but at this time of the year it is safe and very beautiful route to follow
“Skredmuren” – monumental, aesthetic concrete wall against avalanches protecting Bleie south of Reiseter
“Rogda-tjødnane” - beautiful and only small lakes area along Sørfjorden , some north of Rogdo along the trail to Aga
“Skredvollen” – enormous avalanche wall built in rock protecting Aga
“Elvablomen river garden” – where the wild meets the ornamental garden along Bleie river – plants and birds to see, guided tours
Guided tours in the Folgefonna national park from Måge and every Wednesdays from Agatunet

PLACES TO STAY

Eikhamrane Camping & cabins - Måge
Aga cabins and farm house
Aga farm house
Elvatun bed & breakfast - Aga
Rogdo farm house
Agatunet

SERVING

Traditional food – advance booking for groups !

Eldhusloftet - Måge
Skiparvikstova – Bleie / summertime
Gamlabue på Bleie – Bleietunet
Gamlastovo - Kvestad
Bestastovo - Reiseter
Agatunet - Aga

Tavern and small cafes

Cinderella Tavern – modern, road tavern by the fjord - Bleie
Måge farm shop – café in shop
Agatunet – summer café

GROCERY STORE, MEDICINE & MAIL

Ola K Naa landhandel /”Spar Nå” is the name of our local grocery store , have and includes sale of prescription free medicine , mail , some local product
Måge Farm - local farm products

CAR, BOAT, GARAGE & FUEL

"Nå Auto"; this is the only fuel station along the road route RV550 Odda -Utne, also doing car repair, rental, boat diesel /propane
"Hardanger boat"– guiding and transport on fjord - 11 persons
Åkre engineering
Aga small engineering

ART & HANDCRAFT

Bunadverkstaden på Nå - ( near the grocery store ) - produce and sale of local handcrafts and Hardanger costume , a place to buy local quality suvenirs
Anne Karins gallery & workshop Måge
Oddveigs leather workshop Bleie
Annas painting corner Bleie
“Storelemmen” Bobs gallery Bleie
”Rotkrokjen” - decore on driftwood Bleie
Sewing / handcrafts Ingebørg Stana Kambestad
Art weaving Svein Nå
Application and sewing Måkestad m fl.
Ceramic, knife work etc Kråkevik
Hardanger saum many producers
Aga wood handcraft workshop Ola E Aga
Nature photography Arvid Aga
Silversmith May Helen Bleie - Eikhamrane