Eastern Norway » Visit Horten

WELCOME TO HORTEN

Our picturesque port municipality welcomes you with open arms, whether you arrive from land or sea. Our two towns, Horten and Åsgårdstrand, contain all the shops, facilities and service you need. Close to Horten, at Sollistrand, you will find Horten Automobile Museum that shows the colorful history of motor vehicles.

We invite you to visit Borrehaugene, which was Norway’s first National Park, and have the largest Viking graveyard of Scandinavia with significant discoveries from ancient times. Midgard Historical Center at Borre has all available information on the discoveries.

Åsgårdstrand is by many considered the artistic town of Norway, even referred to as the Skagen of Norway. You can visit Edvard Munchs summerhouse, where everything is preserved just as it was when Munch was alive.

Karljohansvern – Old Horten invites you to both recreation and cultural experiences with its historical places, beaches, nature, museums, art galleries and workshops. The Navy Museum (said to be one of the oldest in the world), Preus museum (Norway’s national museum for photography) and Local Historical Center are all located on Karljohansvern.

We are proud of our municipality and are happy to share it with you!