Municipality in Agder, Norway
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Lillesand is a small town in Aust-Agder County, on the south coast of Norway.
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Reconstructed houses from the Bronze Age and Viking times and is located in Høvåg, approx. 15 km west of the town. There are also bark boats, labyrinth, offering space and cemetery.
Cakes, baguettes and baked goods
The most popular holiday centre in the south of Norway, located between Kristiansand and Lillesand. A family friendly vacation centre which offers several kinds of accommodation with the ocean on close reach.
Camping field not far from the town centre.
The traditional, historical hotel in the heart of Lillesand visitnorway.com/us/Product/?pid=127632
A shopping centre in the outskirts of town
By car
E18 runs through the town in an east-west direction. Follow the signs at the exits towards Lillesand from the motorway.
By train or plane
via Kristiansand Railwaystation or Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. Bus connections to Lillesand.
By ferry
via Kristiansand, where there are ferries from Hirtshals by Color Line and seasonal by Fjordline. Bus connections to Lillesand.
By boat
Good moorings if you have your own boat. Or take a sight seeing boat from Kristiansand.
By taxi
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Kristiansand(Kjevik) · International · KRS
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