Farsund harbour

Some 11,000 years ago, as the glacier retreated along the coast, migrating people gradually settled in the area. Where the busy port of today is located, archeologists have unearthed amazing artefacts from beyond the ocean, showing the importance of this trading post and its harbour through the ages.

Close to the fjord where today’s port is located, you will find many reminders of the Vikings, such as Viking graves and even an estate of a local Viking king. The estate was changed into a monastery as Christianity was brought to Norway and is now in private hands.

Today, the Farsund Port is ranked as the world’s largest seismic port. One of the earliest trading posts in Norway has certainly developed up through history!

• Cafés and restaurants
• Supermarkets
• Clothing shops
• Toilets and showers
• Fresh water

• The about 3000-year-old rock carvings at Penne, Lista
• The many Viking graves on Lista
• Once a privateers’ nest, today the idyllic outport Loshavn
• The Lista Lighthouse at Borhaug, once the world’s biggest lighthouse park. Built on top of a grave mound, Gunnar's haug
• The WWII Museum Hangar 45, at Lista Airport from WWII
• The hidden cannons at WWII Varnes Fortress, Lista
• The WWII Nordberg Fortress, preserved in its original form
• Walking tour in the town with the only historic watchman in Norway, focusing on Farsund’s history from the Gunboat War