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Extract from the Kristiansand Travel Guides:
Founded by and named after King Christian IV,
KRISTIANSAND
is the closest thing to a seaside resort there is in Norway - a bright, energetic place which thrives on its ferry connections with Denmark and its popular beaches. There are also two reminders of its seventeenth-century origins: the quadrant street plan that Christian IV applied to the centre, and the squat
Christiansholm Fortress
, overlooking the colourful marina at the east harbour, which now hosts arts and crafts displays. Several excursions are on offer, the pick being the three-and-a-half-hour cruise along the fretted coastline to
Ny Hellesund... read the whole Kristiansand Travel Guides...
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