Odderøya

An island to discover next to the city center/fish market] (Connected with the city center by several bridges), filled with outstanding history, abandoned cannons, remarkable culture, nature, forest, forest trails, birds and wonderful views over the city and the archipelago. Sundays: try the waffles in the cafe at the southern tip! Several nice beaches, opportunities for swimming and fishing and great picnic locations. Concert venues. Odderøya Lighthouse on the west side also offers coffee, muffins and soup in the weekends from mid June to throughout October. See also Xland indoor climbing centre below..

Getting there: by the city centre, 6 minutes walk from the main street Markens gate
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Listing from Wikivoyage: Kristiansand, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Høyt & Lavt Odderøya
Indoors activity park, Xland Adrenaline Park
Inside this indoors park there are 110 different items, low and high-altitude obstacle trails, climbing walls, climbing grids, zip-coaster, zip-lines, free fall-offs and more. Attractive on rainy days.
Every day 10:00-22:00
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Kilden Performing Arts Centre
The landmark building at the western pier of Odderøya
Was opened 2012. A location for concerts, theater, and opera performances.
See
Odderøya Museumshavn
The maritime museum and port at Odderøya marks the long traditions of Kristiansand as a seafaring city. On the hill behind are some ocher and red buildings that have history as a fortress and as a plague hospital.
Eat
Pieder Ro
Serves very nice fish dishes and the more traditional Norwegian dishes, excellent quality and very nice location just southwest of the city center at the small harbour area near the fish market.
Mon-Fri 11:30-23:00, Sat 16:00-23:00, Sun 13:00-23:00