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centre of the town, surrounded by pleasant promenades, is the
Cathedral, rebuilt in the Gothic style after its destruction by tire
in 1880. It contains an altar-piece by Eilif Petersen. — To the E.
is a wooden bridge leading across the Otteraa to the church of
Oddernas and the Hamreheien, a good point of view.
Environs. The situation of Christiansand is picturesque, and
a day or two may be pleasantly devoted to excursions in the
environs. One of the favourite walks (1 hr. there and back) is on the
Otterø, a rocky and partially wooded island at the E. end of the
Strand-Gade, about 8 min. from the hotels (ferry 3 e.). The baths
(p. 39) lie to the right. The path in a straight direction passes the
Seamen’s Hospital and leads round the whole island (40 min.),
commanding beautiful views of the town and fjord. — On the Mandal
road, on the W. side of the town, (4 hr. from the hotels, lies the
pretty Cemetery. Immediately opposite to it (to the right) is a path
ascending the hill and leading to the (20 min.) *Ravnedal, a
wooded and grassy dale, at the ((4 hr.) upper end of which is the
Ravnehei, a tine point of view, reached by a flight of wooden
steps. Below are a small fountain, a pond, and a cottage (Rfmts.;
view). We descend to the W. to (1/4 hr.) the Sætersdal road and
follow it back to the town, passing (10 min.) the cemetery. —
About 2( o M. to the W. of Ravnedalen lies Graamandsheien (810 ft.),
which affords an extensive view. — On the right bank of the
Otteraa, 2*^ M. farther up, is Oddersjan, commanding a charming
view of the river, its mouth, and the sea. — Farther up the river,
about 7 M. from Christiansand, lies Kcarsten, to which steamers
ply almost daily in 1 hr. It is 2 M. from the Gaard Viyland, near
which are the Hundsfos and the Jlelredesfos, two picturesque
waterfalls (half-a-day’s excursion from Christiansand). — Steamers
ply twice daily from Christiansand up the Topdulsfjord, the
prolongation of the Cliristiansford towards the N., to Ronene and Boen,
on the Topdals-Elv (there and back 2V2_3 hrs.). — A trip by boat
may be taken to the (10 Kil.) lighthouse on the O10 (‘Oxefyr’), with
its meteorological station.
From Christiansaxd to Ekersund (200 Kil. or 124 Engl. 31.). A
good, but hilly read, running near the coast, and crossing several
ferries. leads from Christiansand to Ekersund, traversing beautiful scenery
nearly the whole way. Almost all the stations on the route are ‘fast", the
most important being (48 Kil.) Mandat, (55 Kil.) Fedde, (59 Kil.) Eide, and
(34 Kil.) Ekersund (p. 43). The steamboats perform the voyage to
Ekersund in 12-15 hrs., while the journey by land, which very few travellers
undertake, occupies 3-4 days.
The Sætersdal. A visit from Christiansand to the Sætersdal, a valley
running to the X., 238 Kil. (148 Engl. 31.) in length, watered by the
Ot-teraa, is interesting not only for its picturesque scenery but also for the
primitive character of the inhabitants, who cling tenaciously to their old
dress and customs. As most of the stations are almost deserted in the
height of summer, when the inhabitants are engaged in pasturing their
cattle among the mountains (’-paa Heja’), the traveller should endeavour
to visit the valley either before 24th June or after 15th August. The
expedition is at the best of times accompanied with some privations,
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