Kvam
Municipality · Vestland
About Kvam
Steinsdalsfossen, the waterfall you walk behind, wooden-boat building at Norheimsund and Ingebrigt Vik's sculpture museum in Øystese.
What to do and where to stay in Kvam
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1SteinsdalsfossenNature
Right beside Fv7 near Norheimsund, a path takes you behind this 50 m waterfall and out to a viewpoint on the far side without getting wet.
Steine, just west of Norheimsund on Fv7 · 20–40 min · all year
2Lake Movatnet walkHike
From Steinsdalsfossen a near-flat lane and path lead 2.5 km to the still Movatnet lake, and you can loop back to Norheimsund along Fv7.
Starts at Steinsdalsfossen, towards Fjærabygda · 1.5 h return (5 km) · April–October
3Hardanger Maritime CentreHistory & culture
A working boatyard by the fjord in Norheimsund where you watch wooden boats restored, a smith at the forge and Norway's only working ropewalk.
Sandvenvegen 50, Norheimsund · 1–2 h · all year; from 12 Oct Thu–Sun 11–17
4Ingebrigt Vik MuseumHistory & culture
Opened in 1934 as rural Norway's first sculpture museum, an octagonal building in Øystese holds the sculptor's bronzes, plasters and marbles, from models to finished works.
Hardangerfjordvegen 626, Øystese (next to Kabuso) · 45 min–1 h · all year; 2026: Thu–Fri 11–15, Sat–Sun 11–16
5Hardanger SkyspaceLocal oddity
James Turrell's octagonal room by the fjord at Kabuso, opened in 2022, frames the sky through an open roof while coloured light shifts at sunrise and sunset.
By the fjord at Kabuso, Øystese · 1 h · all year; sessions at sunrise and sunset, booked online
6Fyksesund BridgeSight
Opened by Crown Prince Olav in 1937, this 344 m suspension bridge carries Fv7 across the mouth of the 11 km Fyksesund, a fjord inside a landscape park.
Fv7 between Øystese and Ålvik · 15 min · all year
7Around Lake FitjadalsvatnetHike
An easy 5 km marked loop round a mountain lake above Øystese passes several old summer farms and picnic spots, with only 75 m of climbing.
Fitjadalen, above Øystese · 2 h (5 km loop) · May–October
8Fitjadalen to BreidablikHike
A demanding mountain route from Fetet climbs 900 m over 6 km to a crossing about 1,000 m up, looking back over Fitjadalen and the Hardangerfjord.
Fetet, north end of Fitjadalsvatnet, above Øystese · 3–4 h one way (6 km) · June–September
9Vikøy ChurchHistory & culture
A wooden church from 1838 a few km south of Norheimsund, where a 1633 altarpiece found in the attic in 1985 is back in use; the church here was a polling station in 1814.
Vikøy, south of Norheimsund on Fv7 · 15–30 min · Outside all year; check opening hours before you go
10Iversen Bakeri & KonditoriFood & drink
A bakery that opened in Norheimsund in summer 2025 in a 1928 building, baking sourdough, buns and open sandwiches from scratch, with a gallery in the same house.
Grova 35, Norheimsund · 30–45 min · All year; check opening hours before you go
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