Organized trips
In the summer, in Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, the tour desk organizes 1.5-hour guided walking tours to Tyholmen, city museum and town hall (exit o 16.00, payment 40 nkr, admission to the museum 10 nkr).
Accommodation
Ting Hai Hotel in Chinese style (37022201, fax 37022325) offers singles and doubles (475 i 700 nkr for the night). You can also stop in standing right by the water, very hospitable, albeit a rather expensive Clarion Tyholmen Hotel (The theater square 2, 37026800, fax 37026801). Architecturally it mimics the historic houses of Tyholmen. In summer you have to pay for the night 695 i 760 nkr.
In the modern Phønix Hotel (Freezes 1, 37025160, fax 37026707), towering over the historic houses of Tyholmen, an overnight stay costs money 625 i 900 nkr.
You should look for cheaper accommodation outside the city. One of the possibilities is Hove Familiecamping (37085391) in Hove on the island of Tromøy, where you can get by the Merdø ferry (25 nkr). Two people staying in a tent or caravan (including the car) they will pay 100 nkr, and renting four-person cabins costs money 300 nkr. The campsite is open from 1 VI to 31 VIII.
Nidelv Brygge and Camping (37011425) is located on the Nidelva River in Hisøy, 6 km west of Arendal. The fees are: 45 nkr for putting up a tent, 10 nkr per person, 90 nkr for a place for a caravan, from 250 nkr for renting a cottage. Access from the city by any bus going to Kristiansand or Gimstad (buses run roughly every half hour; 20 nkr).
You can also visit the tourist information office to rent a private house or holiday home (most places are rented for the whole week, but there are exceptions).
Gastronomy
If someone only wants a little snack, maybe go to the seaside fish market, where inexpensive fish cookies are sold. Innovative McDonald's, located on a blank Torvet, from 9.00 do 11.00 proposes breakfast, and then a characteristic menu. It is hard to believe, but there is even a window here, where sailors can make purchases without leaving the boat!
Torvcaféen is also located on Torvet (37026119), where a traditional cafe set of snacks is served. Pollen boasts several atmospheric open-air restaurants and cafés, in which you can drink alcohol in the evenings. Sea ceilings (37024600) is a pizzeria situated on the northern tip of Langebryggen, for Madame Reiersen (Nedre Tyholmsvei 3, 37021900) offers more sophisticated dishes, with particular emphasis on fish and pasta.
Away from the sea, na rogu Torvegatan i Østre gate, houses Ting Hai (37022201) – one of the few recommendable Chinese restaurants in Norway. It is open daily for lunch and dinner.
Entertainment
Arendal's bars and discos are open until 2.30. As the name suggests, it is located not far from the port of Fishermans Pub (37028870), at Langbryggen, it is open from Wednesday to Sunday evening. You can dance at Dixon every night (Langbryggen 15, 37027202), and from Tuesday to Saturday at Stephanie (Free walks 4, 37024045). Z kolei Rubens Dansebar, w Phønix Hotel, it is open on Fridays and Saturdays.
Call information
Autobusy Nor-Way Bussekspress, plying between Kristiansand (1 at. 30 min, 79 nkr) in Oslo (4 at, 310 nkr) several times a day, stop at Rutebilstasjon in Arendal. The bus station is a large square one block west of Pollen Harbor. Local buses #322, #323 i #324 run from Arendal to Grimstad (30 min, 27 nkr) every few minutes, from 5.00 to say the least 23.00.
Arendal is connected to the main rail network via a line from Neulag, but walk to the train station (37022003) leads from Torvet through the Fløyhedia tunnel (10 min on foot). The only vehicles, which are used by cars heading to the underground parking lot. If someone definitely does not want to use the tunnel, can go over the mountain to the station, przez Hylleveien i Juellsklev.
In summer, from Oslo to Arendal from Sunday to Thursday (O 9.00, do Oslo o 16.25) The Hurtigbåt ferry runs (37158560). On the way, it arrives at Risør, Kragerø and several other ports. On Fridays the ferry departs from Oslo, Fr. 16.00, and on Saturdays Fr. 9.00. The journey lasts 7 hours and costs 400 nkr (return tickets are 10% cheaper).
Communication
Traveling by city bus in Arendal costs money 15 nkr. Visiting the islets, it is best to use the bicycle, which will also allow access to the bathing areas of Hisøy and Tromøy. Bicycles can be rented from Sykkelsport, na rogu Nygaten i Vestre gate (70 nkr for the day).