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“Jump in!”
Valldal Naturopplevingar Valldal Naturopplevingar can take you to many activities in the area. Among the most popular activities are rafting at Valldøla and the activities in their “Wilderness Camp”.
“Eat, drink and be merry”
One of the most popular activities among groups visiting Petrines is brewing. Brewing has strong traditions in the parish, and you visit an old brewing house where you learn about the brewing, and of course get to taste it. With the brew we serve cured meat with traditional accessories.
“Wonderful Herdal”
About 20 minutes from Petrines by a private toll road of high standard, you find Herdalssetra (summer pasture). It is the largest cooperative dairy farm for goats in Norway, and you will find modern dairy farming based on and at one with 300 years of tradition.
Some hundred years ago this was a farm, but no one has lived there permanently for the last 300 years. The environment is well preserved, and so are also the traditions of hand milking and cheese making.
The summer pasture is open from mid June to September.
“Like a fairytale”
A stop at Ytste-Skotet either on the way to or from Petrines is recommended. The place is suitable for most purposes - seminars, holiday or parties. You find Ytste Skotet up in the mountain just opposite Dyrkorn in Stordal.
The farm has existed since the Viking age, it was habituated for over 1000 years ago. Snorre (a storyteller in Old Norse times) tells that St. Olav on his trip in the Storfjord in 1028/29 shot with his bow up in the mountain, causing a huge rock to fall out which made the plateau where the farm was built.
Ytste Skotet is open from May to October.
“A live wire”
If you bring your fishing rod up in the mountains, you find lots of mountain lakes and rivers. You will find everything from easy accessible lakes and rivers in the lowland to more remote places where the legend says that the really big fish is. The municipality of Norddal has made maps for trout fishing, indicating all available areas and where to buy fishing cards.
Only about 15 metres from Petrines, you find the river that runs through Norddal. Salmon has been caught here since time immemorial. Don’t you have a fishing rod= No problem, you can rent everything you need at Petrines.
Fishing cards for both the river and the Herdal Lake can be bought at Petrines. The river is open from June 15th through August.
The fjord is always there, ready for use. It is in daily use for both recreation and food collecting. If you want to take a trip on the fjord, boats are available for rent.
“Hunting stories”
Every autumn there are hunters hunting for small game and deer. Many of the hunters find the mountains around Petrines especially attractive. You get your hunting licence at Petrines. And remember: He who is patient, he gets rewarded.
“Moonlight serenade”
Summer pastures may be found all over Norddal. One of these is Rellingsetra, which can be visited both summer and winter. During the 1950’s it was used as a ski hut, and at that time the alpine skiers from Norddal were among the best in the country. Rellingsetra is a perfect starting point for hikes - all year around.
“Go skiing, both summer and winter”
About 1,5 hours by car from Petrines you find an adventure out of the ordinary at Stryn Sommerskisenter where you can ski on the best summer snow in the world.
During wintertime, Stranda Skisenter. is the place to go skiing. Here you find slopes suitable for everyone. They also have special slopes for kids.
“The Jugend town”
About 1,5 hours from Petrines, you find Ålesund, a town built in Jugend style.
“Glory to God…”
Norddal Church as we know it today, was built in 1782. However, the story tells about Mr. Arne at Sylte, the vicar in Norddal in 1610-34, who tore down the 500 years old stave church on Sylte, moved it across the fjord and rebuilt it in Norddal. Though the church was well kept, it was finally torn down to make room for a new church.
The church in Norddal was the first octagonal church in the area. Later it became a common building method, and the same type is found in Stordal and Geiranger. Local carpenters built the beautiful church by hand, and some details like the steeple, are considered outstanding in church history. The church is spaceous with room for 400 people and it is use for everything from services to concerts - in other words, a popular place to meet for the people in Norddal.
You can still se elements from the old stave church. In the vestibule, timber from the stave church was re-used. But the church has inherited more from the stave church, rare and beautiful items of considerable antiquated and historical value.
There is an iron chandelier, which is restored and is hanging the way it probably did in the Middle Age. The church is also decorated with portraits from the 15th century.
However, the most important and conspicuous items from the stave church are the altarpiece, the epitaph and the pulpit. The altarpiece is made in 1510-1520, most likely in Lübeck in Germany and may very well be made by Bernt Notke, the most recognized church artist in Europe at the time. The pulpit is considered a very valuable carpenter work from the baroque period, and the epitaph was most likely painted in the mid 1600.
“The vicarage”
Petrines is lucky enough to be able to use one of the buildings on the vicarage whenever needed. The house is built in 1694, and is the oldest one in the farmyard. The place is idyllic with white houses, a red storehouse and a red barn. We use the place for parties of all sizes, meetings and seminars.
