KRISTIANSAND CANNON MUSEUM

A short drive takes you to the Kristiansand Cannon Museum, the Vara Battery. Overlooking the Skagerrak strait, this is the second largest cannon ever mounted on land. Construction started in 1941 during the German occupation, in conjunction with a similar cannon battery in Denmark 116 km away. With a range of 55 km each, without firing even once, the two cannon batteries guarded the shipping lanes of the Skagerrak strait and the entrance to the Baltic Sea. The site offers magnificent views of the area and the archipelago.