The Manor House from 1665

In 1658 there was a wedding between, Karen Mowat, the wealthiest heir in Norway, and Ludvig Rosenkrantz, a Danish nobleman. Karen Mowat and Ludvig Rosenkrantz were given the farm Hatteberg as a wedding present. They built their home here, and called it Rosendal. It was finished in 1665. A guided tour at the Manor House is a tour through different epochs. The rooms are influenced by owners over 250 years, and the Manor House is preserved as a home – the way it was when the last owners left in 1927.

Baroniet Rosendal

Baroniet Rosendal is Norway's only barony and Scandinavia's smallest castle. The barony is centrally located in Rosendal and is known for its cultural program and its rose garden.

Events

Baroniet Rosendal offers a fantastic cultural program rich in content every summer. Both concerts and a play are on the programme. Several of the events can be combined with food and accommodation at Baroniet Avlsgård & Fruehus.

Also see the programme of Rosendal Chamber Music Festival, founded in 2016 by Leif Ove Andsnes!

Guided tour

A guided tour at Baroniet Rosendal is a tour through different epochs. The rooms are influenced by owners over 250 years, and the manor is preserved as a home – the way it was when the last owners left in 1927.

Renaissance garden and landscape park

Ludvig Rosenkrantz and Karen Mowatt’s little manor from the 1660s is surrounded by beautiful and historic grounds, including a Renaissance garden, a romantic landscape garden and the kitchen garden. From Rosendal Garden you get a grand view of the enveloping mountains Malmangernuten, melderskin and Laurdalstind, and of the waterfall Hattebergfossen and Hardangerfjorden. The garden has been built up over several hundred years of changing styles and fashions in gardening, Here you can experience more than 300 years of garden history.

Turistar på dekk på Hardangerfjordekspressen som nyt utsikta av fjord og fjell i Hardanger.

Hardangerfjord Express Boat - Rødne

The Hardangerfjord Express takes you from Bergen to Rosendal, where you can visit the Barony with its magnificent rose garden, the world's largest art installation Salmon Eye, experience interactive exhibitions at the Folgefonn Center, and many more fantastic experiences!

Visit the Garden café Rosendal Greenhouse

Delicious lunch with fresh ingredients from the herb garden of Baroniet Rosendal and local produce.

Kjøken- og Urtehagen med Hagekafeen/drivhuset i bakgrunnen.

Rosendal Greenhouse Café

The chef serves coffee and cake in the Tea Room, light lunches in Rosendal Greenhouse, and three or five course gourmet dinners in the Blue Dining Room

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