For a hundred years Solstrand´s exquisite location, beautiful
surroundings and magnificent view of the Folgefonna glacier have fascinated travelers
from both near and far. Christian Michelsen, the first prime minister of the
newly-independent Norway after the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905, built
Solstrand as a holiday resort for the Bergen merchant-princes, so that «they could have a
place to gather strength for their great deeds.
The hotel has been in the Schau-Larsen family since 1929, and
now offers an exciting mixture of tourism, recreation, social life and a management
development program for Norwegian industry. Despite restoration and extension, Solstrand
is still close to what must have been the original character of both the house and the
cultural landscape at the turn of the century: «a light, airy and picturesque house»...
Only 30 km from the Fishmarket in Bergen, Solstrand has a
delightful location on the edge of the Bjørnefjord, and is an excellent springboard for
trips to the city itself and to the beautiful fjord landscapes of Western Norway.
