Editing Arendal (section)

==Attractions==
[[File:Lille Torungen.jpg|right|thumb|Lille Torungen Lighthouse]]
[[File:Arendal Strømsbu gard.JPG|thumb|right|Strømsbo gård]]
[[File:NGP2009-9.jpg|thumb|right|The annual [[Norwegian Grand Prix]] for [[F1 Powerboat World Championship|F1 Powerboat Racing]] is held at Arendal]]

===Townscape===
In the middle of the [[Arendal (town)|town centre of Arendal]] is an area with wooden houses dating back to the 17th century. This area is called Tyholmen, and is what is left of buildings from before the 19th century. The inner harbour of Arendal is called "Pollen", where the fish market, pubs, and restaurants are located. [[Trinity Church (Arendal)|Trinity Church]] dominates the skyline of this area.

Arendal has grown from a traditional sleepy summer-town (with culture activities just in the summer) to a more "all year" city.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} The building of the new library and the combined [[Arendal Town Hall|city hall/concert house]] has greatly improved culture life.

===Lighthouses===
The [[Store Torungen Lighthouse]] is located on the island of [[Store Torungen]] outside Arendal. It was constructed in 1844 and electrified in 1914. It is {{convert|34.3|m}} high and contains a 2nd order lens. It is reachable by a 55-minute boat trip from the town centre. The lighthouse is still in use.

The [[Lille Torungen Lighthouse]] is situated on the small island of [[Lille Torungen]] outside Arendal. The lighthouse is {{convert|28.9|m}} high. Lille Torungen and Store Torungen were constructed as twin lighthouses, and both are located in the Arendal [[Sea lane|shipping lane]].

The [[Sandvigodden Lighthouse]] is also located in Arendal.

===Strømsbo gård===
Strømsbo gård is a manor house on a historic farm located west of the center of Arendal. The manor dates from the 1760s. From 1804 the manor and farm were owned by members of the Herlofson family. Peter Herlofson took over the farm and gave the building its present form. In 1883, Axel Herlofsen (1845–1910) built the Strømsbo steam sawmill at the head of Strømsbubukt. Nicolai Benjamin Herlofson (1876–1945), former mayor of Arendal, was born and raised at Strømsbo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strømsbo gård |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/Lokaliteter/Aust-Agder/Arendal/STROEMSBO-GAARD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628180804/http://www.kulturminnesok.no/Lokaliteter/Aust-Agder/Arendal/STROEMSBO-GAARD |archive-date=June 28, 2013 |access-date=February 5, 2016 |publisher=kulturminnesok.no}}</ref>

===Music festivals===
* [[Canal Street (Arendal, Norway)|Canal Street]] is Arendals yearly [[jazz]] and [[blues]] festival during the summer. It has been arranged since 1996, at that time by the name of Arendal Jazz and Blues Festival. The popularity of the arrangement has been steadily increasing. 
* From 2007 until 2014, the [[Hove Festival]] was located on the island of [[Tromøy (island)|Tromøy]] just outside Arendal town. It was the largest festival scene in Norway the debut year, and it has an audience capacity of up to 25,000.