Editing Sandefjord (section)

=== Tourism ===
Sandefjord is dubbed a resort area due to its many summer visitors.<ref name="MB" /> Sandefjord is also nicknamed the "Bathing City" due to its many beaches, islands and minor archipelagos. Beaches such as Vøra and nearby [[Langeby]] on [[Vesterøya]] attract summer visitors from [[Oslo]] and other larger Norwegian cities.<ref name="EA" /> Sandefjord became a bathing destination when [[sulphur]] was discovered in waters and [[gyttja]] in 1837.<ref name="snl" /><ref name="JTE18" />{{rp|18}}

Sandefjord is home to over two thousand vacation homes, most of which are built along the seaside.<ref name="snl" /> Sandefjord had Norway's most expensive vacation homes as of 2012; the mean vacation home price was [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 7.1&nbsp;million in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 December 2012 |title=Norges dyreste hytteområde har en gjennomsnittpris på 7,1 millioner kroner |url=https://www.abcnyheter.no/helse-og-livsstil/2012/12/27/165194/norges-dyreste-hytteomrade-har-en-gjennomsnittpris-pa-71-millioner-kroner |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Abcnyheter.no}}</ref>
[[File:Sandefjord Voera.JPG|thumb|left|Vøra attracts tourists from all of Norway, and can be crowded during summer.<ref name="TS" />{{rp|70}}<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|36}}]]

Sandefjord may be best known for its bathing and many beaches.<ref name="FS04" />{{rp|398}}<ref name="EA" />{{rp|74}} The city of Sandefjord is in the southern part of the municipality and it lies on a low, slightly inclined [[Shore|strand]], protected on three sides by hills, and only open towards the south where the [[Sandefjordsfjord]] is located. It is known for its great bathing and pure sea water quality. It has a country-like appearance with clean streets and quaint roads. The area is dependent on the beaches during the summer season when many tourists arrive in Sandefjord.<ref name="JTE18" />{{rp|6}} The bathing season in Sandefjord generally begins on the first of June and runs through the last day of August.<ref name="JTE18" />{{rp|11}}

Visitors to [[Sandefjord Spa]] in the 19th century were the first tourists to the area, and this made Sandefjord into a popular holiday destination.<ref name="IT94" />{{rp|140}} Sandefjord's fame as a seaside mecca dates back to 1837, when [[sulphur spring]]s first were discovered in town.<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|51}} Sandefjord has been nicknamed "Eastern Norway's vacation paradise." A majority of current tourists and vacation homeowners are from the capital of [[Oslo]].<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|4}}

Sandefjord is home to four hotels: [[Scandic Park Hotel]], [[Hotel Kong Carl]], Torp Hotel, and [[Clarion Collection]] Hotel Atlantic.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lee |first=Phil |title=The Rough Guide to Norway |publisher=Rough Guides |year=2017 |isbn=9780241243183 |page=118}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2012 |title=800 færre hotelldøgn i Sandefjord |url=https://www.sb.no/nyheter/800-ferre-hotelldogn-i-sandefjord-1.7540505?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref>

[[File:Skjellvika Sandefjord.jpg|thumb|center|800px|[[Skjellvika]] Beach]]