Quality Hotel Grand Farris

For many years, Arne Nordheim was a frequent guest of the Grand Hotel in Larvik. Just a few houses separated the hotel from the “Festiviteten” building where his parents lived in the gatehouse. In this hotel, Arne met the poet Herman Windenvey, who came here from Stavern to drink coffee and read the newspapers. Also from here, in the 1950s, he sent letters, written on the hotel stationery, to his friends and acquaintances. When he became famous, one of the apartments was named in his honour: the Nordheim Suite.