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Islands / Færder / Brøtsø
An inhabited island of nearly 2 km² between Tjøme and Hvasser. Houses and a great many holiday properties, the ones along Røssesundet among the most expensive in the country. The road from Tjøme to Sandøsund crosses the island over Røssesundbrua.
Nearly 2 km² between Tjøme and Hvasser, with no more than a narrow sound separating it from Hvasser to the south. Along Røssesundet stand some of the most expensive holiday properties in Norway, right at the waterline. Røssesundbrua carries the road from Tjøme on towards Sandøsund.
Road and bridge from Tjøme (Røssesundbrua).
The island is connected by road, so you need neither a boat nor a timetable.
In the 1800s there were four farms on Brøtsø: Holme, Rød, Norde Brøtsø and Søndre Brøtsø. Holme farm is still here. The through road crosses the island, with Røssesundbrua as the link.
People live here year round, and there are a great many holiday properties. The properties along Røssesundet are reckoned among the most expensive holiday homes traded in Norway.
Brøtsø has a road connection over Røssesundbrua from Tjøme, so you drive here. No protected areas with seasonal restrictions are known on the island itself.
Four farms shared the island in the 1800s. The same shoreline is now among the country's costliest cabin markets, with prices at Røssesundet in the national top tier.
The road to Sandøsund and Hvasser runs straight across Brøtsø. Most people driving through do not know they are crossing an island of its own.
Oslo Sea Experience passes Brøtsø on its private fjord trips from Tjuvholmen.
The Norwegian version notes which facts were taken from each source: Brøtsø på norsk.