Stavanger

Harbour Highlights

1. City Centre and Old Stavanger
   The city centre: a wide range of shopping possibilities. "Gamle Stavanger", the old town, just a few short walk from the quay. One of northern Europe’s best preserved wooden built neighbourhoods.

   
2. Lysefjord and The Pulpit Rock
   A boat trip is one way to see the majestic Lysefjord famous for the ‘Preikestolen’ or Pulpit Rock , which towers 600m above the fjord.

   
3. IDDIS, the Canning Museum.
   IDDIS Canning Museum: Follow the production process in an old cannery

   
4. Utstein Monastery
   Norway's best preserved medieval monastery

   
5. Swords in Rock
   The Swords in Rock monument in Hafrsfjord, Stavanger marks the Viking battle of Hafrsfjord when Norway was united into one kingdom.

   
6. Byrkjedalstunet
   The traditional food, history and the authentic, Norwegian experience defines this beautiful place in the mountains. Byrkjedalstunet also has it`s own candle factory, restaurant and suvenir shop.

   
7. Bakernes Paradis
   An idyllic getaway from the city. Our café in Heimahuset offers light serving such as our homemade fish soup, toasted sandwiches and baked goods.

   
8. Vitenfabrikken
   Discover this popular science museum in Sandnes. Topics are natural science, mathematics, energy and astronomy, regional industrial history and Sandnes' city history.

   
9. The Norwegian Petroleum Museum
   The Norwegian Petroleum Museum is a museum for everyone. Its exhibitions show how offshore operations have become Norway's most important industry, and give you experiences of this activity.

   
10. The Archaeological Museum
    What were the treasures the Vikings brought back to Norway? Come face to face with the 8,200-year-old skeleton from Vistehola. Finds from the stone age to the medieval periode.