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— Fargegaten in Stavanger on Norway's national day
Everything you can see and do in the Stavanger region can be found here. Join sightseeing tours or go on your own. The choice is yours!
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Mountain hikes and walks
Egersund
Nature reserve located on Eigerøy and a fantastic area for coast walks. Traces of fishing activities stretching back several hundred years. Possibilities for fishing, grilling and swimming. Car parking with WC facilities.
Architecture and heritage
Stavanger
A centre for coastal culture in Stavanger. The Engøyholmen Coastal Culture Centre is located on two islets in Stavanger's harbour basin.
Beaches
Sola
Sjøbadet Myklebust is a public outdoor swimming area located along the coast of Tananger, specifically in the Jåsund peninsula in the north of Tananger. The public sea pool was officially opened in August 2015 and has already become a popular area for water fun.
Mountain hikes and walks
Stavanger
Stavanger's Blue Promenade starts at the Badedammen outdoor swimming area from where you can enjoy views of beautiful Ryfylke. It continues past the Fiskepiren terminal where the speed boats to Ryfylke and Byøyene depart.
Mountain hikes and walks
Sandnes
This trip will take you on one of Norway's most popular and spectacular hikes. It is for good reason that this hike has gained its popularity with visitors to Norway and locals alike. Situated only a few hours from Stavanger, Pulpit Rock - or Preikestolen in Norwegian - is a towering cliff-plateau directly suspended over Lysefjorden. To stand (or sit) so close to the edge is probably the moment that hikers look forward to the most, although it is no easy deed. The top offers unobstructed views over the meandering blue fjord that was formed by the glaciers during the last Ice Age, making it a good spot to enjoy a photo session and possibly a light snack.
Mountain hikes and walks
Sirdal
Setesdal Vesthei og Ryfylkeheiane Landskapsvernområde (SVR) is the second largest nature reserver in Norway.
Mountain hikes and walks
Stavanger
"Horizons and Fragments" creates an astonishing landscape of land art and installation – work by Norwegian and international artists appears to rise and float from the soil and from nature, from rock and from structures woven from plants and trees. The installations change, grow and move with the seasons, providing a beautiful and stimulating park for posterity. Artists include Torild Wardnær, Barbro Raen Thomassen, Tori Wraanes, Jørn Rønnau and Ingrid Juell Moe. Horizons and Fragments creates a dialogue between authors and words, and landscape and artists. The artistic interventions happen here in site-specific installations that seamlessly meld culture and nature – one has already been designated "a landing place for angels". These unexpected fragments and horizons will continue to inspire visitors in this gorgeous coastal setting. More information here: http://www.regionstavanger.com/Stavanger/Brosjyrer/Rennes%C3%B8y%20kommune/Folder_6s_10x21_ENGELSK.pdf
Mountain hikes and walks
Stavanger
This hike is a gem! Bright green hills for the most part of the year, with staggering magnificent cliffs towards the Mastrafjord below, and with a soft waving pastoral and coastal heaths inland. The roundtrip starts from the farm Bø. After a couple of hundred metres the path divides into two, and you have a choice of walking the lower path below the steep cliffs to Hesthammar; a settlement from the Migration period with ruins of houses, stone houses, fences, clearance cairns, mounds and fields reiner up the mountain. You can also choose to go over the green pastoral path, towards Torsbakkene and over the hills to Niben (104 meters above sea level) and Knott (110 meters above sea level).
Art and museums
Stavanger
The Valberg tower (Valbergtårnet) was constructed from 1850 to 1853 and was the former observation tower of Stavanger. The architect was Chr. Grosch.
Architecture and heritage
Sogndalstrand
A cast iron lighthouse standing at the mouth of Rekefjord. Built in 1895 and automated in 1972. Formerly occupied by a lighthouse keeper and his assistant.
Art and museums
Finnøy
The former trading place Ramsvig in Sjernaøyane is open in summer. The place is located in one of the region's warmest and most beautiful bays, also known as "Ryfylke's pearl". The hosts Mette and Jostein endeavour to maintain the reputation of this gem.