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- Preikestolen Bus & Hike. For those seeking a bird's-eye view of Lysefjord, the hike to Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen) is a must. Perched nearly 2,000 feet above the fjord, this iconic clifftop offers one of the most awe-inspiring views in all of Norway.
- Join a Lysefjord Sightseeing Cruise. If the Preikestolen hike is too ambitious for you, don't worry. Instead, embark on a captivating three-hour sightseeing cruise from central Stavanger, available daily during the peak season and several times a week throughout the year.
- Climb the World's Longest Wooden Staircase. For an off-the-beaten-path adventure, consider a stop at Flørli during selected fjord cruises. This historic village, once central to Norway's hydropower efforts, is now a charming retreat and a haven for hikers.
- Explore Old Stavanger. This historic district of white, wooden houses is right by the cruise ship dock, making it the ideal first attraction for cruise ship visitors.
Things to Do in Stavanger, Norway: See Tripadvisor's 48,414 traveler reviews and photos of Stavanger tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in June. We have reviews of the best places to see in Stavanger. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
- Gamle Stavanger
- Lysefjord
- Stavanger Cathedral
- Stavanger Petroleum Museum
- Sverd I Fjell
- Norwegian Canning Museum
- Stavanger Art Museum
- Øvre Holmegate
- Stavanger Maritime Museum
- Breidablikk Museum
After the Second World War the centre of Stavanger was due to be razed and rebuilt in concrete, a plan opposed by the city architect Einar Hedén. So you can thank him for the preservation of Old Stavanger, a neighbourhood of more than 200 wooden buildings on little cobblestone lanes on the west side of the Vågen bay. Most are sweet whitewashed weat...
Stavanger is the most convenient city if you want to experience the wonders of Lysefjord, lying an hour to the east. Words don’t really do justice to the epic landscapes at Lysefjord, but on a boat trip you’ll have a front row view of majestic walls of rock, waterfalls and idyllic little islands. The Stavanger-based Rødne Fjord Cruise company sched...
In the Storhaug borough not far from the harbour is the oldest and best preserved cathedral in Norway. It was first raised in the Romanesque style in thefirst half of the 12th century and then given an ornate Gothic chancel in the 13th century after a fire in 1272. Even now, it’s not hard to tell the understated nave apart from the theatrical choir...
Approaching from the North Sea you could mistake the Petroleum Museum and its shiny metallic cylinders for an oil platform. This is no accident, as the museum chronicles more than 50 years of Norwegian drilling in the North Sea. Up-to-date and smartly designed, the exhibition has drilling equipment, submersibles, robots, a scale replica of an oil p...
On a peninsula poking into the Hafrsfjord in the Madla neighbourhood is a solemn monument recording a great naval battle. After the Battle of Hafrsfjord, fought some time at the end of the 9th century the Viking chief Harald Fairhair was able to proclaim himself the first King of Norway, uniting a number of petty kingdoms under one ruler for the fi...
At Øvre Strandgate 88 in Old Stavanger, the Canning Museum is in a canning factory that was in business from the 1916 to the 1950s. With architecture dating back to 1841, the factory was abandoned until 1975 when the museum opened. What’s exciting is that all of the machinery is still in situ and the enthusiastic guide will explain and show you how...
Under the auspices of the multi-location “Museum Stavanger”, this institution is on the west shore of the Mosvatnet lake, southeast of the city centre. The collection centres on the 19th-century Stavanger landscape artist Lars Hertervig, who was a member of the Düsseldorf School but moved back to Stavanger after a mental breakdown and only achieved...
Up to 2005 this street on the east side of the Vågen was rather nondescript. But as part of the “Kul Kultur” project Øvre Holmegate was totally revitalised after the local hairdresser Tom Kjørsvik proposed a way to transform it. First it was closed off to road traffic, and then, using a colour scheme devised by the artist Craig Flanagan, the houses...
Also in one of the whitewashed wooden houses in Old Stavanger is a museum all about the history of shipping, fishing and shipbuilding in southwestern Norway. You can enter a general store as it would have looked in 1910, stocked with anything from milk to paint and seafaring equipment. There’s also an office interior that once belonged to the Monse...
Also managed by the Stavanger Museum AS is an elegant villa built in the Eiganes neighbourhood in the early 1880s. It was commissioned by the rich merchant and ship owner Lars Berentsen, and prominent architect Henrik Nissen made the plans. Breidablikk is designed like a Swiss chalet with exaggerated eaves, and has neo-Romanesque and Gothic influen...
Things to Do in Stavanger, Norway: See Tripadvisor's 48,425 traveller reviews and photos of Stavanger tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in June. We have reviews of the best places to see in Stavanger. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
- Stavanger walking tour. One of my favorite ways to get to know a new city is simply to wander around downtown. I especially enjoyed doing this with Vanessa because she could share lots of local history as we walked – it helps that she used to work as a tour guide!
- Fargegaten. Translating to “the color street”, Øvre Holmegate or simply “Fargegaten” as the locals call it, is located just up the hill from the downtown harbor area and attracts visitors and locals alike who’re looking to grab a coffee or drink.
- Oil Museum. Stavanger has the discovery of large quantities of oil in the North Sea to thank for its current reputation as a vibrant and international city.
- Gamle Stavanger & IDDIS. If the modern multicultural side of Norway doesn’t really appeal to you and you’d rather experience a more traditional side of the country, the old town of Stavanger (also known as Gamle Stavanger) is the place to be.
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Jun 19, 2023 · So here are the best things to do in Stavanger, Norway: #1 Wander the streets of Gamle Stavanger. You’ll find Gamle Stavanger on the west side of Vågen Bay, a short walk from the city center. Walk through the streets of Old Stavanger to admire Northern Europe’s largest collection of white wooden houses.
