Summer: Just walk around in...
by Humbla
Summer: Just walk around in the centre of town, buy the worlds best (!) ice cream at Finns Konditori or a bag of shrimps in the harbour. Have a cold drink in one of the outdoor cafes, relax, enjoy!
Winter: Many interesting museums and art galleries - and something warming in a cafŽ afterwards. Everything is in a short walking distance, even if Stavanger is the fourth largest city in Norway. Nightlife is great, and there are lots of good restaurants, all in the (partial car free) centre of town. A great variety of shops, I always find what I need (and more).
Utstein Kloster-Utstein Abbey
by adema29
This is one of the medieval monasteries in Norway. It is said that this is the best preserved one and I will believe it, mostly because I haven’t seen any other one yet.
What I can say is that the church is beautiful. It is an early Gothic building and you’ll see this in my photos.
The area is a very typical Norwegian one, the swans are there on the still lake, and the sheep, the old grave and rocky hills, small wooden houses and green pastures.
If you love the nature and you need to spend some time with yourself, this may be a good place to go. And it’s only 30 minutes driving from Stavanger.
They like a lot sports...all of them
by adema29
It was a surprise when I first came here, to see everywhere people running, biking, skying, going to the gym, playing football or simply walking in alert rhythm.
Even the girls are playing football for pleasure.
I am a lazy man and it was annoying me to see people older than my father speeding-up around the lakes around with nice smiles on their ridgy faces...
I admire them and I am always promising to myself that "tomorrow" I will start too
Every single day for more than six months... :(
As a fact, the life expectancy in Norway is 81,5 years, Norway being in top ten at this indicator.
Stavanger's Cultural Centre
by BlackTshirt
Kulturhuset - The culture house has a library, a very comfortable cinema, an art museum, a kids' museum, an outdoor cafe in the centre of town, and a fantastic music library with tens of thousands of cds and dvds for rental, including comprehensive jazz and soul sections. A great resource. Go to my website at www.blacktshirts-stavanger.blogspot.com for my Stavanger Top 10 list and links.
Rosenli
by Rusket
Rosenli is a beautiful recreational area close to the city. It would take you 20 - 25 minutes to get there by foot from downtown. Or you could go by bus no 4A or 4B to the end stop; a roundabout by the buildings on top of the hill. NB check that the bus is marked "Rosenli", or you would end up on the other side of the city ;-) From the roundabout walk between the tall and the lower buildings and you will find the walkway that ends where the two people are. See the linked map and / or check my "things to do" tip about hiking / biking close to the city.
There is a nice walking / biking path here, barbeque areas, lawns excellent for sunbathing and a couple of snug beaches. The path continues to Godalen along Gandsfjorden (towards the photographer), another, or should we say the same, nice recreational area. You could go directly to Godalen by bus no 6.
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Flor og Fjaere 3
Bjørndalsfjellet 3
Zeeleeuw in Stavanger 5
Arne Ekeland
