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adema29 Says: It is a big history behind that church in Avaldsnes and this is why I have preferred to write a special "tip" for it only.First of all, you'll be impressed by the location on the top of the hill, dominating the entire area, and the simple, early gothic shape.It is somehow...
Don't miss Avaldsnes-10 min. drive from Haugesund
adema29 Says: I was first time in Avaldsnes few years ago but being again in the area in October this year, I have used my opportunity to go back there, on a Saturday.Being as lucky as usual, I have participated by chance at a wedding ceremony in that old church in Avaldsnes and I was, of...
SORHUS Says: at saturdays around 1ish if i remeber rightstroll along the quay passed the hotel maritim u will find høvleriet...a jazzband plays for free and they have a great fish soup there, great for lunch/dinner its a great atomspher there in the old fishing house fish soup
lothes mat og vinhus: indoor, outdoor restaurant and bar
SORHUS Says: A little history that i found on the restaurantes websiteLothe's mat og vinhus has existed in this house since 14th April 1989.The property was built early in the 1850's and has been a famouslandmark in and around Haugesund harbour.The house was seriously damaged due to a...
krashna: a place with many names and dancefloors
SORHUS Says: this place has been here for years and are very popular. it has had diffrent name but the locals just say krashna (used to be called krashnapolsk) and is located north in the pedestrian streeetit has diffrent dancefloor with its own music and a lot of bars( pub, pianobar...
samson: a quiet night out or a coffee in the day
SORHUS Says: If u wanne sit comortable and sip to a strawberry daqaurie, drink beer, coffee or wine...this is the place. Its down by the habour and the play soft relaxing music. There are many sofas there so dont fall asleep after a hard day of beeing a tourist :-))U can also get some...
bergen-haugesund-stavanger and return
SORHUS Says: time table from bergen -haugesund -stavangerto get to haugesund make sure u pick the right departure because sometimes it goes past and dont stop befor aksdal which is 15 min outside haugesund...u then will need a another bus or taxiin haugesund the bus stops at the bus...
SORHUS Says: the car ferry between stavanger and haugesund its about 1,5 hour to 2 hours drive includeing the ferry
SORHUS Says: its a butchershop in the pedestrian street where they sell the best ever dessert called queen maud (dronning Maud) and other yummy kinds off food :-)))and its the only place u can get this dessert..it was created when queen maud came to visit the town many many years...
Design Forum AS: Clothes for the colorful
krulltang Says: Wonderful colorful clothing from Save the Queen, Milieu, Boheme and others with wonderful shoes from Think!, Earth, Camper and more. Scarfs, purses, shoes and dresses. A pair of shoes around 1000 kroner, scarf 300 kroner, purses 1500 kroner, dress 300 and up.
SORHUS Says: the old way of preserve and store the herring this is shown on the yearly maritim old boat festival in august
SORHUS Says: NATIONAL DAYNational day here is very specialit starts with the canon wakeing up everyone early early in the morning7am ...the morning parade starts and anyone ( even tourists :-))) can join in) , it starts from diffrent parts in town and meet up with the fishermen statue in...
SORHUS Says: Its hard to find any special tourist traps....it has to be that its a western coastal town that sometimes...often have "some" rain :-))) so bring an umbrella...it might get windy too espesially if its not summer ....so get the old raingear out of the closet instead ther is...
Be ready for hiking-you'll have a lot to see
adema29 Says: A small backsack for hiking Good shoes/wind proof jackets and trousers A good camera with full batteries and a huge memory if possible... there are a lot of things waiting for you to "capture" them :) Fishing rod-be always ready for the big capture. I have never realised...
adema29 Says: I knew that it should be a place like this around Kårsto and I found it at last :)It was of course another surprise, as the wildness is even more visible and the feeling of being so small in that “swampy” Norwegian World is even bigger.How I knew it? It's so simple.Around...
adema29 Says: I was looking for a "mountain" named Rossafjellet and I found instead a small stony hill. It is probably because in the area there are a lot of peaks having the same name...Even if it was an error, I will let you see the trip through my camera's eye :)If you want to go...
Climbing 454 m to Orna, near Skjoldalstraumen
adema29 Says: I have started, a bit too late, this year to "climb" up to all the mountain peaks in the area.Orna is one of the first peaks I have reached, not so easy as I have expected.First of all, what Norwegians call "easy" was not so easy for me :)After that, the marking is not the...
adema29 Says: What I know for sure is that I will not go back o Sandbekken... never.In my mind, a track like this should show me something, a nice view, a beautiful lake... I don't know... something interesting.Instead of this I have found only a swamp. I felt so stupid and dirty and...
Haraldshaugen (Harald's mound)-Haugesund
adema29 Says: It is believed that here is the Harald's Hårfagre (Fair Hair) grave and it is one of the most important monuments on Norwegian's history.Harald Hårfagre (IX-X century) was considered the first king of Norway as, after the fight in Hafrsfjorden (I have some tips about this...
SORHUS Says: VIKING FESTIVAL (7-10 JUNE 2007)its a festival with viking marked, theater, concert, exebition, historic walks etcsee how the viking lived in this village http://www.vikingfestivalen.no/SAFE AS MILK (july)is a music festival that started in 1999 and the special thing is that...
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Haugesund- my home for few months - The 24th city in Norway, with around 33000 people, seems to be a typical "aglomeration", as the cities in Norway not the cities we use to see all over Europe. Thoose 30000 people are dispersed on an...
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Q: I need the car ferry schedule for Haugesund, Stavanger, Karmoy. Where do I go online to find that?
A: Good map also showing ferries: http://www.stavanger-guide.no/maps/maps_english/region.pdf Good page for Ferry...
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Destination haugalandet, which includes the coastal town of HAUGESUND, streches from the island of Utsira in the west to Etne and Sauda in the east and from Karmøy in the south to Sveio in the...
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Haugesund is medium populated city between Bergen and Stavanger. The city is famous for the sildajazz and sildabord in August. The city has many other interest like naturplace, mountains, churches,......
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Haugesund- my home for few months
The 24th city in Norway, with around 33000 people, seems to be a typical "aglomeration", as the cities in Norway not the cities we use to see all over Europe. Thoose 30000 people are dispersed on an...
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