Stavanger Things to Do

 10 Reviews  The cathedral is placed right in the middle of the town, between the main harbour and Breiavatnet . The Norway's oldest cathedral was built around 1125 and dedicated to St. Svithun. It is the only... 

 11 Reviews  You can't leave Stavanger without to see the Gamle Stavanger, the ancient Stavanger. This is the oldest side of the town and you can see many old white wooden houses built in the 18th century with... 

 4 Reviews  Møllebukta in Hafrsfjord is a popular beach. The fjord is shallow with a narrow opening into the ocean, which means that bathing temperatures are often higher here than on the Jæren beaches. And I... 

 12 Reviews  The Norwegian Petroleum Museum shows its interesting face starting from its architecture. It is said that there is hardly a building in Norway that signals its function as obviously as the Oil Museum.... 

 4 Reviews  There are two boat companies in Stavanger offering sightseeing trips down the Lysefjord. We have been with Rodne boats, which leave from the central harbour area in Stavanger (not far from the Skagen... 

 2 Reviews  This year (2010) we've been very lucky to visit two beautiful gardens - Keukenhof in Holland and Flor&Fjaere in Norway. In order to visit Flor&Fjaere you have to book a boat trip from Stavanger; if... 

 3 Reviews  You don't have to go to Jæren to find beaches, although the Jæren beaches are bigger and more sandy. The city beaches are spread along Gandsfjorden, they are small and cozy. Go by bus no 4 to Rosenli... 

 3 Reviews  It was allways a nice to find over the corner a nice statue having the roots in the old stories of the city. I will post here some photos with the statues I love. They are so real and they are making... 

 2 Reviews  Svarthola means the Black Cave and is nothing else to see than a simple small cave :-) What is interesting at this cave, is the fact that it was populated 6000 years ago by a group of hunters (25 is... 

 4 Reviews  Near the Vagen there is the Valbergtarnet Tower built in 1852 as lookaround of the town. From its top you can see a great wiev over the vagen and the old town of Stavanger. Inside the tower there is... 

 3 Reviews  The lake seems to be the meeting place of the old wood houses of the town and the modern buildings on the other side. You can spend enjoyable moments walking by the lake or trying to feed swans and... 

 1 Review  The boulder field at Gloppedalsura is an amazing sight and if you’re travelling from Stavanger to Sirdal, it’s worth turning aside for a couple of minutes to see. The scree was formed during the last... 

 1 Review  The name Tou derives from the old norwegian word taufr meaning a place where magic is practiced :-) Tou Scene is a center for contemporary art comprising music, visual art, film, dramatic art,... 

 2 Reviews  Part of the Stavanger Museum, the Zoological section presents birds and mammals from all around the world. The birds exhibition is really rich and interesting. The museum is opened every day except on... 

 1 Review  Flekkefjord is another one of those cute little towns along the south coast of Norway. I would say it is the most westernly one, as I concider the next town towards Stavanger, Egersund, to be the most... 

 2 Reviews  The botanical garden is always open, and the entrance is free! Sundays in the period 9 june - 29 sept from 12 o'clock - 3 p.m. there is a free barbecue, that is the charcoal is lit and you can bring... 

 1 Review  The linked map shows the walking / biking path around the areas Rosenli and Godalen in Storhaug, Stavanger east. If you are on foot, I suggest you go by bus no 4A or 4B marked Rosenli to... 

 3 Reviews  Each May, Stavanger hosts several of the most well-known jazz artists in the world. The venues are spread out through the town for a long weekend, packed with jazz shows. Each theatre is different,... 

 1 Review  The Friluftshuset in Orre is right on the coast south of Stavanger and Sandes, at the beach. It's a place where biological and geological things are exhibited and explained. Like a nature museum... 

 1 Review  Many times during my stay in Sandnes, I went to Haa Gamle Prestegaard - an old reverend's house right at the sea about 40 minutes south of Stavanger. The house is beautiful and consists of several... 

 2 Reviews  This building used to be one of Stavanger's many canning factories. From the 1890's to about 1960 the canning industry was the most important industry in Stavanger. After 1960 the oil industry took... 

 1 Review  The candle factory at Byrkedal (pronounced "bershedaal") was originally a cheese dairy. In the late 1980’s they started making candles using an old fashioned method of dipping. The old building is set... 

 1 Review  The telecommunication tower, 78 metres tall and built on Stavanger's highest hilltop 131 meters above sea level, has a fantastic view of Stavanger and it's surroundings. There are two viewing...