Stavanger Airport 15 min
Sverd i fjell (9 min) Fjord-side monument to the 872 Battle of Hafrsfjord, with 3 10m-tall swords, made in 1983. Sola Beach (17 min) Sandy beach for walking & water sports, with a nearby golf course & remains of WWII-era buildings. Hafrsfjord (12 min) 9-km.-long fjord & site of Sverd i fjell (Swords in Rock) memorial to an 872 battle fought here. Tungenes Fyr (21 min) Stavanger City Museum (7 min) Museum built in 1893 offering exhibits on local cultural & natural history, plus displays for kids. Norwegian Canning Museum (8 min) Exhibits, equipment demos & films on the regional canning industry in a former factory complex. Stavanger Art Museum (6 min) Lakeside, sophisticated museum offering Norwegian & international artworks dating back to the 1800s. Stavanger Cathedral (4 min) Elegant medieval cathedral, Norway's oldest, with Gothic & Romanesque accents & vivid stained glass. Ledaal (9 min) Grand, listed 1800s residence with Baroque gardens housing antique furniture & historic art. Stavanger Maritime Museum (8 min) Small dockside museum featuring ship models & artifacts related to Stavanger's maritime history. Arkeologisk museum i Stavanger (6 min) Regionally focused archaeological & natural history exhibits dating to prehistoric times. Norwegian Petroleum Museum (9 min) Petroleum museum by the port based in a stand-out landmark building built from different rocks. Breidablikk museum (9 min) Elegant 1881 manor featuring historic furnishings & antiques, plus English-style landscaped grounds. Gamle Stavanger (9 min) Preserved 18th- & 19th-century white wooden cottages are the cornerstone of this historic district. |