Stavanger
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipality in Norway.
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway and the administrative center of Rogaland county. The municipality is the fourth most populous in Norway. Located on the Stavanger Peninsula in southwest Norway, Stavanger counts its official founding year as 1125, the year the Stavanger Cathedral was completed. Stavanger's core is to a large degree 18th- and 19th-century wooden houses that are protected and considered part of the city's cultural heritage. This has caused the town center and inner city to retain a small-town character with an unusually high ratio of detached houses, and has contributed significantly to spreading the city's population growth to outlying parts of Greater Stavanger.
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Worth seeing in and around Stavanger
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Stavanger
The University of Stavanger is a public research university located in Stavanger, Norway. It was established in 2005 when the Stavanger University College received university status.
4.1 km · university in Stavanger, Norway · Wikipedia - 02Sverd i fjell
Sverd i fjell is a commemorative monument located in the Hafrsfjord neighborhood of Madla, a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
4.7 km · commemorative monument of the unification of the Norwegian Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Lyse Arena
Viking Stadion, currently named Lyse Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Stavanger, Norway. It was inaugurated in May 2004 and cost 160 million NOK to build.
6.2 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 04Stavanger Cathedral
Stavanger Cathedral is Norway's oldest cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Stavanger who leads the Diocese of Stavanger in the Church of Norway. It is located in the centre of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in central Rogaland county, Norway.
100 m · church in Stavanger, Norway · Wikipedia - 05Norwegian Petroleum Museum
The Norwegian Petroleum Museum is a museum documenting Norwegian oil and gas activities, located in Stavanger, Norway.
400 m · museum in Stavanger · Wikipedia - 06Rogaland Teater
Rogaland Teater is a theatre in Stavanger, Norway. The building was constructed in 1883, designed by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff, and it originally seated close to 500 people.
500 m · theatre building in Stavanger, Norway · Wikipedia - 07DNB Arena
DNB Arena is an indoor ice hockey rink in Stavanger, Norway, and home to the EHL team, the Stavanger Oilers. Opened ahead of the 2012–13 season, the arena has a capacity for 4,500 spectators during ice hockey matches and 6,000 during concerts, including 36 executive boxes.
3 km · arena in Stavanger, Norway · Wikipedia - 08Svarthola
Svarthola or Vistehola is a cave and an archaeological site, located in Randaberg Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 9 m deep cavern is located on the Viste farm, about 10 km northwest of the city of Stavanger, situated near the shore of the Visteviga bay, at the mouth of the Hafrsfjorden.
7.9 km · cave and archaeological site in Norway · Wikipedia - 09Stavanger City Bridge
Stavanger City Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in the city of Stavanger which is in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The bridge has one tower and it was one of the first larger cable-stayed bridges in Norway when it opened on 31 January 1978.
1 km · bridge in Stavanger, Norway · Wikipedia - 10Frøylandsvatnet
Frøylandsvatnet is a lake in Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 0.48-square-kilometre lake lies on the south side of the village of Hommersåk, about 10 kilometres northeast of the city of Sandnes.
9.7 km · lake in Sandnes, Norway · Wikipedia
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Things to do
The seasons control what to do in Stavanger. Stavanger has a maritime climate, with cool summers and mild winters. Summers features periods of warm and nice weather, although they sometimes can be rainy. Winters usually mean more rain than snow in Stavanger, although going into the mountains will ensure snow. Hiking and climbing around Stavanger is the best way to see the fantastic landscape.
- 01Preikestolen
The Preikestolen Plateau (the Pulpit Rock) is one of the most famous attractions in Norway.
- 02Bus to Kjerag
- 03Swim at Godalen Beach
Popular bathing area including a beach, barbecue facilities and play area for children.
- 04Swim at Rosenli Beach
Less crowded beach, also with BBQ facilities.
- 05Swim at Lervig's Park
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Where to eat
Stavanger is considered a great place for foodies, with a range of good restaurants and an annual food fair that fills up the harbour area for a week-end each summer. Eating out is generally not cheap, like everywhere in Norway. If you're on a budget you should go for the smaller ethnic restaurants (Chinese, Thai).
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Getting to Stavanger
- Airports
- Stavanger, Sola (SVG), 12 km · Bergen, Flesland (BGO), 150 km · Kristiansand (KRS), 161 km
- Stations
- Stavanger station, 300 m · Jåttåvågen railway halt, 6.2 km · Mariero station, 4.1 km · Paradis railway halt, 1.7 km · Gausel railway halt, 7.9 km
- Bergen → Stavanger160 km · quickest by ferry, 8h 37m · kr420–1,385
- Kristiansand(Kjevik) → Stavanger160 km · quickest by road, 4h 11m · kr285–380
- Sandefjord(Torp) → Stavanger260 km · quickest by air, 3h 31m · kr1,120–1,720
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Stavanger
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Stavanger. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in[https://flyhau.no/en/ Haugesund Airport, Karmøy () (occasionally referred to as Helganes by Haugesund locals) is served by some charter flights and seasonal Norwegian flights from a couple of international destinations, as well as domestic flights from Oslo and Bergen.
- Get inThere is a ferry crossing on the way, charging 172 kr if you bring a private vehicle up to 6 m.
- Get inFerries on the route are included in the bus ticket where applicable.
- Get inPassengers will sit on the bus for boarding and deboarding, but are usually required to leave the bus and stay on passenger decks during ferry crossings.
- Get inFjord Line operates a daily overnight cruise ferry from Hirtshals in Denmark to Stavanger, and onwards to Bergen.
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Next door to Stavanger
- Randaberg Municipalitymunicipality in Rogaland, Norway7.5 km
- Hommersåksettlement in Sandnes Municipality, Norway7.9 km
- Stavanger/Sandnessettlement in Sola Municipality, Norway1 km
- Krossbergsettlement in Stavanger Municipality, Norway4.8 km
- Tanangersettlement in Sola Municipality, Norway8.6 km
- Hillevågborough of the city of Stavanger2.5 km