Hollenderbyen (the Dutch Town), the origin of four of the beautiful old wooden buildings can be traced back to Holland giving this part of town its name.

Sogndalstrand an historic tall-ship port from the 18th and 19th C. Culture Hotel, fisheries museum, salmon fishing rivers, old general store, sale of handcrafts, second-hand shop etc.
Helleren in Jøssingfjord, these two wooden houses date back to the 17th and 18th C.

www.eigersund.kommune.no, www.reisemal-sydvest.no

Egersund town centre is one of most well preserved wooden townships in Norway, of special interest is the cross-church dating back to the 17th C. The tourist office arranges walk-around tours.

The Slettebø buildings comprise an important cultural historical museum housing a handcraft and farming section, another section is dedicated to the history of the Civil Service and rural culture.

The Fayance Museum is also part of the Folk Museum exhibiting a comprehensive collection of the factory's production lines through its 133 years of existence. Contact Dalene Folk Museum, T: +47 51 49 14 79 for further information.

The old Varhaug Graveyard in the grounds of Varhaug Farm, down by the water, dates back to the Middle Ages. The chapel is open to visitors Sundays, June and July.

Obrestad Lighthouse is now a museum offering overnight accommodation. Exhibition of sea rescue operations along the Jær coast. Accommodation bookings, groups – contact Hå T: +47 51 43 61 50

The Old Vicarage at Hå, built in 1787 has become a well-loved cultural monument and popular destination for Norwegian and foreign visitors alike. In the basement of the house, the remains of an ancient Stone Age settlement (approx. 8 200 years old) are on exhibition.
Near the sand dunes there's a large coastal burial ground, a relic of populace migrations. Open all year. Contact Hå Kulturkontor, 4360 Varhaug, T: 47 51 43 61 50 or the Old Vicarage at Hå during opening hours, T: +47 51 43 39 44.

The Rogaland Ruin Church next to Sola Church is a romantic stone church dating from about 1130 – 1140, the rebuilding and restoration work was completed in 1995.

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www.destinasjon-stavanger.no/

Old Stavanger is streets of 174 small wooden houses (listed) from the end of the 18th C and beginning of the 19th C. A stroll through Old Stavanger is an enchanting experience in unique surroundings. Some of the houses are privately owned, others are owned by the city.

Norsk Oljemuseum, (oil museum) Kjæringholmen, T: +47 51 93 93 00. A vibrant museum - a blend of interaction and modern exhibition design. Original artefacts from the oil industry giving an overview of the techniques and the dimensions of the industry and the catastrophes it has been prey to.

Stavanger Domkirke, T: +47 51 53 95 80. Sigurd Jorsalfar proclaimed Stavanger espicopal seat in 1125 and legend tells us that Bishop Reinald of Winchester built Stavanger Cathedral for the King's third wedding! The patron saint is St. Svithun whose arm was said to be one of the original church relics. The Cathedral was ravaged by fire in 1272 and about 1300 a new chancel in Gothic style was built. Stavanger Cathedral is the only church from the Middle Ages in Norway that has retained its original shape.

Museums: The Botanical Gardens, the Norwegian Emigrant Centre, Maritme Museum, Stavanger Museum of Acheology, Iron Age gardens, Norwegian Grafical Museum and the Norsk Telemusem.

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Svarthola. The Stone Age settlement at Viste, a fine prehistoric monument.

Tungenes Fyr; : Lighthouse museum, sea farming museum, Sørreime collection and art exhibition. Open Sundays 1200hrs – 1700hrs, all year. July; daily from 1200hrs to 1600 hrs.

Norway’s smallest community, 5.7 km2 and some 480 inhabitants. Ydstebøhavn and Leiasundet cultural "pearls" with their beautiful, white, wooden buildings and maritime milieus. Main industries: agriculture, fishing and other sea farming industries.
Kvitsøy boast several well-known landmarks, with Kvitsøy Church as the most noticeable. A beautifully decorated wooden church from 1620. Kvitsøy lighthouse from 1853, towers 45m above the sea. Kvitsøy broadcasting antenna.

www.karmoy.org

Old Skudeneshavn. One of Norway’s most well preserved townships from the 19th C when herring-fishing was at its height and formed the economic platform for what today is referred to as the "Old Town". Practically all the original 125 houses and 100 warehouses are still there, and are opened to visitors. Mæland Towns museum, T: +47 52 82 91 39 brings to life the history of the town with a tradesman’s house, shop, coopers shop, and warehouse.

Rehaugene, Nedre Haug, Utvik and Grønhaug. Archeological finds from the Bronze Age and Viking era. Recent research suggests it is highly probable that Harald Hårfagre is buried in the Grønhaug grave.

Boathouses at Hop, Ferkingstad. Sites of huge boathouses on Kong Ferkings farm dating back to the Iron Age.

Vigsnes Grubemuseum, (mining museum) T: +47 52 84 02 10. The copper used in the Statue of Liberty in New York came from this area. This mining community, 3000 inhabitants, from the 19th C. was, at that time, the biggest exporter of copper in the world.

Olavs Church, Avaldsnes, T: +4752857500. Avdalsnes is considered to be the oldest kingdom in Norway as Harald Hårfagre founded his estate here after the battle of Hafrsfjord. Olavs Church, started in 1250 and completed by Håkon Håkonsson, is the most prominent monument over Avdaldsnes’ "golden age" and symbolises the final unification of Norway.

Vikinglanghuset (Viking long house) on Bukkøy, T: +47 52 85 75 00. The fact that Avdalsnes’history goes back many thousand years to before the unification of Norway, is not widely known and will, in the years to come, be focused on and promoted. The burial mounds from the Bronze Age and ancient stones from the Iron Age have given rise to many legends and sagas.

"The five naughty virgins", Norheim. Five ancient, stone monuments under Karmsund Bridge.

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Haraldshaugen, Norway’s National Monument, built in 1872 to commemorate the unification of Norway 1000 years earlier. Krosshaugen (approx. 75 km south of Haraldshaugen) – a stone cross from the first Christian era in Norway – approx. 1000 AD.

Karmsund Folkemuseum, Skåregt. 142, Museums-centre, T: +47 52 72 54 64, homestead, environment, maritime, fishing, agriculture and archaeology.

Friluftsmuseet Dokken, Brogt. 1D-13B, T: +47 52 72 54 64. Open-air exhibition of living and working conditions during the great herring fishing eras of the 19th C.

Vår Frelsers kirke kirke (Church of Our Saviour) from 1901. 36 church bell chimes. Open all Summer.

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