Explorethe Edge of Norway

Art and museums

The Kielland Centre's aim is to promote literature, reading and writing, and to be a meeting place for debate and exchanges of opinion in the spirit of the author Alexander L. Kielland (1849-1906).

Architecture and heritage

Stavanger, the street art capital of Norway, is home to the world's leading street art festival, the Nuart Festival. See the curated street art buses.

Mountain hikes and walks

Landasteinen is a well-known landmark on Finnøy. It is a large rock around four metres tall and was placed on the edge of a hill during the ice age. For several thousands of years, it has been towering like a monument on the top of Landaheien (Landa moors).

Art and museums

A completely new experience at the Iron Age farm! ¨Escape from the Iron Age¨ is an escape-room concept that is adapted to the unique surroundings you will find at Iron Age Farm.

Architecture and heritage

Hesby church is a single-nave long church from the Middle Ages. It is built of stone and the walls are 1 meter thick, and the roof is high and steep. The church is located on the west side of Finnøy and is visible from the sea and the road below.

Retail

More than 3,000 parking spaces available in Stavanger city. Stavanger Parkering accommodates parking close to your most attractive destinations. When using one of their parking spaces you are close to the best experiences; pulsating city life, shopping, cultural events, festivals and sport events. You can also park at the railway station, and you are seven "train minutes" away a fantastic experience at the Viking stadium.

Art and museums

Nuart street art festival has left treasures all over the Stavanger region in the last few years. Stavanger is Norway's street art capital. Find art made by international street art artists in cities and the countryside.

Boat trips and fjord cruises

Private Cruise offers an 8-hour fjord cruise where you can see the entire Lysefjord on board a luxury yacht. You will see icons like Preikestolen, Flørli and Kjerag from the boat.

Architecture and heritage

The Swords in Rock monument in Hafrsfjord, Stavanger marks the Viking battle of Hafrsfjord when Norway was united into one kingdom.

Art and museums

The mansion Breidablikk was built in wood by the architect, Henrik Nissen, in 1881. The owner was the merchant and shipowner Lars Berentsen, one of the leading businessmen in Stavanger at that time.

Retail

Oleana was founded in 1992, with the aim of creating new jobs in Norway's textile industry. Most of Western Europe's production had by that time moved to countries with far cheaper labour, but we wanted to show that it is still possible to produce textiles of good quality in a high-cost country like Norway. We have always tended towards alternative thinking and going against the main-stream.

Mountain hikes and walks

A guided mountain hike in Gjesdal with Stavanger Adventure. The trek moves through a varied landscape that culminates at the summit, 562 metres above sea level, with a magical panorama of mountains and fjord.