Stavanger Further Distractions

Lysefjord, Stavanger © 123rf.com/Robert Rozbora
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Ole Bulls Gate 5 4306 Sandnes, 4301
 
 




The Utstein Monastery
Located at Mosterøy in the municipality of Rennesøy kommune, half an hour's drive from Stavanger, the Utstein Monastery is the best preserved medieval monastery in Norway. Today it is a museum allowing visitors to get an insight into life as it was in the monastery. The garden is beautiful, with 250 years old beeches.

Mosterøy
Tel: 5172 4705.
Website: www.utstein-kloster.no
Admission charge.

The Norwegian Childhood Museum
This vibrant place is something out of the ordinary. Not only is the children's museum about children, but it is also for children, so there are lots of activities going on all the time that involve visitors.

Sølvberggaten 2
Tel: 5191 2393.
Website: www.norskbarne.museum.no
Admission charge.

The swords at Hafrsfjord

It was at Hafrsfjord in AD 872 that Harald Hårfagre (Harold Fairhair) fought and won the battle that would result in the eventual political unification of Norway into one kingdom. The monument ‘Swords in Rock' was erected in 1983 to commemorate this important event in the country's history. It consists of three huge Viking swords fastened in ground and modelled after original Viking swords found around the country. The monument was made by Friz Røed (1928-2002) and unveiled by King Olav V in 1983.
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