Attractions in and around Stavanger: Stavanger's Vεgen harbor and Skagen district full of colorful shops and restaurants; the quaint residences of Gamle Stavanger old town; the 12th century cathedral and 9th century fire watchtower; the Norwegian Emigration Center; a reconstructed Iron Age habitation; numerous museums, especially the Canning (Sardine) Museum; numerous boat journeys to fjords and islands, especially inland to the famed Lysefjord with its terrifying open heights of Pulpit Rock and Kjerag.

Our Lodgings: Ideally located hotel in Stavanger at Skagen on the Vεgen quayside.

Getting around Stavanger: Central Stavanger is small enough to be very walkable, but hilly enough that some visitors will want to use its buses or use their rental cars. Visitors can tour parts of the region by rail, bus, and boat, but because scheduled services are relatively infrequent these are best for

 

COLORFUL SKAGEN RESTAURANT
IN FORMER WATERFRONT WAREHOUSE.
Photo © HOME AT FIRST
 

specific sightseeing trips only. Outside of Stavanger,

use of a rental car permits far greater flexibility and

 
Stavanger's most popular day-trip is the
boat from Skagen inland to the long,
narrow Lysefjord. Those with cars can
drive to the fjord and hike a couple of
hours to the dizzying Pulpit Rock out-
cropping almost 2,000 ft above the fjord.
Photo: Terje Rakke/Nordic Life/Region Stavanger.

independence for touring the wondrous mountains and fjordlands surrounding Stavanger — especially for those wanting to stop and enjoy the scenery, and explore small, out-of-the-way places.
 
Getting to/from the Stavanger Region is possible by rental car from the HARDANGER FJORD, from OSLO, and from SOUTHERN NORWAY. Norwegian Rail high-speed trains connect Stavanger with Oslo via Kristiansand. High-speed boats offer service between Stavanger and BERGEN daily in 4.5 hours. Stavanger Airport offers flights throughout SCANDINAVIA, to destinations in Europe, BRITAIN, and Iceland. International Ferry Services connect Stavanger with Hirtshals in northern DENMARK.
 

Gamle Stavanger — Stavanger's old town — is a lovely quarter of
colorful wooden houses lining cobblestone streets. Its location,
just across Vεgen harbor inlet from the Skagen waterfront, means
it is easily reached on foot from Home At First's Stavanger lodgings.
Photo: Paul Smit - IMAGO.