Stavanger
The wooden-house city with Europe's best-preserved timber quarter and the oil museum on the quayside — and the starting point for the boats into the Lysefjord.
The facts
| Elevation | 5 m |
| Coordinates | 58.9666, 5.7326 |
| Time to allow | 8 h |
What to see
- Gamle Stavanger Sight
- Norsk Oljemuseum Museum
- Stavanger domkirke Sight
- Fisketorget Food
- Sverd i fjell Activity
Three ten-metre swords set in the rock at Hafrsfjord, where Norway was united. - Arkeologisk museum Museum
- Stavanger kunstmuseum Museum
Month by month
| Month | Daylight | Day high | Wet days | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 h | 3.9 °C | 18 | Open |
| February | 9.3 h | 3.6 °C | 16 | Open |
| March | 11.8 h | 5 °C | 16 | Open |
| April | 14.5 h | 8.4 °C | 14 | Open |
| May | 16.9 h | 11.7 °C | 13 | Open |
| June | 18.4 h | 14.4 °C | 13 | Open |
| July | 17.8 h | 16.6 °C | 15 | Open |
| August | 15.5 h | 17 °C | 17 | Open |
| September | 12.9 h | 14.5 °C | 17 | Open |
| October | 10.3 h | 10.5 °C | 18 | Open |
| November | 7.8 h | 7 °C | 19 | Open |
| December | 6.2 h | 4.7 °C | 19 | Open |
Background
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.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
On these routes
- Stavanger–Bergen — The Pulpit Rock, Kjeragbolten and Trolltunga on one route — the three hikes people come to Norway for, and not one of them has a road to it.