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I have a confession to make: I have not traveled to Stavanger in Norway...I live here. But I hope that I can contribute with information that will help you if you come to visit.

A short tale about Stavanger in Norway

Gardkarlsen
2004-04-01 11:41:41

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Stavanger is located in the area Rogaland in the south-west coast of Norway. The people that live here are still debating whether we belong to the south of the country or if we can regard ourselves as true westerners. SO far we have not been able to reach a conclusion. The history of the city is long…the cathedral in the middle of Stavanger (Domkirken) dates back to 1125 if I’m not mistaken. The cathedral today is one of the sights in Stavanger. No, it is not as BIG as Notre Dame or other cathedrals in the big European cities. It is a small intimate cathedral and the most unique thing is that it is built in both roman and gothic style. The reason for this is of course that the church was exposed to fire and it took quite a long time to finish the project. But today it is located in the middle of town and lots of people get married here every summer.

My wife is from South Africa and the first time she came to Norway she came in July. She was very surprised to find that Norway was green and warm. It has to be said that the summer she came here was an unusual warm summer. One of the great disadvantages of living in Stavanger is the unpredictable weather. It has been said that we can have 4 seasons in one day. Well, I don’t know about that….I can agree to 3 seasons in one day because we don’t have much of a winter here anyway. But when the weather is great in July and August that is when I love Stavanger the most. So what is there to see here? Well, first of all I would recommend a bit of trekking. There are two sites that are great: Kjerag and Prekestolen (Pulpit rock). Let’s start with Kjerag.

Kjerag is located on the edge of the Lysefjord. To get there you have to take a two-hour drive through Sirdalen/Hunnedalen and go towards Lysebotn. One you get to the eagle’s nest you have to get out of the car and put on your hiking boots. The trail to Kjerag will take about 2 hours (depending on how fit you are J) and the trail ...

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