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Cities and places

Top attractions you must see and small gems you shouldn't drive past! Find the best experiences and make your holiday perfect!

Culture and history
Bryggen i Bergen tatt fra sjøsiden, med båter foran.

Bryggen in Bergen

Going for a walk through the narrow and dark alleys at Bryggen Hanseatic wharf is like going back in time to when the German Guild of Merchants dominated this part of Bergen.

Culture and history
Baroniet Rosendal

Baroniet Rosendal

The manor from 1665 between fjords, glaciers, mountains and waterfalls.

Culture and history
De tre sverd i fjell utenfor Stavanger, Hafrsfjord.

Swords in rock

Swords in rock is a monument to commemorate the battle in Hafrsfjord. The memorial is on a small rock side in the area where perhaps the battle took place. Nobody knows for sure, but the fjord is the widest here and the Vikings most likely docked their boats here when they were fighting.

Culture and history
Bjørk og vårstemning ved Årbakka Handelsstad og gjestehamn på Tysnes.

Årbakka

The trading station at Årbakka, a classic example of a Western Norwegian trading station from 1898, has a sheltered location on the Onarheimsfjord.

Culture and history
Ryvarden kulturfyr med seilbåt

Ryvarden

Ryvarden lighthouse is situated in Sveio municipality, 25 minutes by car from Haugesund. The lighthouse itself is a half-hour walk from the car park, on a headland facing the piece of water known as Sletta in the North Sea.