Culture

Ruins of a fortress. The fortress is mentioned in Snorre's saga literature, assumably, the Viking king Kjotve the rich sought refuge there after losing the battle against Harald Fairhair at Hafrsfjord.

At Torpedoverkstedet, "The Torpedo workshop", there is an exhibition conveying stories from the Second World War. The exhibition portrays the war with the help of local people. Their stories are connected with the rest of the world, and you'll learn ...

At Rege, Sola, there were seven burial mounds from the Bronze Age (1800 -500 BC). Three of the burial mounds are still visible.

Sola Kulturhus is a modern centre for culture and leisure, with a library, cultural school and leisure club. The centre has 250,000 visitors annually.

Whether you are into history or Outlander, you may find these stone circles interesting. If they make time travelling possible is another matter though. But what where they used for these stone circles?

Erling Skjalgsson monument is sited near the Ruinkirken. The monument was erected in memory of Erling Skjalgsson (975-1028), Solas most famous 'son'.

Sola ruinkyrkje is a rebuilt medieval church. The church was until the 19th century an important sailing mark for the Jæren coastline.

The Aviation History Museum (Flyhistorisk Museum Sola) is located close to Stavanger Airport. Here you will see an impressive and unique collection of aeroplanes, helicopters and objects.

The stone crosses at Tjora testify to the contact with the Celtic church in Great Britain, these crosses are only found in western Norway. It also indicates that the Christianisation of Norway took place over a longer period than 35 years.

Hafrsfjord is best known from Norwegian history for the great Viking battle of Hafrsfjord. There are also great hiking trails and swimming areas here.