Culture

Feistein lighthouse is situated on an island two kilometres west of the Sele marina. It was in use for the first time in 1859. The buildings that remain today; the lighthouse tower, lighthouse keeper's residence, the annexe and the boatshed are all p...

Egersund Fayancemuseum conveys the history of Egersunds Fayancefabrik (1847-1979). The factory made a variety of products from clay, such as cups and vessels, vases, and ornaments. If you and your family want to make something out of clay, you can bo...

Kolbeinstveit is an old farmstead in Suldal in Ryfylke, with farm animals and friendly hosts.

At Sirdal Mountain Museum a collection of buildings and artefacts from Sirdal is presented, where the oldest building is from the 1770s. 

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.

Idyllic island of Kvitsøy lies far out on the fjord between Haugesund and Stavanger. It is the smallest of Ryfylke's municipalities. The island is home to one of Ryfylkemuseets finest museum sites, Kvitsøy Hummermuseet.

Stavanger, the Norwegian street art capital of Norway! Paul Harfleet is a London-based artist, writer and designer who has been planting pansies, a garden flower that shares its name with a homophobic slur, at sites of homophobic abuse for 15 years.

The Veveriet was built to house weaving looms, that were driven by power from the river next to it. It is an important building in the town's textile heritage. Today the building is a cultural centre, housing the town's library, and culture facilitie...

An old mill owned by Ryfylke Museum. Kvednahola is situated by the shop at Vasshus in Ryfylke. An exiting stop for travellers.

Stavanger, the Norwegian street art capital of Norway! Dolk is a Norwegian street artist best known for his stencil works.

Along the harbour of Stavanger, there are around 60 maritime buildings. They were built at the end of the 18th century and early 19th century.

Jærstrendene (the beaches of Jæren) stretches from Tungenes in the north to Sirevåg in the south with a total length of 70 kilometres. You'll find a mixture of sand beaches, pebble beaches and a moraine coast.

Høsebrua is a pedestrian bridge across the Suldalslågen river at Sand in Ryfylke, designed by Rintala Eggertsson Architects.

Ostateidn is a new spectacular rest area on the north side of the Sandsfjord bridge in Suldal. It is inspired by Lars Hertervig's dramatic paintings of Ryfylke.

Krosshaug is a burial mound at Klepp but is commonly used to describe the entire site here and its several prehistoric finds.

Viking House is a groundbreaking concept. A Virtual reality-based world-class visitor centre conveys the Viking history of the Stavanger region.

Mysinghålå is located at Mysingheia, Helleland, approx. 12 km from the center of Egersund. There is a good 10 km marked walking path here. Mysinghålå was the base for the Vestige IV under Sergeant Alf Aakre during World War II. The cave was equip...

At the beach, Orrestranden, is the information centre, Friluftshuset på Orre. This is a stop along the Norwegian Scenic Route Jæren, a visit worth the while. The centre includes information about the Jæren beaches as a nature reserve and a bird and p...

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 ...

Stavanger, Norway's street art capital: Zacharevic mural "Johanna & Broremann" mirrors a nearby sculpture by Svein Magnus Håvarstein.