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Stavanger

Rogaland

A harbor city of white wooden houses in Old Stavanger, an oil museum and boats into the Lysefjord below Pulpit Rock.

Photo: Olaf Meister · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
May–Sep
Our full guide to Stavanger is being written. It's on the Fjord Norway list as Worth a Detour.

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Nature · Hiking

Preikestolen

About 16 miles away

A flat-topped cliff 604 meters above the Lysefjord, at the end of a popular hike.

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Cities · UNESCO

Bergen

About 99 miles away

Norway's colorful harbor city, with the wooden Bryggen wharf and mountains all around.

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Must-See
Heritage · UNESCO

Flåm

About 139 miles away

A fjord village at the foot of the steep Flåm Railway, with boats on the narrow Nærøyfjord.

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Fjord Norway

Bergen, Geiranger and Preikestolen.

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