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Things to do in Stavanger & Lysefjord
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Sightlore has 12 places to explore in Stavanger & Lysefjord, and 12 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Stavanger & Lysefjord's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Stavanger Cathedral
Stavanger Cathedral is Norway's oldest cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Stavanger who leads the Diocese of Stavanger in the Church of Norway.
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Rogaland Teater
Rogaland Teater is a theatre in Stavanger, Norway. The building was constructed in 1883, designed by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff, and it originally seated close to 500 people.
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Lysefjord
Lysefjord or Lysefjorden is a fjord located in the Ryfylke area in Rogaland county in southwestern Norway.
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Gamle Stavanger
Gamle Stavanger is a historic area of the city of Stavanger which is located in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
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Breiavatnet
Breiavatnet is a small lake in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 310-decare (77-acre) lake is very shallow, only a few feet deep.
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Kjeragbolten
Kjeragbolten is a boulder on the mountain Kjerag in the eastern part of Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The rock itself is a 5-cubic-metre (180 cu ft) glacial deposit wedged in a large crevice in the mountain.
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Preikestolen
Preikestolen or Prekestolen is a tourist attraction in Strand Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Preikestolen is a steep cliff which rises 604 metres (1,982 ft) above Lysefjorden.
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Sverd i fjell
Sverd i fjell is a commemorative monument located in the Hafrsfjord neighborhood of Madla, a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
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Utstein Abbey
Utstein Abbey is Norway's best-preserved medieval monastery. It is located on the southern shore of the island of Klosterøy in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county. It was built in the late 1200s.
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Norwegian Petroleum Museum
The Norwegian Petroleum Museum (Norsk Oljemuseum) is a museum documenting Norwegian oil and gas activities, located in Stavanger, Norway.
Discovery routes in Stavanger & Lysefjord
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Stavanger: Old Stavanger and the cathedral
From the white wooden houses of Old Stavanger to the Valberg Tower, the Norwegian Petroleum Museum, Stavanger Cathedral, Breiavatnet lake, the Rogaland Theatre and Ledaal.
Lysefjord: Preikestolen and Kjeragbolten
From Utstein Abbey and Sverd i fjell to Preikestolen, the Lysefjord and Kjeragbolten.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Gamle Stavanger
Gamle Stavanger is a historic area of the city of Stavanger which is located in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
Valbergtårnet
A former fire watchtower in Stavanger, Norway.
Utstein Abbey
Utstein Abbey is Norway's best-preserved medieval monastery. It is located on the southern shore of the island of Klosterøy in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county. It was built in the late 1200s.
Museums
Norwegian Petroleum Museum
The Norwegian Petroleum Museum (Norsk Oljemuseum) is a museum documenting Norwegian oil and gas activities, located in Stavanger, Norway.
Ledaal
Ledaal is a manor house which is the official residence for the King of Norway in Stavanger, Norway.
Places of worship
Stavanger Cathedral
Stavanger Cathedral is Norway's oldest cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Stavanger who leads the Diocese of Stavanger in the Church of Norway.
Monuments
Rogaland Teater
Rogaland Teater is a theatre in Stavanger, Norway. The building was constructed in 1883, designed by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff, and it originally seated close to 500 people.
Sverd i fjell
Sverd i fjell is a commemorative monument located in the Hafrsfjord neighborhood of Madla, a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
Nature
Breiavatnet
Breiavatnet is a small lake in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 310-decare (77-acre) lake is very shallow, only a few feet deep.
Preikestolen
Preikestolen or Prekestolen is a tourist attraction in Strand Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Preikestolen is a steep cliff which rises 604 metres (1,982 ft) above Lysefjorden.
Lysefjord
Lysefjord or Lysefjorden is a fjord located in the Ryfylke area in Rogaland county in southwestern Norway.
Kjeragbolten
Kjeragbolten is a boulder on the mountain Kjerag in the eastern part of Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The rock itself is a 5-cubic-metre (180 cu ft) glacial deposit wedged in a large crevice in the mountain.
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