Stavanger Tours & Vacation Packages Vacation Packages and Tours

Overview

Stavanger is the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen and is located on the southwest coast of the country. It is an old historical city founded in 1125, the year the Stavanger Cathedral was completed. The 18th- and 19th Century wooden houses add to the charm of Stavanger located in cobblestone walkways which pass between these whitewashed wooden houses, all immaculately kept. They are protected and considered part of the city's cultural heritage. The city overall has grown due to the booming oil industry. That is why it is linked to Houston and Aberdeen and known as Norway’s “Oil City”

Stavanger's old centre has some of the most beautiful and best-preserved wooden buildings in the country on Norway vacations, with many of the 173 buildings dating back to the 18th Century. The old centre is a residential area with a number of art galleries and handicraft boutiques

The Stavanger Domkirke is a beautiful and impressive stone cathedral from 1125, the majority of the building is still in its medieval original style. In the interior are some wonderful stone columns, tapestries and a stained-glass window depicting the main events of the Christian calendar.