Stavanger

Map , Guest harbours in Stavanger (summery), Guest harbours/Port of Stavanger, Guest harbours Region Stavanger,  Tourist info. office Stavanger, Tourist info. Region Stavanger, Ship chandlers: Maritim Båtutstyr, Leirvikbrygga 6. Jama Marina, Sandvikveien 8, Hillevåg.

  Stavanger offers several guest harbours in or within walking distance to the city centre. Vågen and Børevigå (see links above) are run by the local authority, others are private (most of them are run by local yacht clubs). See Bekhuskaien/Badedammen, Stavanger Motorbåtforening Hillevåg (inside of bridge! - 9 m), Stavanger Seilforening - Stavanger Sailing Club). From the sailing club, you must walk (30 min.) or take a bus, crossing the city bridge. The Vågen harbour (summer only) is exposed to winds from the northwest and swell from ships. In summer there is always a lot of people in the streets around the bay, and the evenings might become noisy. If you prefer more rural surroundings, a day or two in Lundsvågen is an alternative (see also the posting Lundsvågen).

Guest harbour, Vågen (summer only)

Vågen (the city  bay)

The waters off Stavanger probably are among the best in the world for those sailors who enjoy intra-costal waterways, archipelagos and fjords. But Stavanger is worth a visit also for other reasons. As a center for the Norwegian petroleum industry, the city has gained an international character, but still has retained much of a small town's charm with narrow streets and small, white-painted wooden houses. The city has a rich cultural life, and the region offers a varied landscape with many opportunities additional to sailing (see Region Stavanger, and The Tourist Office).

Summer life at The Hansen corner, Skagen.

The Norwegian Petroleum Museum, Stavanger.

Stavanger, my recommendations:
Art/Sculpture/Sightseeing. Explore the city trough Antony Gormley’s Broken Column.
Map, Broken Column (pdf).
http://www.antonygormley.com/

Blue Promenade

Stavanger Art Museum
Stavanger Consert Hall (No)

Stavanger Cathedral

Tou Scene. Avant-garde, music, art, dance (East district)
The student society - "Folken"
Stavanger Jazzforum (No./Eng.)
Stavanger BluesClub (No.)
- in the pub "Ovenpaa", Skagenkaien, Vågen.

Ullandhaug district
University of Stavanger
Stavanger Botanic Garden
The Iron Age farm/Museum of Archeology
Organic farming, Ullandhaug (No)

Stavanger museum
(The Natural History exhibition, The Canning Museum and The Children Museum are especially nice for children. The Maritime Museum is just by the harbour, Strandkaien.)
Stavanger Culture Centre, Sølvberget
The Norwegian Petroleum Museum, Stavanger.

Stavanger Culture Centre, Sølvberget (No): library, literature, art, cinema, cafés

Stavanger Antikvariat (No), Tidegeilen 4, Second-hand bookshop
Løvås Second-hand shop, books, comics

Lagård graveyard / famous persons (pdf)

Bathing/Swimming:
Nearest beaches: Godalen (Badedammen - the swimming pond, under the city bridge - and Emmausbukta not listed), all on the south-eastern shore, towards Gandsfjorden. Vaulen, farther south is nice. Take your boat (chart), a bus (nr. 1 stand 8, nr. 2/3 stand 10), or the train to Mariero station, north of the beach.

Swimming pools (No.)
Stavanger svømmestadion (Gamlingen), is an outdoor pool (No.). 15 min. walk from city centre.
Vålandsskogen (forest) nearby is nice for walking or jogging.)


Sandnes
Sandnes (Eng.): 13 min by train from Stavanger. 1 hour by sailboat, at least. Sandnes has a charming town centre, perfect for shopping or eating out. Sandnes has an spacious and excellent guest harbour. But the water unfortunately, does sometimes smell.
Potter Stein Em. Simonsen
Science Centre, Sandnes (recommended!)
Sandnes Culture Centre (No.) - by the guest harbour.
KinoKino - centre for art and film.

Hiking/Cycling
Hiking, region Stavanger
Hiking, Sandnes
Hiking Randaberg, see post Tungenes lighthouse
Cykling, Map/region Stavanger (No., pdf)
Cykling, Map-Sandnes (No., pdf)

Public transportation:
Bus service, routes Stavanger, (bus stand map), Train, Airport, Airport Express Coach
Bus: Stavanger-Bergen - Stavanger-Kristiansand -  Kristiansand - Oslo
Fast boat - Stavanger-Bergen, Ryfylke

Famous writers and artists from Stavanger

Alexander L. Kielland
(The statue on the marked square)
Some works:
Garman & Worse (1880)
Skipper Worse (1882, exerpt)
Available at: Amazon
Costomer Review
Tales

Sigbjørn Obstfelder
Two poems in translation:
Regn/Rain
Jeg ser/I look

Lars Hertervig
Painter. See also the posting Hattarvågen/Borgøy
(Several works and exibition catalogue at Rogaland Museum of Fine Arts)
Some works
Essay on Hertervigs paper works (No.)
Trond Borgen: Et indre eksil. Lars Hertervigs papirarbeider:

Magnus Vigrestad (No.)
Sculptor, among other works, the statue of Kielland on the marked square.