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| Lysefjorden towards Kallalia, next to Flørli. |
Although I’m not too fond of long "dead end" fjords, I‘d planned to visit the small community of Flørli in Lysefjorden for some time. From Stavanger the distance is 26 nautical miles, five-six hours of sailing. The tourist industry is totally focused on one single rock in the fjord, the so called “Pulpit rock” (Preikestolen), but the fjord has fare more to offer, and Flørli is the icing on the cake. It is charming, a pronounced contrast to the impressive but somewhat barren landscape of this famous fjord.
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| The old DS "Oscar II" approaching Lysefjorden. |
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| Stora Bergholmen. |
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| The Pulpit Rock on the right. |
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| Flørli. The old school on the right. |
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| The 4444 steps. |
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| Step 500 |
The power station laid the foundation for the Flørli community. Now most of the houses are private summer houses, but some are still owned by the municipal of Stavanger. The Trekking Association has one house in Flørli. This is open, and you don’t have to book in advance. One smaller cabin further up in the mountains, you have to reserve in advance. There is a ferry to Flørli, but only in summer.
In the old power station, there are summer exhibitions and a cafe. You can also eat breakfast in the old schoolhouse. The main attraction at Flørli, though, is the 4444 steps, following the old pipeline far up in the mountain. From here, marked tracks give you all the options you may wish. Most of the tourists take a four hour round trip. Next time I’ll do this; this time I tried the shorter trip (20. min?) – starting from step 700.
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| The Norwegian (Stavanger) Trekking Association, offers reasonable accommodation. |
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| Inside The Trekking Association's cabin. |
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| The Outdoor Counsel, Ryfylke friluftsråd, made a new visitors pier in 2012. |
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| Painting the summer cafe floor. |
When I visited Flørli, the hostesses Inger Lise Tangen and Marit Haddeland were busy preparing the cafe and the schoolhouse for the summer season. They both have strong connections to Flørli, and have more than one story to tell. Tell everyone to visit us, they say. They offer bed and breakfast, all traditional food made of local products.
Inger Lise: +47 9778 6843, iltangen12@gmail.com
Marit: +47 9096 9470 , post@torvlobakkangard.no
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| Lysefjorden is more than The Pulpit Rock |
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| Pipeline and steps can be seen far off. |
