Haugesund, Avaldsnes and South Norway, August 22

Vår Frelsers kirke and Around, Haugesund

The city's church of the Saviour (Vår Frelsers kirke) is located next to the Scandic hotel, where you can start your walk around Haugesund. The building is not too old, built in 1901 in the Neo-Gothic style. Architect Einar Halleland. The church accommodates 1,050 parishioners...read more

Haugesund Shopping Streets

Sørhauggata, Haugaland Sykkelverksted store. By the way, my village has twice as many inhabitants, and there is no specialized bike shop. Looking at the price tags, you can experience a shock...read more

Marilyn Monroe Statue, Haugesund

On the waterfront, next to the Rica Maritim Hotel, is the pride of the city - a monument to the great Marilyn Monroe. It would seem that what does the iconic American actress to the Norwegian fishing village?...read more

Risøybrua Bridge, Haugesund

The bridge was opened on may 14, 1939. the memorial plaque says that the bridge was built in 354 days by 60 workers. The length of the structure is 361 meters, the height above the water is 22 meters...read more

Haugesund Views from the Risøybrua Bridge

While walking around Haugesund, take the time to climb the Risøybrua bridge, which offers wonderful views of the city and its surroundings...read more

Smedasundet Embankment, Haugesund

Surveyed in Haugesund and the surrounding area from the height of the Risøybrua bridge, I went on a morning walk along the promenade. The Smedasundet embankment stretches along the Central quarters of the city along the shore of the Strait with the same name and is a wooden pier where many small vessels are moored....read more

Torggata Square and Fishermen's Monument, Haugesund

From the Smedasundet embankment to the Saviour's Church, Torggata Square rises up, dividing the central part of the city into office and shopping areas. At the time when the city was the capital of fishing, there was a fish market here...read more

Karmsund Bridge

Not far from Haugesund is the island of Karmøy, the birthplace of the Norwegian state. The island is connected to the mainland by the bridge (Karmsund bru), built in 1955. Until the middle of the 20th century, access to the island was possible only by water, in 1918, the car ferry Salhusfærgen began to cross the Strait...read more

Landscapes of Avaldsnes

From the parking lot in Avaldsnes to the Viking village, you need to walk about a kilometer through an amazingly beautiful area...read more

Avaldsnes Viking Farm

After 10 minutes of leisurely walking through the picturesque area of Avaldnes, the road led us to a wooden bridge leading to the Bukkøy island...read more

The House of the Vikings, Avaldsnes

In the center of the Viking farm is a residential building built in 1997. This is a reconstruction of a real Norwegian house from 950, discovered by archaeologists in the town of Oma in the province of Rugaland. The house has a length of 24 meters ("long house")...read more

Ancient Norwegian Life and Activities

Raids on continental cities were not the only occupation of the Vikings. They were engaged in agriculture, various crafts, and conducted trade...read more

Viking Village. Axes and Spears.

The lack of fertile land led to constant skirmishes between communities, and those who did not get the land were forced to engage in robbery. Both for robbery and to protect their villages, all the inhabitants of these harsh lands knew how to handle weapons. In the Viking museum village of Avaldsnes, everyone can try their hand at ancient Norwegian "applied sports"...read more

Avaldsnes. Tankers, Horses and Sheeps

Returning from the Viking village, I do not get tired of admiring the beauty of the local places...read more

Harald I Fairhaired, Nordwegen

According to legend, the future Viking king was inspired by a woman to unite the disparate communities-principalities of the ancient Norwegians. The petty prince of Avaldsnes, Harald Horfager, wanted to marry the princess of Bergen, but she refused, pointing out the insignificance of his possessions...read more

Norwegian Historical Center in Avaldsnes

In 872, Harald the Fair-Haired founded a settlement on the island of Karmey, which for a long time became the center of his possessions, and after the conquest of other lands of western Scandinavia - the first capital of Norway. In 2005, the Nordvegen Historical and Cultural Center (Nordvegen Historiesenter på Avaldsnes) was opened here...read more

Viking Equipment and Weapons

The harsh climatic conditions and mountainous terrain of Scandinavia gave very limited opportunities for farming, so there were constant conflicts between communities over fertile land. To maintain prosperity, every villager had to be not only a peasant, but also a warrior. In the historical center of Nordwegen, you can see reconstructions of Viking equipment...read more

St. Olav's Church of Avaldsnes (Avaldsnes kirke)

One of the oldest churches in Norway is located on the highest hill in Avaldsnes. The sagas tell that a wooden сhurch was built on this site by Olav Tryggvason, but no archaeological evidence has yet been found...read more

Åkrafjorden

We continue to drive along the E134 highway to the east. After passing the town of Ølen, we cross the border of the province of Hordaland, go along the Stordal valley...read more

Langfossen Waterfall

At the end of the Åkrafjorden, three kilometers from the tiny village of Fjæra, there is one of the pearls of Southwestern Norway, where you must make a stop...read more

Løyningsdalen

After driving along the Åkrafjorden with a stop at the Langfossen Waterfall, we continue east on the E134 highway. After the village of Åkrabotn, the road follows the valley formed by the Dalelva River...read more

Røldal

After passing another pass, we descend into the valley, where the mirror surface of the lake Røldalsvatnet, located at an altitude of 380 meters above sea level, is spread out. At the Northern end of the lake, we stop in the town of Røldal...read more

Røldal Stavkyrkje

The main fame of the town is brought by one of the oldest buildings in Norway, a wooden church Røldal stavkyrkje, built in the thirteenth century. It is one of the eleven surviving wooden frame churches in Norway...read more

Haukelifjell Pass, Ståvatn Lake

After leaving the cozy green valley of Lake Reldalsvatnet, we head higher and higher into the mountains. The road climbs to the Haukelifjell plateau located in the mountain system of the same name...read more

Åmot - Morgedal - Seljord - Sauland

After passing through the Haukelifjell highlands, we continue along the E134 highway towards Oslo in Telemark province...read more