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The city of Stavanger situated on a peninsula on the southwest coast of Norway serves a popular tourist destination. There is ample opportunity of Sightseeing in Stavanger that offers a fun filled vacation. You will find the city of Stavanger in Rogaland of Norway. Stavanger was established as a municipality on 1st January in the year1838. Sightseeing in Stavanger will keep you busy and you will spend wonderful time in the fourth largest city of Norway.
The city of Stavanger is easily accessible from all over the world. The Sola Airport serves both domestic and international flights including Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Copenhagen. The city also includes a port that serves international ferries to countries like Newcastle, UK and Hirtshals and domestic ferries to regions of Tau and you will also find train services from Oslo. Transportation within the city is also very frequent and regular. The city has a number of bus services and taxis. Sightseeing in Stavanger is very convenient due to regular Transportation in Stavanger.
Stavanger Sightseeing includes everything from botanical gardens to museums and historical sites to spectacular beaches. The major spots of Sightseeing in Stavanger that can never be missed are Pulpit Rock or Preikestolen, City center, Swords in Stone, Utstein Monestary, The Cathedral, The Oil Museum, Kongeparken and The Iron Age Farm. The Pulpit Rock or Preikestolen is a natural rock formation which includes a 25 meter squared plateau and stands 604 meters above the sea. The original name of the rock formation is "Hyvlatonna". The Swords in Stone is a popular tourist destination that includes three enormous bronze swords and carries the evidence of the battle of Hafrsfjord in the year 872. The swords are about 10 meters tall and stand as a symbol for peace and unification. The swords here differ in size and the largest one belongs to Fairheded Harald
Stavanger Tours can be made more exciting with Sightseeing in Stavanger. You can visit other places that lie near the city like Botanical Garden, Byrkjedal Candles, The North Sea Road, Broken Column,
Kongeparken, Lysefjord and The Watchman's Tower.
For more information on Sightseeing in Stavanger, visit the site travel.mapsofworld.com.
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