Storied Stavanger: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Starting outside Stavanger Tourist Information, you’ll walk through the winding streets of Gamle Stavanger’s (Old Stavanger).

You'll have a chance to take in the magnificent Stavanger Concert Hall before making your way further into the old town.

On this self-guided tour, you’ll walk through the winding streets of Gamle Stavanger’s (Old Stavanger) and hear how wealthy Stavanger began as a small Viking settlement.

On this walking tour through the historical centre of Norway’s fourth largest city, you’ll trace the city’s transformation from a medieval religious center to a canning industry powerhouse and, eventually, the wealthy ”Oil Capital of Norway” we see today.

You see and learn how this coastal community at the edge of the North Sea has repeatedly reinvented itself.

re a hairdresser’s ambitious Miami Vice-inspired painting created one of the city’s most vibrant attractions.

You’ll visit landmarks, some over 900 years old, including the magnificent Stavanger Cathedral, whose construction in 1125 marked the city’s official founding.

dventure at the waterfront, where the distinctive Norwegian Petroleum Museum stands.

men’s residence that now offers panoramic views of the harbor.

h Market where our tour ends, you’ll hear about some of the Michelin-starred restaurants that have earned the city recognition as a culinary hotspot.