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Old Stavanger (locally known as Gamla Stavanger) is a historic area of the city of Stavanger in Rogaland, Norway. The area consists largely of wooden buildings which were built in the 18th century. Stavanger has slowly been gaining recognition globally for the cities art and culture and is now considered one of the world’s leading destinations for Street Art by fans and enthusiasts.
The city's rapid population growth in the late 20th century was primarily a result of Norway's booming offshore oil industry in the North Sea. Today the oil industry is a key industry in the Stavanger region and the city is widely referred to as the Oil Capital of Norway.
Lysefjord Cruise- Stavanger, NorwayA fjord (feeord) is a deep, narrow and elongated sea inlet with steep land on three sides.
The Lysefjord is the southernmost of the biggest fjords in Norway. Almost 25 miles long, this fjord is flanked by steep mountains, some more than 10,000 feet tall. It is not only long and narrow, it is in places as deep as the mountains are high! Only 43 feet deep where it meets the sea near Stavanger, the Lysefjord drops to a depth of over 1,300 feet below the famous Pulpit Rock. The Pulpit Rock is located in Forsand municipality and towers 1980 feet on the northern side of the Lysefjord.
The city's rapid population growth in the late 20th century was primarily a result of Norway's booming offshore oil industry in the North Sea. Today the oil industry is a key industry in the Stavanger region and the city is widely referred to as the Oil Capital of Norway.
Lysefjord Cruise- Stavanger, NorwayA fjord (feeord) is a deep, narrow and elongated sea inlet with steep land on three sides.
The Lysefjord is the southernmost of the biggest fjords in Norway. Almost 25 miles long, this fjord is flanked by steep mountains, some more than 10,000 feet tall. It is not only long and narrow, it is in places as deep as the mountains are high! Only 43 feet deep where it meets the sea near Stavanger, the Lysefjord drops to a depth of over 1,300 feet below the famous Pulpit Rock. The Pulpit Rock is located in Forsand municipality and towers 1980 feet on the northern side of the Lysefjord.
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