Gimle Gård Exterior Kristiansand Norway © 2020 Mikestravelguide. All rights reserved.

Things to do in Kristiansand – Visit Gimle Gård

For a chance to see inside one of Norway’s historic mansions, visit Gimle Gård. The heavily-windowed, white clapboard building – visible from the base of a small hill – was built on the outskirts of Kristiansand in the late-18th century … Continue reading

East Facade Upper Square Kristiansand Cathedral Norway © 2020 Mikestravelguide. All rights reserved.

Things to do in Kristiansand – Visit the Cathedral

The Kristiansand Cathedral (Kristiansand Domkirke) – an evangelical Lutheran church – is one of the city’s major historical structures and reportedly one of the largest churches in Norway. An impressive 19th-century Neo-Gothic structure built to designs by Bergen-born architect Henrik Thrap-Meyer, the cathedral … Continue reading

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Things to do in Stavanger – Visit the Museum of Archaeology

Visitors to Stavanger looking to learn more about the ancient history of the city and surrounding region (Rogaland County) will enjoy a visit to the Museum of Archaeology. Associated with the University of Stavanger, the museum presents an interesting collection … Continue reading

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Things to do in Stavanger – Visit the Norwegian Petroleum Museum

The Norwegian Petroleum Museum (Norsk Oljemuseum), located on the waterfront in Stavanger – Norway’s capital of oil and energy – is one of the city’s most interesting and impressive tourist attractions. Housed in a sleek modern structure suggestive of the Norwegian … Continue reading

Norwegian Canning Museum Stavanger Norway © 2020 Mikestravelguide. All rights reserved.

Things to do in Stavanger – Visit the Norwegian Canning Museum

One of the highlights of a visit to Stavanger and its historic Old Town – known as Gamle Stavanger – is a tour of the Norwegian Canning Museum (Norsk Hermetikkmuseum).  Housed in a former tannery and the previous home of … Continue reading

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Things to do in Bergen – Visit the Schøtstuene

For a chance to see what life was like during the heyday of the Hanseatic League in Bergen, visit the Schøtstuene – the League’s former assembly rooms and adjoining cookhouses (ildhusene). Situated behind rows of wood-framed tenements (gårner) and narrow … Continue reading