We got a tour from our Cruise. The woman with blond hair was excellent, enthusiastic & added personal stories to make the life before in 17-1800's come alive & then in comparison to today's life style. We enjoyed our tour very much!! Thank you so much for sharing the interesting information.

This iconic attraction is a commemorative monument to the historic battle of Hafrsfjord in the year 872. The battle resulted with King Harald Fairhair unifying all of Norway under one crown. The three bronze swords stand 10m high on the banks of Hafrsfjord which lies to the west of central Stavanger.

Stavanger, Norway walking tour On August 4, 2023 our Azamara Pursuit cruiser docked in Stavanger within walking distance of many major points of interest and my wife and I took the four hours walking through historic Stavanger. All our tours in Norway were charged more than in many other countries. For this walking tour we were charged $99/person. Our guide Dario met us right at the ship. Dario was born in France and he has interesting perspective on Norwegian culture. About little more than half of our tour was dedicated to the history of Stavanger and the rest of time was spent between visits to the Norwegian Petroleum Museum, Norwegian Canning Museum and short stop at the Stavanger Cathedral. We were not able to see the full beauty of the 12th century structure due to the outgoing renovation. After leisurely walk we came back to the ship. For some of the fellow passengers it was a little more technicality than they expected, but we really liked it all. Overall, it was worthwhile tour with very good guide. Upon returning to the ship, we decided to go back to the city for additional sightseeing. On the way we encountered our crew members using WiFi at a small building. We stopped and enquired about WiFi and to our surprise the man working at this facility stated that passengers are not allowed to use this WiFi. It was the first and the very last time we had such unwelcome greeting. All other cities before and after Stavanger rolled out messages and locations with free WiFi availability. Good Travels

Laura met us at the ship port. She was such a friendly knowledgeable fun guide. We saw the highlights around the city, learned history, saw varieties of housing, art and design etc. Stopped for a coffee and a waffle . Thoroughly enjoyed this walking tour and recommend it.