Disclaimer: I’ve written this since I’m sometimes asked for travel recommendations in Norway. This post presents a very narrow view onto what Norway has to offer, and does not serve as a comprehensive or objective travel guide.
The energy capital of Norway, doing oil, doing gas, and now even renewables. What used to be a fishing village is a world-prominent energy business hub.
The fastest growing city in Norway due to the influx of skilled migrants.
You can get a transport pass for all types of transport, including ferries to the islands. Available as plastic, as well as as app. Walk around the center, try the Norwegian fish soup at Fisketorget. Checkout the old town and the modern concert hall.
https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/fjord-norway/the-stavanger-region/plan-your-trip
Oil Museum
A museum in the shape of an oil rig, where you can try on an offshore oil worker’s suit, go down the rescue chute, and dare an escape a dark room on all four.
Stavanger Cathedral
Norwegians are Lutherans. Here’s one of the oldest cathedrals in Norway, remodelled in the 18th century. It’s quite a spectacle on the inside. You can get to organ concerts, as well as classical music ones if you’re lucky, as they are held regularly.
Preikestolen
Perhaps, the most known cliff in Norway. Also the most popular hike in the Norwegian fjords. This square-shaped platform rises 600 meters above the fjord and offers excellent views.
The round trip takes about three hours. The final fight of 2018’s the Mission Impossible Fallout film was filmed here, and Tom Cruise bravely fell down from this exact rock. Although he managed to climb back up afterwards. Or so they tell us.
Kjerag
Your most likeable photo from Norway is to be taken on this exact stone, at an altitude of 1100 meters above sea level.
Kjerag is quite an unique formation, being a large boulder sandwiched between two sheer cliffs. You can get on top of this boulder, and take a photo. Social media likes guaranteed.
Hiking there, round trip, takes about five hours.
https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/fjord-norway/ryfylke/the-lysefjord-area/hiking-to-kjerag