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BEININGEN GAMLE SYRENESET FORT THE MUSEUM IN MÆLANDSGÅRDEN SKUDE FYR VIKEHOLMEN SKUDENESHAVN GEITUNGEN SIGHTSEEING Syreneset Fort, Syre. This World-War The entertaining mini golf family park Norneshuset Overnatting (accom.) II defence installation was used during is located adjacent to Norvegen Golf Nordnes 7, P.O.Box 5, Avaldsnes Viking Farm. Follow in the Occupation to watch over and Course. 4280 Skudeneshavn the footsteps of the ancient kings control important shipping lanes. T: +47 52 82 72 62 / +47 900 59 007 through the historic landscape at Av- Frisbee golf courses are located at norneshuset.no aldsnes. Bukkøy island features many Blikshavn and at Liarlund, Kopervik. reconstructed Viking buildings. Meet HIKING AND BIKING TRAILS Reinertsen House Vikings for activities and tours in the Søragadå 23, 4280 Skudeneshavn summer season. The Karmøy countryside is attractive YACHT HARBOURS T: +47 900 79 242 and diverse with many opportunities Nordvegen History Centre. Harald to get outdoors and be active or simply Skudeneshavn and Kopervik all have Skudenes Camping Hårfagre, who united into one relax: haugalandet.friskifriluft.no facilities for visiting yachts with showers, Postvegen 129, 4280 Skudeneshavn kingdom, established one of his royal WC and laundry. The harbours are T: +47 920 98 565. skudenescamping.no estates at Avaldsnes. At the Nordvegen Lindøy Recreation Area. 3.5 km of conveniently placed in the town centres. History Centre, Harald takes you through walking tracks of which 2.5 km are Vikeholmen Light the 3500-year-long history of Avaldsnes nature trails. These tracks take walkers Small boat fuel and provisions: Skudeneshavn Seamen’s Association, as a meeting point between Norway across heather uplands, through forests, Torvastad: Lorentz Storesund & Sønner, Vikeholmen, 4280 Skudeneshavn and the rest of Europe. The settlement along beaches and by bathing areas, T: +47 52 81 44 70 T: +47 970 72 948 at Avaldsnes became Norway’s oldest and a camp area with a lean-to. Contact Kopervik: Kopervik Bensin og Storkiosk royal seat. opplevavaldsnes.no the Outdoor Council for rental of canoes (Shell), T: +47 52 85 06 04 Haugens feriehus (holiday flats) and row boats. T: +47 52 77 48 30. Røyksund: Røyksund Mekaniske Korneliusholmen, 4280 Skudeneshavn Olav’s Church at Avaldsnes. Founded Verksted, T: +47 52 83 66 43 T: +47 90 85 76 58. E-mail: by Haakon Haakonsen in about 1250 Fransahagen gardens and riding Skudeneshavn: Skude Fryseri, [email protected] AD, Olav’s Church is one of four royal paths. Numerous well-kept paths T: +47 52 84 65 55 collegiate churches still standing. around Visnes mining area. Åkrehamn: Åkrehamn Trålbøteri, Guided tours of the area in summer. T: +47 52 84 45 20 COMMUNICATIONS Bukkøy, Avaldsnes. A naturally beautiful Virgin Mary’s Sewing Needle, area suitable for walking alongside Airlines Avaldsnes. This tall stone, close to the Karmsundet. A path leads from Olav’s ACCOMMODATION RyanAir: T: +47 52 85 78 00, ryanair.com north wall of Olav’s Church, is said to Church at Avaldsnes. A Pilgrim Journey. Norwegian: T: +47 815 21 815, norwegian.no signify that the Day of Judge- ment Park Inn, Haugesund Airport Hotel SAS: T: +47 05400, sas.no will come when the point finally South-Karmøy. Marked trails are shown Helganesveien 24, 4262 Avaldsnes Widerøe: T: +47 810 01 200, wideroe.no touches the church wall. The gap is on a walking map available from Tourist T: +47 52 86 10 90. E-mail: Wizz Air: wizzair.com currently 9.2 cm … Information. [email protected] parkinnhotell.no/hotell-haugesund Taxi: Visnes Mine Area. In its day, the Stangelandsmarka, Kopervik. A wild Karmøy Taxi, T: +47 52 85 80 80 copper mine at Visnes was the largest area south of Kopervik with lighted trails. Middvik Feriesenter (vacation centre) Taxi, T: +47 52 81 81 81 and most modern in Northern Europe. Middvikv. 38, 4262 Avaldsnes Haugesund Taxisentral, T: +47 52 80 80 80 The Museum depicts operation of the and Åkra. The desig- T: +47 52 84 28 49 mine from 1865 – 1972. Copper for the nated Scenic Heritage Path connects E-mail: [email protected] Coach services: Statue of Liberty in New York was historical sites along an attractive nature middvikferiesenter.no Kystbussen, T: +47 05505. tide.no mined here. Attractive countryside and trail. Haukeliekspressen, T: +47 05505. tide.no parkland. T: 934 10 061/922 66 477 Tresviken Feriehytter (holiday cabins) Kolumbus, T: +47 177, kolumbus.no Feøy. The tiny island of Feøy is re- Tresviken 41, 4264 Kvalavåg Flybuss, T: +47 05505. tide.no Historic Skudeneshavn is a still- nowned for its intricate pattern of T: +47 52 84 02 46 / +47 97 71 02 71 thriving, real-life 19th Century clipper coves and canals, idyllic recreational E-mail: Fast Ferry/Car Ferry: town. A walk down Søragadå immerses areas and bathing beach. [email protected] Car ferries Arsvågen - Mortavika you in all the charm of the Empire tresviken-feriehytter.no T: +47 177, fjord1.no style homes and cottages of “South Round Skudenes - A wonderful bike Street”. tour around South Karmøy by country Fjordstuene (fjord rooms) road and coastal path. Fosnav. 420, 5546 Røyksund CAMPER SERVICES The «Look Back» App takes you on a T: +47 41 21 50 79 / +47 41 21 50 80 historic wandering tour with a theatrical North Sea Cycle Route - follow the E-mail: [email protected] Chemical disposal: CircleK Station touch! Viking roads by bike. A long-range fjordstuene.no in Skudeneshavn, Skudenes Camping bike trail that extends from Kristiansand and Esso Station in Avaldsnes. The Museum in Mælandsgården, in the south to Haugesund in the north. Parken Terrasse Skudeneshavn. This old mansion serves Åmandsgata 1, 4250 Kopervik up the town’s rich history in authentic Bike hire - from Tourist Information in T: +47 52 85 18 88 / +47 413 05 007 TOURIST INFORMATION surroundings. Fishing, herring salting, Skudeneshavn and Skudenes camping. E-mail: [email protected] trade and shipping have been the pillars parkenterrasse.no Avaldsnes Tourist Information of Skudeneshavn life for almost two Nordvegen History Centre, centuries. The Museum helps explain BATHING SPOTS Broen leilighetssuite (apartm.) 4262 Avaldsnes. T: +47 52 81 24 00 how these forces have moulded the Stølebuktvegen 2 (sentrum), E-mail: [email protected] town. T: +47 52 84 54 60, visitkarmoy.no There is nothing quite like a visit to our 4250 Kopervik Opening hours: opplevavaldsnes.no long, silky bathing beaches on a fine T: +47 90 65 09 76 / +47 970 33 360 Karmøy Fishery Museum, Veavå- summer’s day. Or a brisk walk along E-mail: [email protected] Kopervik Tourist Information gen. Exhibits show how the fisheries Åkrasanden with the wind in your kopervik.info Statsråd Vinjesgt 25, 4250 Kopervik have developed from the first days of face! Our local “Costa del Sol” offers T: +47 52 85 75 00. E-mail: motor-powered boats to the present. pearly sands and clear waters, ideal for Skiparvik Hytteutleie (cabin rental) [email protected] The striking visual appearance of the swimming, sand castles and kite flying. Sørstokke, 4250 Kopervik Open weekdays: 7:30-3:30 building is the work of the Snøhetta T: +47 52 85 23 09. skiparvik.no architectural team. T: +47 52 81 74 55, Lahammer, Town beach, Skudeneshavn. Oasen Tourist Information fiskerimuseum.net Sandholmen, Syre. Toilets. Dugneberg B&B Oasen Storsenter shopping mall, 5508 Sandvesanden. Toilets. Dugneberg, 4270 Åkrehamn Karmsund. T: +47 52 83 10 89. E-mail: Åkrehamn Coastal Museum. This Stavasanden, Ferkingstad. T: +47 52 81 62 52 [email protected] interesting collection, situated in the Åkrasanden. Toilets. Excellent E-mail: [email protected] Open: 10-8, Saturday 10-6 fishing harbour, has displays of many surfing. Eco-label Blue Flag. dugneberg.com artefacts and photographs of bygone Lindøy Friluftsområde. Toilets. Skudeneshavn Tourist Information days, when Karmøy was a leading Aksnesstranda. Toilets. Hedleholmen Feriehytte (holiday cabin) Torget, 4280 Skudeneshavn fishing hub, and links with America 4270 Åkrehamn. T: +47 481 92 965 T: +47 52 85 80 00 were close. T: +47 911 78 169 E-mail: [email protected] GOLF Sandhåland camping Open: 1. June – 1. September Haugaland Zoo,Torvastad. This 10- Sandhålandsveien 36, 4272 Sandve June/Aug: Mon-Sat 10-4. Sun 12-4. acre zoo contains about 250 animals, Karmøy Golf Club, Skudeneshavn T: +47 52 84 32 34 July: Mon-Sat 10-5. Sun 12-5. birds and reptiles so far. Open in sum- 9-hole course. T: +47 52 84 36 10 E-mail: [email protected] mer, and by appointment. Fax. +47 52 83 26 05. sandhaaland.no Opplev Karmøy Hauskevegen 30, 4260 Torvestad. karmoy-golfklubb.no T: +47 52 83 81 84 / +47 95 44 24 13, «Gudborg-huset» visitkarmoy haugalandzoo.no Nordvegen Golf Club, Torvastad Kirkevegen 30, 4280 Skudeneshavn 18-hole course, and miniature golf. T: +47 928 51 196 www.visitkarmoy.no Fishermen´s memorial, Ferkingstad. T: +47 52 83 29 50. E-mail: [email protected] This memorial was erected in remem- nordvegengolf.no brance of the fishermen of Karmøy lost at sea in American waters. Haugesund Golf Club, Kolnes 9-hole course. T: +47 52 82 00 05, haugesundgolf.no