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Experience Karmøy EXPERIENCE KARMØY Contents Welcome to Karmøy 6 Karmøy Guide Map 8 Avaldsnes - Norway’s birthplace 10 Skudeneshavn 32 The Great Outdoors 46 North Sea beaches 62 Activities galore 68 Festivals 76 “Yellow Pages” 88 3 KARMØY ANTHEM: “PÅ HEIMLEG GRUNN” Great and rich your verdant pastures, Stout against the sea you face, Karmøy praise your hardy coastline! NILS AARØY 5 Welcome to Karmøy Homeland of the Viking Kings – Norway’s Birthplace Come and experience Karmøy – with rocks and skerries protecting us from the raging sea in the West. With long, silky-smooth, sandy beaches in bays and inlets – and with eternal swells pounding the coast. Real maritime culture, dramatic ocean, silvery fresh fish and a vibrant heritage – that’s Karmøy today. With a mix of small hamlets, pleasant shopping centres, historical sights, modern industry – all jostling cheek-to-jowl with traditional agriculture and active fisheries. Walk in the footsteps of Harald Fairhair who first united Norway in a single kingdom. Olav’s Church, the Nordvegen History Centre and the Viking Farm, all at Avaldsnes, invite you to relive history. Let these chieftains and kings, with their indentured trells, be your guide. The Church and History Centre offer majestic views of sheltered Karmsund strait. 6 7 HØYEVARDE HÅVIK LIGHTHOUSE K AR BUS SERVICE MØYTUNNELEN TO STAVANGER 19KM AND BERGEN FV47 16KM Haugalands- KARMØY vatnet FISHERY MUSEUM VEAVÅGEN 12KM FV47 KOPERVIK FRISBEE ÅKREHAMN GOLF COASTAL MUSEUM FV511 ÅKREHAMN 4KM FISHERMEN´S BU RM MEMORIAL AV EG EN 8KM FRISBEE GOLF E39 13KM 8KM 9-HOLES SKUDENESHAVN JUNGLE PARK FERRY: ARSVÅGEN - MORTAVIKA (STAVANGER) 20 MIN SYRENESET FORT SKUDENESHAVN THE MUSEUM IN BEININGEN MÆLANDSGÅRDEN SKUDE LIGHTHOUSE VIKEHOLMEN LIGHTHOUSE GEITUNGEN LIGHTHOUSE Karmøy Guide Map Coastline: 140 km. Population: 42,062.42,334. Highest point on island: Sålefjell, 132 m. Highest point in borough:municipality: Dyrafjellet Dyrafjellet 172 172m. There m. There are threeare three towns ontowns the onisland: the island:Kopervik, Kopervik, Åkrehamn Åkrehamn and Skudeneshavn. and Skudeneshavn. The borough The borough is part ofis partthe Haugaland/of the Haugaland/ Haugesund Haugesund region. region. BERGEN BUS SERVICE TO OSLO, BERGEN, E134 STAVANGER N DYRAFJELLET 172 M.A.S.L FAST FERRY: HAUGESUND HAUGESUND - FEØY 20 MIN 9-HOLES HAUSKE GÅRD MINIGOLF 18-HOLES E134 HAUGALAND ZOO SOLBAKKEN PUTBALL THE FIVE KVEITEVIKEN POOR MAIDENS REHAUGANE FV47 VISNES MINE MUSEUM SMELTING FURNACE STATUE OF LIBERTY VIKING FARM E134 OLAV’S CHURCH HAUGESUND NORDVEGEN HISTORY CENTRE AIRPORT, KARMØY E134 E39 LINDØY FV47 HØYEVARDE HÅVIK LIGHTHOUSE Avaldsnes – Norway’s birthplace 10 11 A historic landscape with views across the narrow strait that in Viking times was known as the North Way – the way north – and the way Norway got its name! 10 11 Avaldsnes – The First Royal Throne of Norway Harald Fairhair chose this as the site of one of his Royal Manors. The historical remains here reveal ancient facts about the first kings of Norway and the legendary figures who appear so often in sagas and songs. The chieftains and kings who controlled the vital ”Northern Way” have left impressive works: great burial mounds, tall memorial stones and rich finds. Beside the medieval church is a history centre and, to the East, a reconstruction of a Viking Farm. 12 13 HAUGESUND FEØY TORVASTAD NORHEIM E134 REHAUGANE VISNES VORMEDAL OLAV’S CHURCH NORDVEGEN HISTORY CENTRE VIKING FARM AVALDSNES HAUGESUND AIRPORT, KARMØY E134 RØYKSUND KARMSUNDET KVALAVÅG FV47 VEAVÅGEN KOPERVIK FV47 FV511 ÅKREHAMN 13 Olav’s Church, built by Håkon Håkonsen in about 1250 AD, is a powerful memorial to former greatness. - Did you know that Avaldsnes became an important stopping place for pilgrims going to Nidaros? 14 Virgin Mary’s Needle The Sagas warn that Doomsday will be upon us if ever the ”sewing needle” touches the church wall. The clergymen of Avaldsnes – under cover of darkness – are said to have chiselled bits off the point and thus saved the world. The gap between the needle and the church wall is presently 9.2 cm ... 15 Avaldsnes is one of Norway’s most important areas of cultural history. In order to best preserve the integrity of the church as well as the historical landscape, most of Nordvegen History Centre is located underground. The entrance area symbolizes ’Mime’s Well’, which is the fount of knowledge in Norse mythology. 16 17 Now is your chance to meet Harald Fairhair, the king who unified Norway and made Avaldsnes the oldest royal seat. Let Harald guide you through 3500 years of local history, during times when Avaldsnes was where Norway and Europe met. Listen to his tales of royal doings, and take the opportunity to meet some of the kings who held court at Avaldsnes, funded by taxation of trading ships plying the Norwegian coast. Telephone + 47 52 81 24 00 www.opplevavaldsnes.no 18 The Norse God Odin came to Avaldsnes in AD 998. He told King Olav Tryggvason about King Augvald and other kings who had lived and ruled there. 19 At Avaldsnes, you can be ’Viking for a Day’ and ’Archaeologist for a Day’, dress up and take part in activities. What was life like in the Viking Age? What can we learn about the past by studying the finds archaeologists make during their digs? Activity booklets at Nordvegen History Centre. 20 21 A Viking sheep, perhaps? The grassy mounds between Olav’s Church and Bukkøy Viking Farm are a fine example of how agriculture shapes the landscape. And a reminder to greet the tireless groundsmen – the “Viking Sheep”! Not content just to graze, these hardy animals enjoy human company and are pleased to say hello to passers-by! 20 21 A short walk from Nordvegen History Centre brings you to a reconstructed Viking settlement that features a longhouse, a boat house for a Viking warship, a roundhouse and several smaller buildings. Meet Vikings for activities and guided tours during the summer season. 22 An exciting assignment as an «Archaeologist or Viking for a day», archery and handicrafts are some of the things you can participate in here. 23 The Viking Longhouse 24 The Viking era ranged from AD 750 to AD 1100 when people from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark made their mark on Europe. The Vikings are mostly known as pirates and warriors, but they were also traders, craftsmen, farmers, fishermen, poets and discoverers. The nation states of Scandinavia were established. 25 FEØY TORVASTAD VISNES Visnes – momentous THE SMELTER WORKS STATUE OF LIBERTY MINE MUSEUM industrial heritage AVALDSNES HAUGESUND AIRPORT, At Visnes you will discover the history of the mining KARMØY community which in the 1800s had 3000 inhabitants and was the largest and most modern copper work in Northern Europe. The Statue of Liberty in New York is KOPERVIK made from copper produced here. VEAVÅGEN Take a stroll in the outdoor area and follow the heritage trail to the riding tracks, the garden pavilion, and the ÅKREHAMN ruins of the smelting plant out by the sea. Bring the kids to the mine playground, partake in a treasure hunt and maybe you’ll find a lump of copper pyrite in the copper FERKINGSTAD washing plant! The museum is open during the summer and by appointment Telephone +47 934 10 061/922 66 477. E-mail: [email protected] www.visitkarmoy.no SANDVE SKUDENESHAVN 26 The Mining Cafè – in the old operations office dating from 1868. 27 paste in a photo of you with the statue of liberty 28 29 There’s no need to go to New York to get your picture taken with the Statue of Liberty! Imagine that! – Copper from the Visnes mines was used to protect the very symbol of the USA: The Statue of Liberty! Here she stands, a memorial in the marketplace in Visnes, waiting for you to come along and take a picture! 29 30 The weather-worn buildings that once housed the smelter works are a poignant reminder of the days of mining here in the late 1800s. 31 Skudeneshavn 32 33 “The Lady in the Park”, the figure adorning the park entrance, has become the very symbol of Skudeneshavn. 33 The charming town of Skudeneshavn is located on the outermost southerly tip of Karmøy. The herring-fishing era in the early 1800s brought hectic activity to the town and the tall ship fleet that was based in Skudeneshavn carried home many impulses from all corners of the world. Old Skudeneshavn was often called “The White Empire Town”. It is exciting to see décor from the stone temples of antiquity recreated on the facades of the towns little wooden houses. 34 KARMSUNDET VEAVÅGEN KOPERVIK The charming town of Skudeneshavn is There is a particularly good atmosphere in located on the outermost southerly tip of Karmøy. The herring-fishing Skudeneshavn. It is a place where you can wander era in the early 1800s brought hectic activity to the town and the tall about in peace and quiet surrounded by beautiful architecture, taste freshly-made waffles in cosy FV47 ship fleet that was based in Skudeneshavn carried home many impulses cafés, shop for antiques and other treasures, or FV511 ÅKREHAMN from all corners of the world. Old Skudeneshavn was often called “The discover great hiking areas and sandy beaches. White Empire Town”. It is exciting to see décor from the stone temples of antiquity recreated on the facades of the towns little wooden houses. FERKINGSTAD BURMAVEGEN SANDVE SKUDENESHAVN NINE-HOLE GOLF COURSE THE LADY IN THE PARK SYRENESET FORT SYRE THE HISTORIC TOWN VIKEHOLMEN LIGHTHOUSE GEITUNGEN LIGHTHOUSE MÆLANDSGÅRDEN MUSEUM YACHT HARBOUR 35 ”Time Travel” What has occured on these streets? Learn about the characters from times past that will show you their town as they know it.
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