Torget

It looks rather like a descent from the cathedral to the harbor.

Stavanger's market square is not too impressive. Actually, it does not look much like a square, but rather like a descent from the cathedral to the harbor. In the Middle Ages and Modern times, it was ...

A Flavour of the City

The very heart of the city, and the link to the sea, fishing and oil are all around this compact area. The column with the sculpture on top - rather a question of 'is it a whale, is it a plane?' - I ...

Interesting Square

An interesting square near the harbour. It’s dominated by a shrimp sculpture at the top of a tall column. Souvenir stalls were pitched with vendors doing a busy trade with tourists.

Old square

Not a traditional square shape more like a open wide area that slopes down from the cathedral to the water. When we were there the square was quite empty just being used by people as a thoroughfare. T...

New Town Stavanger

There is a contrast between Stavanger’s old and new towns. Old town offers old homes and buildings. The new town has a fairly large market square where you can find stalls selling sweaters, crafts, ...