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Stavanger is Norways 4th largest city and is located in Rogaland county which often is referred to as "Norway in a nutshell !" as you find everything Norway is renowned for here : Deep fjords, high mountains, flat farmland, white sandy beaches and nice coves for boating in Ryfylke. Stavanger is also known as the "Oil Capital" of Norway, and is perhaps the most international city in the country. There are lots of restaurants, bars, pubs, cafees and nightclubs around the inner harbour, where they sell flowers, vegetables, fruit and seafood during the day. Stavanger was European Capital of Culture 2008. |