ARCHITECTURE

  • ¨Blåfjell gruver¨ - Former mining activity (Sokndal)
    From 1864. Close to Ruggesteinen
  • Egersund Church (Eigersund)
    Wooden Church. Oldest sections date back to 1620’s.
  • Eigerøy Light house (Eigersund)
    Dating from 1854. 2 km. from car parking
  • ¨Fasgardløe¨ (Sokndal)
    Traditional barn constructed from branches
  • ¨FN-Parken¨ (Bjerkreim)
    Memorial to UN-soldiers
  • ¨Gursli¨ molybdenum mines (Lund)
    Former molybdenum mines from 1919.
  • ¨Helleren¨ (Sokndal)
    House built under overhanging cliffs
  • Hestvad bridge (Eigersund)
    Stone bridge construction with 6 arches. Dates from 1851
  • "Haien" (Lund)
    Traditional Dalane House dating from 1860
  • ¨Kløgetvedttunet¨ (Bjerkreim)
    Farm museum
  • Lindøy Canon battery (Eigersund)
    Cannon emplacement from 1600’s.
  • ¨Nesvåg¨ (Sokndal)
    Fishing village featuring original Boat houses.
  • ¨Rekefjord¨ (Sokndal)
    Original Wooden houses, Åve.
  • ¨Sogndalstrand¨ (Sokndal)
    Fully preserved original 18th and 19th century buildings.
  • Stonebridges (Sokndal)
    Stone bridges from 1882 and 1999 located in Sogndalstrand
  • ¨Terland Klopp¨ (Eigersund)
    Stone bridge from early 1800’s
  • Egersund Centre - Traditional Norwegian wooden constructed
    buildings. Dating from as early as the 1840’s.

MUSEUMS

  • ¨Dalane Folkemuseum¨ (Eigersund)
    Local museum, main exhibits are located at Slettebø
  • ¨Egersund Fayancemuseum¨ (Eigersund)
    Norway’s largest collection of Pottery from Egersund
  • Maritime Museum (Sokndal)
    Fishing gear from the 1800’s
  • Farm Museum Austrumdal (Bjerkreim)
    Farm museum with Corn barn from 1600’s. Traditional tools and
    original contents.
  • ¨Kløgetvedttunet¨ (Bjerkreim)
    Farm museum. Buildings from 1700’s.
  • Lund Local Museum (Lund)
    Local museum with more than 10.000 exhibits refelecting life in the area.
  • Nesvåg Sea and motor Museum (Sokndal)
    Maritime museum with engines and associated equipment.
  • Ørsdalen mines and museum (Bjerkreim)
    Museum at the former molybdenum and wolfram mines

SCENIC ATTRACTIONS

  • ¨Gloppedalsura¨ (Bjerkreim)
    Europe´s largest landslide. Military actions during WWII
  • ¨Jøssingfjord¨ (Sokndal)
    Known from the Royal Navy attack on the vessel ‘Altmark ‘
  • ¨Ruggesteinen¨ (Sokndal)
    A stone block weighing 74 ton that you can move with just one
    hand - the largest in Northern-Europe.
  • ¨Vannbassengene¨ (Eigersund)
    Tour area with swimming, nature trails, Volley and Football pitches
  • ¨Varberg¨ (Eigersund)
    Tour area with panorama views close to Egersund centre. Early
    Bronze Age runes at the foot of Varberg.
  • ¨Ørsdalsvatnet¨ / ¨Strandgardane¨ (Bjerkreim)
    Cruises on the Ørsdalsvatnet lake between Odlandstø and Vassbø.
    Isolated farming communities.

ACTIVITIES

  • ¨Byrkjedalstunet¨ (Bjerkreim / Gjesdal)
    Restaurant and hand-made candle production
  • ¨Hestadfjellet¨ (Eigersund)
    Crash site from "Operation Freshman", The attack on the Heavy
    Water production Facilities at Vemork during WW II.
  • Lille Presteskjær Lighthouse (Sokndal)
    Open Sundays during the summer. Accommodation and light meals.
  • ¨M/K Ørsdølen¨ (Bjerkreim)
    Cruises onboard an inland passenger ship (Sundays during the
    summer )
  • ¨Mysinghålå¨ (Eigersund)
    Site used by members of the Resistance during WWII
  • Passenger certifi ed Fishing vessels (Sokndal)
    MS Sjødis and MS Tordenskjold. Sea fi shing and sight-seeing trips.
  • Tore´s Tempocollection (Bjerkreim)
    Norway’s largest collection of Tempo-mopeds.
  • ¨Tronåsen¨ (Lund)
    Recall the Rally Monte Carlo Rally from 1931 on this stretch of road
  • First fl ight - Memorial (Lund)
    Memorial to the world´s fi rst manned free fl ight - Navrestad (Lund)