Attractions

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)