Røvær is a small island reachable in 20 minutes by ferry from Haugesund. It is a beautiful and genuine old fishing community. Just under a hundred people live there all year round, although the autumn and winter can be very rough and windy. The ferry is the daily commute to work and high school, others …
From Kvalsvik to Haraldshaugen you can have a nice 3 km walk along the coastal path. Kvalsvik (the whales bay) is one of the old beaches in Haugesund. Spring 2019 the sculptures The Rising Tide by Jason deCaires Taylor was mounted in the bay. They are to symbolize the rising sea level due to climate …
A nice trip would be to drive to Skjersholmane (Stord) and take the ferry to Hardanger, to see the old Rosendal castle, build by the Danish tradesman Ludvig Rosenkrantz and his wife Karen Mowat in 1665. If you want to combine this with a walk to the glacier Bondhusbreen, we recommend to book a night …
Karmøy – The Viking museum and the church Check out the viking museum: http://www.visitnorway.com/no/product/?pid=31277 Check out the old Avaldsnes stone church next to the museum. It was the Viking King Håkon Håkonsson who gave permission to build the church in the year 1250 AD. Todays church is built on the remnants of this church. https://en.visithaugesund.no/things-to-do/top-10/avaldsnes-the-vikings-and-norway-s-oldest-throne