Aptly named, Karmøy is an island that offers shelter against the open sea. Come enjoy a holiday with a difference, spend days or weeks in an ever – changing environment where no two days need be the same.
Come see and experience Karmøy for yourself – with rocks and skerries facing the wide ocean to the [...]
St. Olav´s church of Avaldsnes is a medieval church in Avaldsnes on the island Karmøy, in Rogaland on the west coast of Norway.
History
Painting by I. C. Dahl, 1820Before this church there was a wooden church on the same place. That church is assumed to have been built by Olav Trygvason, and it is possible [...]
Are you interested in following in the footsteps of King Harald Hårfagre and discovering the rich history of the Vikings? At Avaldsnes, you can experience the Viking history centre, a church dating from the Middle Ages, burial mounds, ancient Scandinavian stone monuments and a reconstructed Viking settlement.