History and heritage - About Ryfylke

Strand

A stone inscribed with runes, from Kjølevik

A copy of the Kjølevik stone was made by Kåre Tveit and unveiled in 1982 at Kjølevik, Strand in Ryfylke. The original was found 100 years earlier in the...

Sauda

Åbøbyen model town

Åbøbyen in Sauda in Ryfylke. Visit one of Norway`s best preserved townships featuring unique model town architecture from the 1920 in Ryfylke. The homes were...

Årdal Old Church (Årdal gamle kyrkje)

Årdal Old church in Årdal in Ryfylke is one of the most distinctive and beautiful wooden Renaissance churches from the 17th century. The church was built in...

Suldal

Ryfylke`s regional Cultural Centre at Sand in Ryfylke. It comprises a library, a bowling hall, and a 300-seat auditorium that is used for concerts, cinema, theatre, conferences etc. The outdoor amphitheatre is designet by artist Kristian Blystad.

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Finnøy

Emigrantskipet Restauration

Try your hand as a crewmember on the old sloop, Restauration. The original carried emigrants to America in 1825. Hoist the mainsail, take command of the helm,...

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Forsand

Flørli Powerstation

In 1999 the new power station was opened at Flørli by the Lysefjord in Ryfylke, far inside the mountain. The old power station and the steps leading up to it...

Holtaheia and Moldhesten

Holtaheia is situated in Strand municipality, south in the Ryfylke region. These beautiful heathlands offer memorable hill walking. In 1961, 39 english...

Sauda

Industrial Workers Museum (Ryfylkemuseum)

The Industrial Workers Museum at Sauda in Ryfylke shows what it was like to live in a worker`s apartment anno 1920 and 1960. A photographic exhibition shows life at the foundry to the present.