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Sollifjell – a beautiful view of the Lysefjord and Preikestolen!
During our stay near Stavanger (we rented an airbnb in Jørpeland to be precise) we went to see the Lysefjord from the other side. From Jørpeland we headed south on road 523 and just after the bridge turn right into road Fv496 and drive along the Lysefjord. The end point was Skrøylå car park. From this place, keeping to the fjord all the time on the left, there is a route to Sollifjel (564 mosl) – a peak above the fjord, from which you can admire the beautiful panorama of Lysefjord and of course Preikestolen 🙂I heartily recommend this route, it is described as easy, it is not long for…
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Preikestolen – route, views and a million people ;)
Preikestolen has been on my list for years – finally in May during a long weekend we went to the Stavanger area to explore the city and climb the famous stone platform. I will describe the route here – because looking for information myself – I found many different opinions about the difficulty of this route. Some said it was easy, others said it was extremely difficult. The first time – we start at approx. 11, we were at the top around 12.20. I think everyone had the same plan for this trip because there were a million people on the mountain! Ha, ha 😉 And note: I believe that…
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Geiranger Fjord Norway
We love Norway!So only if we have time – we also visit the fabulous fjords!Geiranger fjord – located northwest of Bergen, 15 kilometers long. It is surrounded by steep, rocky slopes, down which numerous waterfalls flow. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Gamle Strynefjellsveg – road nr 258
From Geiranger fjord – we planned to drive to Runde Island. We chose a road less frequented, located high in the mountains, open only in Summer – when the snow melts.It was MAGIC!
