The museum - Mælandsgården - in Skudeneshavn

A town museum that shows a historical shop and house, old workshops and history surrounding shipping, and a few other things.

In the summer open from 11AM to 5PM Monday trough Friday, Saturday closet, Sunday open 1 to 6. Or by request.

Contact:
Phone 52 84 54 60
E-mail: s-histo@online.no

Old Skudeneshavn

Guided tours in old Skudeneshavn by the tourist information in the summer season.

Contact:
Phone 52 82 72 22
E-mail: turistinfo@karmoy.kommune.no

Rogaland Fishery museum

The museum has a impressive number of objects and Photographs that shows Karmøy's past as an important fishing location.

Open in the summer but closed on Saturdays. They will give you a guided tour if you want it, also outside regular opening times.

Contact:
Phone 52 83 52 65

Karmøy Fishery museum

The museum is in Vedavågen and is a new and spectacular building.

The main objective of the museum is to preserve objects and knowledge from the fisheries once present on Karmøy.

They have models shoving the various fishing techniques, and lots of instruments once found on fishing vessels.

The main attraction will have to be the aquarium. All the local saltwater fish are represented here, maybe you need to learn the name of the fish you try to catch?

Open in the summer, closed on Saturday. Will open on request outside these times.

Contact:
Phone 52 81 74 55 / 909 44 389
Homepage: www.museumsnett.no/karmoyfiskerimuseum.

Olavskirken

Olavskirka in Avaldsnes was built in 1250 by King Håkon IV Håkonson. The building is in young gothic style with narrow arches. The walls are from 4-7 feet thick.

In the 1830 much of the church was restored and in 1862 there were made some additions to the building.

The last major restoration was finished in 1929.

The church is open to the public in the summer season, or by appointment.

Contact:
Tourist information on phone: 52 85 60 66 / 52 85 75 00
E-mail: turistinfo@karmoy.kommune.no
Homepage: www.karmoykirken.no/avaldsnes/index.htm

The reconstructed Viking farm on Bukkøy:

In the Viking era the Kings lived in Avaldsnes, but most folks on the island focused on catching fish, work the land, take care of their animals, make materials and make the every day bread. Most of the Vikings were in fact farmers and/or fishermen, and it's these people you meet on the reconstructed Viking farm. Around the year 950 there would probably have lived a family at a farm like this, mom and dad, the children, grandparents, some hired hands and maybe even a trell (slave) or two.

They stay open in the summer season (closed on Saturday).

Contact:
Phone: 52 83 84 00 / 951 03 612.
E-mail: kultopp@online.no

Vigsnes Mining museum

In Vigsnes Mining museum you will find the history of a mining community that at one point had more than 3000 inhabitants!

Take a walk through history. Good parking, a cafe and a souvenir shop is available.

Open in the summer season, closed on Saturday.

Contact:
Phone: 52 83 84 00 / 951 03 612.
E-mail: kultopp@online.no

Visnes Nature collection

Big collection of animals and birds you find in our area.

Open by request from May trough September.

ContaCt:
Phone: 52 84 03 67 / 52 85 75 00 ( Magne H. Velde )

Old Kopervik

Charming mixture of old and new buildings. There is a pamphlet you can buy from the tourist information where the history of the town is presented.

'Ting' stones

Three monoliths now placed on the lawn of the culture house in Åkrehamn

They originally stood in the old 'Åkratunet' and has probably marked a 'tingsted' there.

The five bad virgins

Five monoliths that stands under the Karmsund bridge.

Qualified guesses suggest that the place has been used as some sort of calendar system.

Information poster near the monoliths.

'Rehaugene'

Six big bronze age burial mound on a row on the hill at Reheia. Information poster at the site.

Rebuilt little mill house in Melstokkbrook

It took 8 years, but in 1996 the little mill was opened, and the first 20 kilos of flour was grinded.

It's mostly thanks to the pupils and staff at Stokkastrand school that the mill was rebuilt. It's part of a nature walk that goes by the brook and the mill.

Homepage: www.karmoyped.no/stokkastrand/kvernhus.htm

Derikhuset in Hillesland

This was the way they built and lived on farms on Karmøy in the first part of 1800.

They open on request.

Contact:
Phone: 52 84 54 60.

Galleries and workshops

On the island you will find several galleries and workshops, we name a few; Majorstuå in Skudeneshavn, Tåkelurfabrikken in Skudeneshavn, Galleri Laurine in Skudeneshavn, Tjøsvoll gård in Åkrehamn, Galleri Saga in Åkrehamn, Meyer's Kunst og Håndtverk in Avaldsnes, Dales Galleri i Kopervik (homepage) and finally Keramikkverkstedet in Avaldsnes.

Only a few things....
We have mentioned only a few of the many, many things you can do, see, experience, feel... when visiting Karmøy. Karmøy is not a small island, we are quite a few people on it, and we do have a lot of things to show you, you are most welcome, anytime!