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Stavanger (Gamle Stavanger)
Northern Europe's best-preserved wooden house settlement, a charming cluster of 173 white-painted 18th-century houses near the harbour.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Rogaland, Norway · Europe
Sola is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Sandnes, 33km from Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock).
Sola is a town located in Rogaland, Norway. With a population of 29,541, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Sola sits in Norway, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Oslo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Sola to your route.
Solakrossen or Sola is the administrative center of Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the south end of the Hafrsfjord on the Stavanger Peninsula, just northwest of the city of Sandnes. The large Stavanger Airport, Sola is located on the west side of the village. The village ofRead more
Sørnes lies just to the north. Sola Church lies on the far western edge of Solakrossen.
The population of Solakrossen is about 10,000, but the population is not separately tracked since it is part of the Stavanger/Sandnes urban area. The newspaper Solabladet has been published in Solakrossen since 1991. It is published in a paper edition on Thursdays and online every day.
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Sola is located in Rogaland, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 58.8885 latitude, 5.6528 longitude.
Sola has a population of approximately 29,541 people, making it a town in Norway.
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Many toll roads use automatic plate recognition (AutoPASS). Headlights required at all times.
Full driving guide for Norway7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Northern Europe's best-preserved wooden house settlement, a charming cluster of 173 white-painted 18th-century houses near the harbour.
10 km · about 20 min drive
tunnel
The world's longest and deepest subsea road tunnel, running 14.4 km beneath the fjord from Stavanger to Ryfylke and reaching 292 m below sea level.
13 km · about 25 min drive
coastal drive
Flat, windswept coastal drive south of Stavanger past endless dune beaches, stone-walled farmland and lighthouses: Norway's softest coastline and a favourite of surfers and sunset chasers.
20 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
A flat-topped cliff rising 604 meters above Lysefjorden, one of Norway's most iconic and thrilling viewpoints.
33 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A 42km sheer-walled fjord framed by Pulpit Rock and Kjerag, threaded by a serpentine fjord-side road.
46 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A boulder wedged in a mountain crevice 984 metres above the Lysefjord, one of Norway's most thrilling photo opportunities.
56 km · about 65 min drive
mountain pass
A spectacular Norwegian mountain road descending 900m through 27 hairpins and a spiral tunnel to the Lysefjord, near the famous Preikestolen cliff.
60 km · about 70 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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