Photos: Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 IsalovAuk, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Mathieu Marquer from Paris, FRANCE, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo credits
Photos: Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 IsalovAuk, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Mathieu Marquer from Paris, FRANCE, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Gamle Stavanger's white wooden lanes
Your local guide
Eirin Salvesen
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Highlights
- White wooden houses from the 1700s
- Door knockers and shutters, still original
- A townscape that escaped the fires
- Narrow lanes just up from the harbour
- One of Europe's best-preserved wooden districts
About this tour
This session walks Gamle Stavanger, the old town's narrow lanes of white wooden houses. You see the eighteenth-century buildings up close and small surviving details like door knockers and shutters. Eirin explains why this particular area escaped the fires and redevelopment that changed much of the rest of Stavanger.
She moves slowly through the lanes, since the houses sit close together and small details are easy to miss walking normally. Questions about who lives in the area today come up often, and she answers from her own experience nearby.
This suits anyone who has taken Eirin's Fargegaten session and wants the older, quieter version of the same city. It also suits anyone interested in preserved wooden townscapes generally.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Stavanger before heading out.
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White wooden lanes 21 min
The camera moves through Gamle Stavanger's narrow lanes, lined with white wooden houses dating mostly from the eighteenth century.
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A preserved townscape 21 min
I point out small details, door knockers and window shutters, that survive largely unchanged, and explain why this area escaped the fires and redevelopment that reshaped much of the rest of the city.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Stavanger: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Klippfisk (dried salted cod) and Skagen, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Oslo time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Stavanger, showing you White wooden lanes and A preserved townscape live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Gamle Stavanger live with my phone.
Times shown in Oslo time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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