Why I gravitate towards Stavanger

Norwegian cities often have rich nature kept inside the cities, humble people, and a mix between Scandinavian tree houses and central European architecture in common. Besides some common denominators, each city has a special flare that isn't replicated anywhere else in Norway. You will see me describing the reason why I easily get hooked on Stavanger city. I'm not the only one to fall in love with the **city **and you will find out why shortly.

Close by, you'll *discover *the Pulpits rock Preikestolen hike and the Kjeragbolten hike

Old Stavanger

Let's start with a history lesson in the old part of Stavanger. The best-preserved wood house settlement of northern **Europe **is in this part of the city. For you architecture travellers, this is something that won't be discovered by archaeologists very easily like the **pyramids **or Easter island since it is made of **wood **and it can easily disappear. Take the opportunity to study the iconic houses **of old Norway.

The dialect

South-west Norway has a common way of speaking and *pronouncing *the words. The **Stavanger dialect is something in itself and can be hard to understand sometimes and the people speaking it takes a certain amount of pride in that. If you ask a person about the Stavanger dialect, they most likely have an opinion on it. Either they are fond of it or are disgusted by it. It takes a bit of effort to find someone who is *indifferent *to it. These issues are what **Norwegians **get caught up in. We even have a TV-show exploring the dialects of **Norway **called ''DIalektriket'' on NRK.

The characters of Stavanger

When I'm travelling to Barcelona or Macedonia and meet Norwegians, it's quite easy to recognize the Stavanger personality. Before we both figure out the other is Norwegian, the traits of a Stavanger girl or guy is easy to spot. When they speak their eccentric dialect there's no question where they come from. The personality is more colourful than most parts of Norway. They commonly have a peculiar interest. It could be Indy movie making, a model train fascination, or football card collecting and the like. Like the way of speaking, their personal self is** well developed and significant.**

Activities for the sporty

A **city **gives you a certain amount of things, pubs, people, buildings, and theatres. The fun thing about **Stavanger **and a lot of **Norwegian **cities is that close by, they've got good hiking mountains, sports fields, and out of city events. A proud example is the majestic Preikestolen where Tom Cruise impossibly managed to survive in the newest Mission Impossible movie, **which is close to you **(1h 30m). **

The oil

**Stavanger **is the **oil **capital of **Norway **and they have a museum dedicated to explaining the fascinating process from finding **oil **to distributing it to the rest of the world. **Norway **benefits a lot from the **oil **since we have few people and the oil-to-person ratio gives a lot of **oil money **for each person. The **oil really changed Norway **in the **80s **and a lot of young people invested a little bit in the market and *benefited *a lot from it.