SOKNDAL

TOURIST INFORMATION Gamleveien 20, N-4380 Hauge i Dalane Tel.: +47 51 47 06 00 postmottak@sokndal.kommune.no

Information can also be obtained at Joker Supermarked in Åna-Sira, Sogndalstrand Kulturhotell, YX Sokndal and Bakkaåno Camping & Gjestegard. www.sokndal.kommune.no www.visitsokndal.no www.cittaslow.com

Lille Presteskjær Lighthouse. Photo: Nils Jacobsen

The picnic area in the tunnel. Photo: Nils Jacobsen

- the good life -

CITTASLOW In 2003, Sokndal was the first municipality in the Nordic countries to become a member of the International Cittaslow movement. The idea is to reduce the hustle and bustle and pace of everyday life and to make life quality and the good life a priority. There are no tourists in Sokndal, only guests. Why not visit one or more of the other Nordic Cittaslow municipalities: Facebook - Nordisk nettverk Cittaslow. Welcome to the good life!

EXPERIENCES

SOKNDAL CHURCH Sokndal has a beautiful wooden church dating from 1803 with a 17thcentury pulpit and altarpiece. Guided tours by arrangement, tel.: +47 51 47 70 03.

THE RUGGESTEINEN ROCKING ROCK Northern Europe’s biggest rocking rock, weighing approx. 74 tonnes, is found at Indre Åmodt. You can walk another 3 kilometres on the gravel path until you come to the abandoned Blåfjell mines.

LILLE PRESTESKJÆR LIGHTHOUSE is situated out at the ocean’s edge not far from Rekefjord. You can get there by boat or on the waymarked trail from Nordfjord. The lighthouse can be hired for meetings, functions and accommodation.

HELLEREN AND THE JØSSINGFJORD are other unique sites. Two old houses dating from the end of the 18th century, situated under an overhanging cliff. The Jøssingfjord is associated with the ‘Altmark/Cossack affair’ during World War II. There are many lovely, waymarked trails in the area. The building of Jøssingfjord Science Museum started in 2020 and will be completed in 2022, www.jossingfjord.no. If you cycle to the area, you should visit THE PICNIC AREA IN A TUNNEL on the west side of the Jøssingfjord. It is possible to spend the night in a hammock inside the tunnel. A truly unique experience! In the idyllic fishing village NESVÅG, you will find Nesvaag maritime and engine museum, which has a collection of old boat engines, fishing equipment and maritime objects. It is possible to hire a rowing boat or go on a trip on the fishing vessel MS Sjødis.

The building of a large regional motor sports centre started in 2020 and will be completed in summer 2021. The centre is located on Kroheia in Sokndal.

At Rossland, you can experience THE FERTILITY CULT, with its godhead, stone altar and early IronAge sacrificial vessel – approx. 2,000 years old.

SOGNDALSTRAND

Sogndalstrand cultural environment was placed under a preservation order in 2005, the only town to have such status in Norway. Its wooden buildings date from the 18th and 19th centuries. Well-being, environment and culture. Culture hotel, traditional grocery shop, gallery, salmon river, fisheries museum, sculpture pier, outdoor stone amphitheatre, ocean rafting and golf. Guest quay and modern service building. Good walking in the area. Sogndalstrand is one of the most popular destinations in Rogaland.

NATURE EXPERIENCES

Unique opportunities for fishing in lakes, the sea and the Sokna salmon river. Visitors can go on fishing trips on the MS Sjødis and give ocean rafting a go with Sogndalstrand Havrafting. Modern guest quays at Rekefjord and at Sogndalstrand. Linepollen is a great spot for swimming and enjoying the great outdoors, and is only a short distance from the administrative centre of the municipality. The construction of a large regional motor sports centre is scheduled to start in 2020. The centre is located on Kroheia in Sokndal. Great walking on a range of waymarked trails, see Facebook – Opplev Sokndal. Hire a bike in Sogndalstrand and cycle around Sokndal. Sokndal is part of Magma Unesco Global Geopark, www.magmageopark.com.

EATING OUT

Have something to eat at Lille Haua, Kaffidyret in the town centre or at Sogndalstrand Kulturhotell.

SHOPPING

Charming shops in Hauge i Dalane and in Sogndalstrand, offer good service and a pleasant experience.

ACCOMODATION

In Sokndal, you can stay in a hotel in unique Sogndalstrand or a cabin or camper van. If you would like to spend a night in very special accomodation, you can try hammocks at the picnic spot in the Jøssingfjord tunnel.

WHAT’S ON

MAY

28 - 30 Sokndalsdagene. Local festival featuring market stalls, entertainment and general hustle and bustle.

JULI

16. Concert with Henning Kvitnes og Gutta i bandet at Sogndalstrand Amfi.

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER

26 - 3 ‘Kjærlighedsvego’ love week in Sokndal. A range of big and small events. 4 Ceremony to mark Francis of Assisi’s memorial day at Fredsvarden peace monument at Myssa. Concerts and events are also held Sogndalstrand Kulturhotell www.sogndalstrand-kulturhotell.no