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Haugesund is a city in the region West Norway of Norway and the Viking capital of the World.

Get in

By plane

Ryanair (http://www.ryanair.com) from Stansted, London. SAS Braathens (http://www.sasbraathens.no) from Oslo.

Get around

Rent a car on the airport, or travel by bus or taxi. Travel by air with http://www.coastair.no.

See

The Viking Centre.

The Viking Settlement at Avaldsnes is copy of a Viking settlement, complete with a longhouse and all the requisites, has been reconstructed, just below the Church of Olav in Avaldsnes.

Do

In August Haugesund host the Norway Film Festival and The SildaJazz Festival. Check out http://www.freedomnorway.com for information on things to do in Haugesund.

Buy

Eat

There are numerous restaurants on the harbor and we recommend Lothes Mat og Vinhus for the best eating in Haugesund.

Drink

Sleep

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