Haugesund overview

Haugesund and its vicinity present attractions both ancient and modern. History buffs can take a trip back to the 9th century and explore numerous Viking monuments, including the grave of Harold I. It is also home of a 928-foot drydock, which, at its completion in 1979, was the largest in Scandinavia. For those more interested in contemporary Nordic achievment, the port boasts both fish and aluminum processing industries.

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68 Haugesund Port Reviews

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by hatterken67

Not a lot here looks lovely stayed on ship and chilled . None of the trips we wanted to do as done it all before . Just took in the views and drank wine all day . 😂

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by Hazelandray

Well worth a walk around. Not many coffee shops here but but plenty of craft shopping if that’s your interest. Beautiful church interior. Enjoyed the walk from the ship .

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by Dukemeister

Small town with soms nice bridges and houses. Free shuttle bus to the town centre. Do the panoramic tour sold by the red church. Cheaper then by the cruise company.

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by pmg1234

Our ship was scheduled to arrive at 1pm instead of 8am so our prebooked bus tour was cancelled! The ship did manage to catch up some time &  arrive at 11am in the end. We went to the tourist office in the town and got good advise on the bus service. Took bus 209 or 201 to Avaldsnes, 15 min away and toured the historical centre, the church & the Viking farm. Very good time spent there despite the original plan got cancelled. It was cold & rained all day though.

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by PirateMonkey

Haugesund is lovely and well worth a visit. Lots of Viking heritage, breathtakingly beautiful viewpoints and extremely friendly people in this town said to be built on herring bones! I hope to come back and visit again.

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