Øvre Holmegate (Colour Street)
Øvre Holmegate / Fargegaten
A pedestrian lane whose wooden houses are painted pink, yellow, blue and green, lined with cafés and bars. It is Stavanger's most photogenic street.
Øvre Holmegate lies on the east side of the harbor. Starting in 2005, on the initiative of local hairdresser Tom Skjelsvik, residents and businesses painted the wooden houses along the street in vivid shades of pink, lemon yellow, sky blue and mint green. That is why it is known as Colour Street (Fargegaten). The street is only about 200 m long, lined with cafés, small bars, vintage shops and design boutiques, and its outdoor seating fills up in summer. It is free to visit and is ideal for photos and coffee. The Old Town, the harbor fish market and Valberg Tower are all within a 10-minute walk.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Norwegian Petroleum Museum
- Valberg Tower
- Stavanger Cathedral
- Old Stavanger (Gamle Stavanger)
- Norwegian Canning Museum
- Iron Age Farm at Ullandhaug
- Swords in Rock (Sverd i fjell)
- Dalsnuten