Valberg Tower
Valbergtårnet
A fire-lookout tower built on a small hill in the 1850s, offering views over the harbor, the Old Town and its rooftops. It is a compact viewpoint in the city center.
Valberg Tower was built in 1850 to 1853 on a small rocky hill east of the harbor in the city center. In the past, watchmen posted there kept an eye out for fires, since Stavanger, with its many wooden houses, was struck by major fires several times. Today the platform at the base of the tower is a free viewpoint overlooking Vågen harbor, the white wooden houses of the Old Town, and the opposite shore. The tower occasionally opens a small exhibition on the watchmen. It is about a 3-minute walk from Colour Street, usually taking 10 to 20 minutes in total, and fits well into a city-center walking route.
Opening hours
Open all day (limited hours for exhibits inside the tower)
Nearby sights
- Øvre Holmegate (Colour Street)
- Stavanger Cathedral
- Norwegian Petroleum Museum
- Old Stavanger (Gamle Stavanger)
- Norwegian Canning Museum
- Iron Age Farm at Ullandhaug
- Swords in Rock (Sverd i fjell)
- Dalsnuten