Vestlandet, or Western Norway, offers the perfect weekend getaway. The main cities in this region are Bergen and Stavanger, both well served with international and regional flights.Bergen and its environ deserve a few blog entries on their own, and in this post I'll cover Stavanger and Egersund in the south.
The route down from Stavange to Egersund (called the King's Road) covers numerous lighthouses, farms, little churches and villages, and the holy grail of this route is the lighthouse in Eigerøy. After a short drive from the market town of Egersund, we quickly arrived at the car park where we left the car and continued the rest of the way on foot. To reach the lighthouse, one must pass through about 2km of sheep farms, and the whole route is divided into about 10 "ports", each separated by a wooden gate, with a little sign explaining the unique fauna one would observe in the area. The view at the end of the trail is breathtaking, and the ghostly vastness of the land is just spine-tinkling. Built in 1853, this was the first cast-iron light house (I assume the earlier ones were built of wood?) and all subsequent lighthouses were based on this. This is a sight not to be missed.
Other interesting spots along the route include a wooden stave church at Kongevegen. Opposite a cow range and facing the ocean, this church is part of the Norwegian pilgrimage route. Enjoy the lovely cemetery and the fantastic view here. A little further north is the Obrestad lighthouse, which is also an important landmark of the region.
Eigerøy Lighthouse - http://www.lighthousesofnorway.com/?p=4704
Obrestad lighthouse - http://www.lighthousesofnorway.com/?p=2490
挪威語 Vestlandet，即是挪威的西部地區，是一個理想的渡週末地點。這個地區的主要城市有Bergen 及Stavanger，大多數國際及內陸的航線都有航班到這兩個城市。
以下將會為大家介紹 Stavanger 及較南部的 Egersund。
從 Stavanger 一路向南前往 Egersund，燈塔、農莊、小教堂、小村莊等等都必定會在你無數的相片中出現，而這段路程中最精彩的部份將會是位於Eigerøy 的燈塔。在經過小鎮Egersund 後，很快便會到達一個停車場，在這裏你必需停下車子，徒步前往燈塔。途中的兩公里佈滿羊群的小路被分成 大概十個路段，每個路段都被一個木欄柵分隔著，而每個木欄柵都附著附近獨特景觀資料的牌子。當我走到小路的盡頭，眼前的景象令我不由自主地停下了呼吸，這座紅色的燈塔就屹立於這幅溶合了浩瀚陸地與了無邊際的大海的圖畫之中。燈塔興建於1853年，大概是第一個用鑄鐵建成的燈塔 (之前的燈塔應該都是用木建的？)，而後期的燈塔可能都是基於這座燈塔而興建的。這是一個不容錯過的景點。
在這段路的其他值得一看的地方包括位於Kongevegen 的木製小教堂，它位於一個牛欄的對面，面向著大海，是挪威朝聖路線的一部份。你亦可以在這裏欣賞一下附近墓地的景色。而較北面的Obrestad 燈塔亦是這個地區的另一個地標。
Eigerøy 燈塔 - http://www.lighthousesofnorway.com/?p=4704
Obrestad 燈塔 - http://www.lighthousesofnorway.com/?p=2490
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