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Extract from the Stavanger Travel Guides:
STAVANGER
is something of a survivor. While other Norwegian coastal towns have fallen foul of the precarious fortunes of fishing, Stavanger has grown into one of Norway's most dynamic economic powerhouses. Fish canning and its own merchant fleet brought initial prosperity, which shipbuilding and the oil industry have since sustained. It's a brash, breezy, international sort of place, with a sprinkling of interesting attractions and a good bar and restaurant scene, and well worth a day or so before moving on to the fjords or Oslo.
The old town,
Gamle Stavanger
, near the international ferry terminal, is o...
read the whole Stavanger Travel Guides...
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