Guided tour of the stave church?

If you want to learn more about the stave church you are visiting… ... you can…


Important events in Norway's history

The last Ice Age ended around 10,000 years ago, and Norway’s history spans the…


What is a Stave Church?

The stave churches were probably built by groups of highly skilled artisans…


How can we preserve the stave churches for coming generations?

There can be no doubt that maintaining the stave churches is demanding for…


Motive and meaning animal carvings of lions, snakes and dragons

Lions, snakes and dragons are motives that have been used from pre-historic to…


Still it stands here

Still it stands here, like a sign in the half-light, leaning against the edge…


You can visit many stave churches during one journey…

Do you know that there are 6 stave churches in Valdres vallay and 6 stave…


Code of conduct when visiting the stave churches

Treat the stave churches with care! The stave churches have survived for more…


Borgund Stave Church

Discover our hidden pearls!

Today, only 28 medieval stave churches remain in Norway.  All of them are well…


Madonna

Medieval man and the Church

This was an age in which faith and the Church were the cornerstones of people’s…