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Bjørn West-museum

Matre- Bjørn West museum

17.06.2018 - 16:35

The saws at Mollandseid, Masfjorden

Mollandseid

17.06.2018 - 16:36

In Mollandsvågen, close by the river that runs from Mollandsvatnet (lake) into the fjord, are two water-powered circular saws and a mill. This small industrial centre has belonged to the farms Molland, Reknes and Duesund, which together own the rights to the waterfall

The south side of Raunøya.

Raunøya

31.03.2018 - 21:11

The sea birds discovered it long ago. Raunøya and the surrounding islands are the most beautiful places in Masfjorden.

Strandflat and scree by land

Landa

19.06.2018 - 16:06

Smedholmen, Fitjar

Smedholmen

30.03.2018 - 20:10

Lyse Monastery, reconstruction

Lyse Monastery

16.06.2018 - 15:56

Up to the 1870s Osøyra was a military training area.

Osøyro

16.06.2018 - 16:00

The coastal settlement of Os begins to take form in the middle of the 1800s. This is when craftsmen and traders begin to settle at the river delta.

Ulevn Camp around 1915.

Ulven camp

16.06.2018 - 16:03

The monks leave their mark at Lysekloster

Lysekloster- The monks and nature

15.05.2018 - 13:34

Lysekloster was the largest agricultural property in the country when it was phased out during the Reformation in 1537. In its prime this cloister encompassed two-thirds of all the farms in Os. The monks introduced and cultivated new plant species and it was probably they who stocked the waters with fish not indigenous to the area. This legacy from the Middle Ages has left a lasting mark.