The Precambrian Era and Precambrian basement rocks

Almost nothing is as solid, unchangeable and stable as the Norwegian Precambrian basement rocks. Here, there are no volcanic eruptions or violent earthquakes that can cause natural catastrophes. But, it has not always been that way! There have been periods when glowing hot lava flowed over it or when large parts of the Precambrian basement have "taken a beating", both in Precambrian times and during the Caledonian mountain-building event.

The Tourists, the Landscape and the Fantasy Hotels

Tourist travel in western Norway experienced its great breakthrough with the regular scheduled steamship traffic.

The West Country

Hordaland er en scene for naturens mange vekslinger – i topografi, berggrunn, vegetasjon og dyreliv, gjennom klimaperioder og årstider.

The Wooden Boat

Craftsmanship through two thousand years

The Wooden Calendar- Tradition and popular belief

The old Norwegian farmers’ calendar, the wooden calendar staff, follows the Norse system of reckoning time, and divides the year into a summer half, and a winter half.

Transport and Communication

Vernacular arts and crafts