Stavanger · Sports & events

Stavanger's club plays Eliteserien from late March to early December at the stadium beside the lake, ten minutes' walk from the centre.

The city's ice hockey side plays through the winter, roughly September to March, at DNB Arena next door. Tickets are cheap and the arena small.

A mass-participation mountain bike race along the North Sea coast each June, with thousands of riders and a route over sand, gravel and farm track.

Borestranden and Hellestø get consistent Atlantic swell; schools rent wetsuits year-round and lessons cost a fraction of a guided fjord tour.