• Utstein Abbey (Norwegian: Utstein Kloster) is Norway's best-preserved medieval monastery. It is located on the southern shore of the island of Klosterøy in Stavanger...
  • The abbey is a well-preserved monastic house, which was first mentioned sometime around the 13th century, and can be reached by boat from Stavanger.
  • Utstein Abbey, situated on the southern shore of the island of Klosterøy in Stavanger municipality, Rogaland county, is recognized as Norway's...
  • Utstein Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
  • Utstein Abbey is Norway's best-preserved medieval monastery. It is located on the southern shore of the island of Klosterøy in Rennesøy municipality...
  • Magnus gave Utstein to the canons of an Augustinian order, who constructed their abbey around his fortress at the end of the 1200s.
  • Download Citation | Stavanger and the Monastery at Utstein | The author discusses the state of research into the early urban and ecclesiastical history of...
  • The abbey was dissolved in 1537 and later came into control of the Garmann (1786) and Schanke (1885) families in Stavanger.
  • Utstein manor is situated on the island of Moster to the north of Stavanger in western Norway.
  • Utstein Abbey, Klosterøy. Highlights: Chain of small islands off the coast of Stavanger with historic monastery.
  • It is now owned entirely by the Utstein Kloster Foundation. The abbey can be reached from Stavanger in 30 minutes by road through the Rennfast undersea...
  • Utstein Abbey also offers one of the most interesting guided tours – a singing guide takes you through the history of the abbey and performs medieval songs.
  • The Abbey at Utstein Kloster was built around 1260, on the site of an earlier "Royal Farm".