Scenic route to one-Norse town

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Scenic route to one-Norse town

By Michael Gebicki

We intend to visit Norway so my wife can visit the birthplace of her grandfather in Feda, between Stavanger and Kristiansand in southern Norway. It appears to be a small, isolated community and we have had difficulty identifying transport links from Stavanger. Would we be better off hiring a car so we could explore the region at leisure and retain some flexibility? If this is not feasible, what are the public-transport alternatives and is there adequate accommodation if we have to stay overnight?

- S. Donaldson, Eden.

Small, isolated, yes, and also gorgeous, Feda lies in a steep-sided green valley on the Fedafjorden, a branching sea arm that is pretty much on Norway's southern rump. Without wheels of your own, you will be very limited as to when and where you can go.

To make the most of the experience, you really should be free to roam at will in this glorious part of the country - and you won't regret it. Avis and Hertz have agencies in Stavanger, whose Sola Airport is served by SAS and Norwegian airlines.

You might also consider driving from mainland Europe to Feda via the Oresund Bridge from Copenhagen and along the southern coasts of Sweden and Norway. The distance from Copenhagen to Feda is 924 kilometres.

Feda is tiny - the population was 396 in 2009 - and there is no accommodation in the village apart from a youth hostel. The two closest hotels are the Maritim Fjordhotel in Flekkefjord (fjordhotellene.no) or the Utsikten Hotel (utsiktenhotell.no), each of which lie within 15 kilometres of Feda.

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