Utstein Monastery
Welcome to Utstein
From Stavanger there is a short drive northwards
to the islands locally named Utstein. In this well
preserved cultural landscape you find Klosterøy, Fjøløy
and Mosterøy - all connected by roads. Utstein Monastery
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and Utstein Pilgimsgard are located at Klosterøy.
The sound of stillness
The beautiful nature and the green meadows, invites
silence and tranquility. However - there is no absence
of sound. The sounds of sheeps and tractors at the
pasturelands and laughter from people having fun,
are often present. The stillness at Utstein is instead
the absence of demands, expectations, stressful tasks
and responsibilities.
The Monastery belongs to the «Forecourts of
the Lord", and one day here is better than
a thousand others.
Harald Olsen (1945 - 2021) - an author and friend of Utstein
Sigbjørn Sigbjørnsen