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Tungenes Lighthouse
Tungenes forms the northern end of Jæren, and the beginning of the sea route to Stavanger. A lighthouse was established here in 1828, at the initiative of both townsfolk and herring fishermen. Some tallow candles in an attic window in Tungevågen led the fishermen into Stavanger, and the herring gave the city great income. The lighthouse was later upgraded and modernized, and eventually became an important sea mark for all ship traffic in the area.
After the last development in 1959, the facility consists of four buildings: lighthouse building, outbuilding, and two lighthouse keeper's residences.
In 1984, the lighthouse was depopulated and replaced with a lantern on the skerry "Bragen" outside the headland. Today, Tungenes Lighthouse is first and foremost a cultural lighthouse with a diverse range of activities. In the lighthouse building you can experience how the lighthouse keeper and his family lived in the 1930s, in the outbuilding you will find various themed exhibitions. The café offers good food. Tungenes and the surrounding areas are popular destinations for the population in Sør-Rogaland and for tourists. The nature experiences are always magnificent and rich in all kinds of weather. With the shipping lane outside, you always have a feeling that something is happening here. Many people combine the visit to Tungenes with a walk in Tungevågen.