Lyse Abbey, Os

Name: Lyse Abbey
Address: Os, Norway

#1 among attractions in Os

Top attraction, Ruins, Architecture, Monastery, More...

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Lyse Abbey or Saint Mary's Abbey, Lyse is a now-ruined Cistercian monastery in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county in south-western Norway. The name "Lyse" is derived from Lysefjorden near which the building stood. The abbey lies at the southern base of the Lyshornet mountain. ()

Local name: Lyse kloster Coordinates: 60°13'39"N, 5°24'19"E

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Lyse Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lagunen Storsenter, Siljustøl, Fana Church, Skjold Church.

5.4 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Lagunen Storsenter, Bergen
138 min walk • Lagunen Storsenter is a shopping center located in the borough Fana in Bergen, Norway. It is one of the largest shopping centres in Norway and in 2002, it was the fifth largest shopping facility in Scandinavia, with a turnover of 2,540 billion Norwegian kroner.
5.7 miNW
Museum
Siljustøl, Bergen
145 min walk • Siljustøl is a museum situated in the borough of Ytrebygda in Bergen, Norway. It was previously the home of composer and musical artist Harald Sæverud and his wife Marie Hvoslef.
3.1 miNW
Church
Fana Church, Bergen
81 min walk • Fana Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in Fanahammeren, a village in the borough of Fana in the city of Bergen.
5.9 miNW
Church
Skjold Church, Bergen
152 min walk • Skjold Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Skjold neighborhood in the city of Bergen.
3.4 miS
Church
Nore Neset kyrkje
86 min walk • Nore Neset Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hagavik, just west of the municipal centre of Osøyro. It is one of the two churches for the Os parish which is part of the Fana prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Fusafjorden
145 min walk • Fusafjorden is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. It lies in between Bjørnafjorden Municipality and Tysnes Municipality. The 13-kilometre long fjord branches off northwards from the Bjørnafjorden at the village of Osøyro. The Fusafjorden is a wide fjord that branches into three arms at Bogøya.
3.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Kalandsvatnet
84 min walk • Kalandsvatnet is the largest lake in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The 3.5-square-kilometre lake is located in the borough of Fana, just east of the village of Fanahammeren.
3.6 miSE
Church
Os Church, Osøyro
92 min walk • Os Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Osøyro. It is one of the two churches for the Os parish which is part of the Fana prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Møsnuken
100 min walk • Møsnuken is a mountain in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 639-metre mountain lies about 3.5 kilometres east of the village of Søfteland.
6.5 miNW
Church
Ytrebygda Church, Bergen
165 min walk • Ytrebygda Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Blomsterdalen in the borough of Ytrebygda in the city of Bergen. It is one of two churches for the Fana parish which is part of the Fana prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
6.6 miNW
60°17'4"N • 5°15'7"E
Blomsterdalen Senter, Bergen
168 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre