Preachers Rock or Preikestolen Prekestolen atu or Pulpit Rock is a very famous tourist attraction located in Forsand, Ryfylke, Norway. Here you can find the cliff cheating that has an altitude of 1,982 feet, equivalent to 604 meters above Lysefjorden and opposite the Kjerag plateau as far as 25 meters.
The visit of tourists in this place continue to rise over the last few years. In 2012, visitors to this attraction reaches 150,000 to 200,000 people and making it a natural tourist attraction most visited in Norway. Due to the increasing number of visitors, the Norwegian government is planning to build a road to climb as far as 3.8 KM in order to further facilitate the access of tourists.
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Preachers Rock also has a local name that is Hyvlatonna. For Prekostelen name without the letter "I" Area was created in 1900 when the local tourist organizations that want to promote a site Turistforening Stavenger this climb. Then the letter "I" was added as an official name of the locations used for the site, which Preikestolen.
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The place is 25 KM from the city Stavenger which is the fourth largest city in Norway. In this city there are also direct flights to destinations in Europe, so it is easier for travelers to reach the stunning cliffs.
To go to the Preachers Rock of town Stavenger the tourists can have two types of vehicles, which use a ferry or car. If using a car then going through the RV13, while using the ferry from Tau. However, en route to the site can only get to the parking lot at Prekestolen Fjellstue and should be continued on foot. The average time it takes to get to the site of the park is between 3 to 4 hours. Trips to such places steep enough.Read also: 7 Waterfalls Most Beautiful in the World
The journey starts from Preikestolhytta at an altitude of 270 meters above sea level, then rises to a height of 604 meters. Actual travel time depending on the stamina of each person, therefore the better stamina possessed the faster to get to the destination. Therefore, when you will visit this place then do the exercise first, especially the type of cardio.
