Bergen

Bergen

Bergen is set like a jewel amid seven mountains on the majestic Byfjord. The historic Hanseatic Wharf and 12th-centry fortress gives visitors a glimpse of the influence of the old commercial center. You can attend a piano recital at the home of composer Edvard Grieg.

Attractions

"Norway in a nutshell" is one of the most popular round trips in Norway. It takes you through some of the loveliest scenery in Fjord Norway. You experience the Flaam railway line, the Aurlandsfjord, the Naeroyfjord (the narrowest part of the Sognefjord) and the steep Stalheimskleivane hairpin bends

Activities

Experience the Flaam Railway - the amazing rail journey between the high-mountain station at Myrdal on the Bergen Line down to Flaam Station innermost in the Aurlandfjord Take a Folgefonni Glacier tour See western Norway from the air in a Fonna Fly - Seaplanes See Kinsarvik Church, dating from 1160, is one of the oldest stone churches in Norway At Rosendal you can visit the Rosendal Barony with Scandinavia's smallest baronial manor, built in 1665 Come and see the unique view from the top of Mount Ulriken! Free telescopes. Ulriken Mountain Café is open when the cable-car is running Rosenkrantz Tower dates back to medieval times. The tower was erected by the governor of Bergen Castle (Bergenhus), Erik Rosenkrantz, and served as a combined residence and fortified tower to Bergen Bryggens Museum is a cultural history museum based on finds made during the archaeological excavations at Bryggen between 1955 and 1972, showing the foundations of the city's oldest buildings from the 12th century on their original site The medieval Castle Håkon's Hall was built during the reign of King Haakon Haakonsson between 1247 and 1261. It was the largest and most imposing building of the royal residency in 13th century Bergen, then the political centre of Norway St. Mary's Church is the oldest building still existing in Bergen, from the first half of the 12th century and one of the most outstanding Romanesque churches in the country The Bergen Aquarium is one of the finest and most extensive collections of marine fauna in Europe The Arboretum, founded in 1971, occupies an area of 125 acres, part of which is planted with a variety of foreign trees and shrubs. Good walking in wooded surroundings and spots for swimming

Shopping

Bergen has always been a town of traders. For visitors, this means plenty of tempting shops - ranging from the small and specialised to large departmental stores. Among the largest shopping centres in the city centre are Kløverhuset in Strandgaten, Galleriet on Torgallmenningen and Bergen Storsenter near the bus and train stations and ByGarasjen Parking house. There is also a large selection of smaller shops all over the city centre. Good shopping streets are Bryggen, Øvregaten and Lille Øvregate, Vetrlidsallmenning, Torget and Vågsallmenningen, Strandkaien, Strandgaten and the area around the main square Torgallmenningen.

Food

In Bergen you'll find just about everything from tea rooms to gourmet fish restaurants, from small bistros to discothèques, bars and nightclubs. Ask a Bergenser where you should go and quite likely you'll be directed to one of the town's classic hostelries which has drawn customers for decades. There again, you may just as well be shown the way to a bistro which otherwise you'd never have found - or treat yourself at one of the town's pastry shops. Bergen has some of Norway's most beautiful restaurants and some of its best cuisine too - just choose somewhere to suit your desires, taste and wallet!

Currency

The unit of currency in Norway is the Krone (NOK)

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