It is the second largest city in Norway , but it has nothing to envy to the gray and far too cosmopolitan capital Oslo. If you are looking for a stay immersed in nature and enriched by colors and characteristic Nordic customs, then the characteristic Bergen, called the “gateway to the Norwegian fjords”, is for you.
Between mountains, ports, music and culture, let’s better immerse ourselves in the Nordic “mood” of Bergen through its 10 must-see attractions .

1 – Port of Bryggen
Source: wikipedia. The small port of Bryggen , located on the bay of Vagen, has been deservedly declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The location,which make the port truly suggestive, and also known for its fish market , where it is possible to buy fresh Norwegian salmon and taste unusual fish “snacks” and more. Crucial point of city tours, we recommend visiting it with a local guide to discover the best spots and learn about the whole history of Bryggen and Bergen.
Admission to the Bryggen Museum is included in the Bergen Card.
Practical information: directions, timetables and prices

  • How to get there: from the center of Bergen on foot in just over 10 minutes, proceeding southeast towards Torggaten – Get directions
  • Hours: always accessible. The market is open from 7:00 to 21:00 from June to August, from 7:00 to 16:00 from September to May
  • Ticket cost: free, free visit

Stop to eat fish at Fisketorget : the fish market right in the Bryggen area is perhaps the most touristic area of ​​the city. However, this is where you can eat Norway’s best delicacies and freshest fish. Don’t miss the chance to try salmon, you will have the feeling that you have never eaten it before! Here you can also eat whale meat, fishing is legal and the permitted limits are never exceeded. It is certainly not cheap (nothing is cheap in Norway), but it is an experience not to be missed

2 – Bergenhus Fortress
Photo of Sveter. At the entrance to the port of Bergen, as well as in the characteristic Bryggen, we can come across the monumental Bergenhus fortress: a real milestone in the history of the town and of the whole of Norway, destroyed and rebuilt several times (respecting the original structure), surrounded from a very well kept park and from which you can enjoy a wonderful view over Bergen.
Practical info: directions, timetables and prices

  • How to get there: from the center on foot in 15 minutes, via Fv585 – Get directions
  • Hours: always accessible
  • Ticket cost: free, free visit. To visit the tower and the Aakon hall you pay a surplus of € 8.40 (including a drink)

3 – Monte Floyen
Photo of Svein-Magne Tunli – tunliweb.no. A favorite destination for lovers of nature and breathtaking views to “live” and immortalize from above, Mount Floyen is about an hour from the center. You can choose to take advantage of the taxi service or, attraction within attraction, to resort to the as effective as it is fun Floibanen, the cable car that will make you live 10 minutes of pure fun up to the coveted top of the famous Mount Floyen.
The funicular is included in the Bergen Card.
Practical information: directions, timetables and prices

  • How to get there: reach Floibanen on foot in just 10 minutes, via Torgallmenningen and Fv585; then board the cogwheel train to reach the mountain – Get directions
  • Hours: Mon-Fri 07:30 am – 11:00 pm; Sat-Sun 08:00 – 23:00
  • Ticket price: the return trip on the funicular costs € 9.50; € 4.70 reduced for seniors and children between 4 and 15 years. Free with the Bergen Card.

Enjoy the view and the gardens of Floyen : once you take the funicular to the top of the mountain, you will discover an enchanted landscape! If you are with children (but also for adults), this place is ideal! Cute little goats peep here and there, giant trolls are ready to take selfies with you, and the area is full of gardens and parks full of rides! The view then, is breathtaking!

4 – KODE Art Museums of Bergen
Photo by Diego Delso. The vast KODE museum complex is actually a museum complex. It includes the Edvard Grieg Troldhaugen museum, the Harald Saeverud Siljustol museum, the Ole Bull Lysoen museum, the old institutions Bergen Art Museum and the West Museum of Decorative Art.
But the most important attraction is undoubtedlythe largest collection in the world of works by Edward Munch , the haunted but extraordinary Norwegian artist.
Admission is included in the Bergen Card.
Practical information: directions, timetables and prices

  • How to get there: Walk southeast to Torggaten in just 6 minutes – Get directions
  • Hours: KODE complexes 1, 3 and 4 are open Tue-Fri 11am – 4pm and Sat-Sun 11am – 5pm; KODE 2 is open Mon-Sun 11am – 5pm. More info on the official website
  • Csto ticket : full € 10.50; reduced (for students) € 5.24. Children under the age of 16 enter for free. Free with the Bergen Card.

5 – House of Edvard Grieg
Photo by Andreas Sandberg. Music is one of the most important attractions of Bergen, and not only thanks to the numerous and varied musical events that the city offers every year. The seven notes and not only center the evocative house-museum dedicated to the well-known Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg : the villa where the musician and his wife lived (and in the vicinity of which they are buried) and where the artist composed, surrounded by lush greenery of the beautiful Troldhaugen.
Admission is 50% discounted with the Bergen Card.
Practical information: directions, timetables and prices

  • How to get there: by car, driving on Fjosangerveien / E39 and E39 – Get directions
  • Hours: Mon-Sun 10:00 – 16:00
  • Ticket price: full € 10.50; reduced for students and Bergen Card holders € 5.24. Children under the age of 16 enter for free

6 – Quartiere Marken
Photo of trolvag. Bergen’s unmistakable architectural style is found in the colorful Marken district . Among cobbled streets, wooden houses, cafes and typical cafes, let yourself be captivated by the postcard beauty of the city.
Within the district there are some noteworthy attractions: the Pinsekirken, a Pentacostal church in white wood, and the Galleri Bokboden, a space used for the exhibition of works by students of the Academy of Fine Arts .
Practical info: directions, timetables and prices

  • How to get there: Walk southeast towards Torggaten, the neighborhood is 9 minutes walk from the center – Get directions
  • Hours: always accessible
  • Ticket cost: free, free visit

7 – Bergen Aquarium
Photo by Ewkaa. Top attraction for young and old, the Bergen Aquarium is home to various fish species, but not only. From sea lions to penguins, even passing through the unusual presence of a monkey, the Aquarium is the ideal location to spend two hours of pleasant fun, surrounded by fabulous friends of the sea.
Admission is included in the Bergen Card.
Practical information: directions, timetables and prices

  • How to get there: by car, in the direction of Haugeveien, it can be reached in 8 minutes – Get directions
  • Hours: Mon-Wed and Fri 10: 00-16: 00; Thu and Sat-Sun 10: 00-18: 00
  • Ticket price: full € 23.00 (€ 28.30 on Saturday and Sunday); reduced € 16.80 (€ 19.40 Saturday and Sunday) for students, pensioners and children aged 3 to 13. Children up to the second year of age enter for free. Free with the Bergen Card.

8 – Domkirken (Bergen Cathedral)
Photo by Peter Neaum. Built in the second half of 1100, this cathedral was rebuilt after two fires which occurred respectively in 1623 and 1640. The interiors of this imposing religious building were instead made in Rococo style by the architect Christian Christie in 1880.
Practical info: directions, timetables and prices

  • How to get there: on foot, in 10 minutes, heading southeast towards Torggaten – Get directions
  • Hours: always accessible
  • Ticket cost: free, free visit

9 – Antico Teatro Den Nationale Scene
Photo by Wolfmann. The city’s ancient permanent theater is a building created in 1850. Rebuilt after a wing of the building was destroyed after the Second World War, the theater has also undergone other modernizations and still hosts some of the continent’s most important performances.
Practical info: directions, timetables and prices

  • How to get there: Heading northwest towards Vaskerelvsmauet, 2 minute walk – Get directions
  • Hours: based on the shows scheduled
  • Ticket cost: based on the scheduled shows

10 – The Hardangerfjord and the Troll
‘s Tongue Photo by Frankemann. You cannot claim to have visited Norway without having lived the experience of admiring, at least once in a lifetime, the legendary Nordic fjords. It is far from Bergen, but the extraordinary Hardangerfjord is worth taking the journey: a real earthly paradise of water, trees and steep mountains, a setting worthy of the best postcard. We absolutely recommend a speedboat tour on the Hardangerfjord, to take sensational photos and feel all the adrenaline on you!
Here it is also possible to see Trolltunga, the “tongue of the troll”, a rocky outcrop overhanging 700 meters above Lake Ringedalsvatnet.
It is located in the village of Skjeggedal near Odda,

SEE ALSO : Bergen and the Fjords: what they are and how to visit them
. Practical info: directions, timetables and prices

  • How to get there: by car, via the Fv48, in about an hour and 40 minutes – Get directions
  • Hours: always accessible
  • Ticket cost: free, free visit

5 things to do in Bergen
Tour of the Trolltunga by bike, trekking and climbing

Catamaran tour along the Mostraumen Strait

Excursion to Mount Flyen with the Flibanen funicular Taste

fresh fish at the Bryggen fish market

Discover the nightlife of Bergen in the bars and clubs in wood

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  1. Trolltunga Bike, Trekking and Climbing Tour
    If you are a sportsman and want to get a load of excitement and adrenaline, this activity is just for you: The tour includes a 6 km bike ride along the beautiful Ringedalsvatnet lake, hiking of 3 km for the splendid valley and climbing on a wall at 250 meters! All of course in maximum safety, with expert guides and technical equipment. You will take the best photos you have ever taken! The activity is not exactly cheap, but it lasts a whole day and is absolutely worth it! More info here.
  2. Catamaran tour along the Mostraumen strait
    One of the most popular and unmissable boat tours among the fjords to admire the spectacle of the fjords. It starts from the center of Bergen to cross the Osterfjord by catamaran, among waterfalls, valleys and mountain landscapes, and you can collect the freshest water from the springs directly from the boat! More info here
  3. Mount Floyen hike with the Floibanen
    funicular The Floibanen funicular has been transporting people up the mountain for over 100 years. From the center of Bergen, you will reach the top in 6 minutes and enjoy panoramic views of the city, the fjord and the mountains. When you reach the top, don’t miss the chance to taste the desserts of the Floistuen café! The activity is included in the Bergen Card.
  4. Taste Fresh Fish at Bryggen Fish Market
    You can’t say you’ve eaten salmon if you haven’t in Norway. And this is the best place to do it! But not only salmon, but also herring, king crabs, arctic shrimp and lobsters, whale meat, all very fresh and in plain sight at the fish market near the port of Bryggen, to be eaten directly at the tables next to the fish stalls!
  5. Discover Bergen’s nightlife in wooden bars and clubs
    Immerse yourself in the lifestyle that makes this city famous. Restaurants, alternative clubs, cafes, retro-style bars are the setting for a nightlife that does not miss anything, including DJ sets, live music and artists who ensure endless entertainment!

Plan your stay in Bergen: flights, hotels and tours

  • Low cost flights: from € 109.13 – compare flights
  • Where to sleep: Hotels and b & b from € 57.00 per room – see the offers
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