Read more at: VisitBergen
THE BERGEN AQUARIUM
The aquarium is one of the most comprehensive in Europe, with more than 70 aquarium tanks. 3 outdoor pools with seals, penguins and koi carp. The new building at the aquarium contains a natural-looking bird rock, a modern fishery exhibition with interactive stations, an enormous landscape aquarium and a super video cinema.
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The Bergen Aquarium and VisitBergen
BRYGGEN AT BERGEN
The very first buildings in Bergen were on the Bryggen waterfront, and it has been a lively and central part of the city for centuries. This world heritage site is what remains of the old harbour buildings and is one of the most famous medieval urban sites in Norway. Bryggen has become part of our common heritage, with its place on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Bryggen is no museum, rather a heritage site that is in use, a vibrant historical quarter with 61 protected buildings. Today, the area houses a variety of businesses, including shops, studios, handicraft companies, restaurants and offices.
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THE FLØIBANEN AT BERGEN
An 8 min. exciting and fascinating journey to the peak of Fløyfjellets (alt. 320 m.). The line is as popular with visitors to Bergen as it is among the city’s own population. Provides panorama views of Bergen and its surroundings. An excellent starting point for hikes on the Fløyfjellet mountain and the surrounding hills around Bergen.
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OLD BERGEN
An open air museum featuring more than 40 characteristic Bergen wooden houses placed around squares, in streets and alleyways just as they were in our grandparents and great grandparents time. The interiors show living conditions, trade and craft businesses from the 18th, 19th and 20th century. A 7 min. bus trip from Bergen city centre. Restaurant serving hot and cold dishes.
Read more at: Visit Bergen
TROLDHAUGEN, EDVARD GRIEGS HOME
"Troldhaugen", built in 1885, was Edvard Grieg’s (1843-1907) home for 22 years, and is beautifully located at the Nordåsvannet lake in Bergen.
The house is today a museum and the furnishings in the living room are Grieg’s own from 1907. "The composer’s cottage" in the garden stands exactly as he left it, and on a cliff near the lake you can find the graves of both Edvard and Nina Grieg. Troldsalen, a chamber music hall with room for an audience of 200, was inaugurated in 1985, and in 1995 the new Edvard Grieg Museum was opened with exhibitions, multimedia-rooms, café etc.. Concerts every day during the Bergen International Arts Festival. Summer concerts.
Read more at: Troldhaugen
