Bryggen used to be the heart of the medieval town. This area is now the only one to boast the timber buildings whose architecture typifies the famous Kontore established throughout northern Europe by the Hanseatic League. Painstakingly restored, al..

The Art Deco building of the Bergen Kunstmuseum, at n o 9, houses an interesting collection of Norwegian and international art: icons and paintings by old Flemish masters, an overview of Norwegian painting (with Johan Christian Dahl ), the Steners..

This museum in one of the oldest timber buildings alongside the quays shows the harsh existence of a League merchant and his entourage. On the lower floors were the warehouse, workshops and the office where the accounting books and registers of the m..

A funicular (Fløybanen), in operation since 1918, takes passengers up from the town centre to the top of Mount Fløyen (320m high). In everyday use by the locals, it makes several stops and the journey takes around 10min. The views over the town a..

A fine and rare example of Norwegian Romanesque architecture, this church is one of Bergen’s oldest buildings and has survived several fires. Thanks to its harmonious proportions and sumptuous furnishings, the interior has a singular charm. Note the ..

This defensive and residential tower is named after Erik Rosenkrantz, governor of Bergen Castle around 1560. It was built by the Scots alongside a keep dating from 1270 and external entrenchments dating from 1520. On the south side, the building ha..

This open-air museum on the coast comprises more than forty reconstructed wooden houses from Bergen dating from the 18C-19C. Relocated here in order to safeguard them, they contain period furniture, realistically illustrating bygone life. Visitors ca..

The interesting collection at Vestlandskekunstindustrimuseum is dedicated to the region's decorative arts, from the most ancient to the latest trends in Norwegian design: furniture, jewellery, tapestries, clothing, objects, silverware. The creations ..

The market square located at the water's edge in the heart of the city is the liveliest place in Bergen. The daily fish market draws in crowds of people, who size up the shellfish, herring and smoked salmon on the stalls, or tuck into salmon or “cavi..

This street overlooking Bryggen used to host the town's main market, where cobblers, comb makers (whose wares were made out of reindeer or moose antlers), wood sculptors, goldsmiths, tailors and furriers would come to trade. Today the road is occupie..

The museum is situated in a multi-functional collective building behind the group of timber houses. Meals were prepared in the kitchen and served to merchants and workers in the refectory. On the menu were cereals, bread, dairy produce, fish and meat..

Several Hanseatic buildings burned down during the 1955 fire and in the wake of this great loss of Bergen's cultural heritage archaeologists seized the opportunity to study the site where the buildings had stood, between Bryggen and Mariakirken. The ..

Originally built in Fortun (Sognefjord) around 1150, this church was reassembled here in 1883. It was ravaged by fire in June 1992, then rebuilt exactly, using wood salvaged from the flames as far as possible.

A residential neighbourhood of Bergen with lovely wooden houses around Nordås Lake (Nordåsvatnet).