Bergen - a world-famous city with a rich history and traditions: here are picturesque places, cultural attractions and a bustling city life.

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Contents

  • 1 How to get to Bergen
    • 1.1 Search airfares to Oslo (nearest a / p to Bergen)
  • 2 The climate of Bergen is
  • 3 Shopping: shops
  • 4 Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Bergen
  • 5 Bergen Card
  • 6 Events in Bergen
    • 6.1 Bergen and surroundings

How to get to Bergen

Regular flights run between Bergen and Copenhagen, Stockholm, Reykjavik, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and London. From Paris, Berlin, Prague, Warsaw, Riga and London to Bergen, low-cost airlines fly in.

From Oslo to Bergen, SAS and Norwegian flights fly every day. Approximate travel time is 50 minutes. From the capital to Bergen you can also get by train (four times a day, traveling time is about seven hours) or bus (Nor-Way Bussekspress, travel time is about 10 hours).

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The climate of Bergen is

Bergen March 1, Sunday
Cloudy, rain
+4 ° С in the day
+4 ° С at night
° С water
Bergen March 2, Monday
Overcast, light rain
+4 ° С in the day
+1 ° C at night
° С water
Bergen March 3, Tuesday
Cloudy, heavy snow
+1 ° C in the day
0 ° C at night
° С water
Bergen weather forecast for 10 days
Average monthly temperature, ° C
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
in the daytime + 3 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 14 + 16 + 18 + 18 + 15 + 11 + 7 + 5
night + 0 + 0 + 0 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 12 + 12 + 9 + 6 + 3 + 1
of water + 6 + 6 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 10 + 14 + 14 + 12 + 12 + 9 + 9

Shopping: shops

The largest shopping centers of the city are Kløverhuset in Strandgaten, Galleriet at Torgallmenningen, Bergen Storsenter near the bus station. In addition, Bergen has a huge number of small shops. Among the shopping streets can be identified Ovregaten and Didde Ovregaten, Vetrlidsallmenning, Torghe and Vogsallmenningen, Strandkayen, Strangaten, Bryggen and the areas around the main square Torgallmenningen.

Book popular Bergen hotels at the best prices

Henneby Apartments from 12 041 rubles Bergen Lille Markevei 5
Scandic Byparken (formerly Rica Hotel Bergen) from 5 981 rubles Bergen Christiesgate 5 - 7 Grand Terminus from 6 864 rubles Bergen Zander Kaaes Gate 6 Scandic Ørnen from 7 988 rubles Bergen Lars Hillesgate 18
Augustin Hotel from 6 382 rubles Bergen C. Sundts Gate 22 Ole Bull Hotel & Apartments from 7,875 rubles Bergen Øvre Ole Bulls plass 3 Best Western Hotel Hordaheimen from 6 784 rubles Bergen C.Sundtsgt 18
Marken Guesthouse from 4 897 rubles Bergen Kong Oscars gate 45 Citybox from 3 773 rubles Bergen Nygårdsgaten 31

Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Bergen

Bryggen, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is considered the most famous medieval village in Norway. For 400 years, the Bryggen quarter was under the control of the Hanseatic merchants. Here is the Museum of the Hanseatic League, as well as preserved Schöststüne - the halls of the Hanseatic assembly.

In the galleries of Bergen, facing the facades of Lake Lille Lungegersdvan, beautiful collections of paintings are collected. On the same street is the Bergen Museum of Art, which houses a unique collection of works by Edward Munch. In addition, the Bergen Contemporary Art Center and the Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts of Western Norway are located here.

Other attractions: the Museum of Bryggen, the Church of St. Mary, the Theta Museum, dedicated to the resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway during the Second World War. Royal Residence and Håkonshallen Reception Hall, Fløibanen Funicular and Fish Market.

Not far from Trollhausen is the wooden church of Fantôte. The Old Bergen Museum is an open-air museum. On its territory are more than 40 wooden houses, illustrating the architecture of Bergen, traditional for the city in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In Bergen, two manors of the eighteenth century are also preserved: Damsgord and Alvönen.

Types of Bergen (English)
It is worth to go to Trollhaugen, the house-museum of the most famous Norwegian composer - Edward Grieg. There is also a tomb carved in the rock, in which the composer and his wife Nina are buried. The interior of the house has been preserved since 1907. In 1985, Throllsalen was opened, a 200-seat concert hall for performing chamber music.

Bergen is the home of one of the world's oldest symphony orchestras, professional ballet troupe, blues and jazz. In the vicinity of Bergen there are golf courses, fishing places, hiking and cycling routes.

Seven minutes on the funicular Fløibanen will bring tourists to a multitude of marked routes, passing through very picturesque places. In addition, Bergen is a great place for sailing.

Bergen Card

The Bergen Card allows you to take a free bus ride around the city, visit almost all museums and attractions, give discounts when visiting various cultural sites and events. The card also gives the right of preferential parking.

Map of Bergen

Events in Bergen

Every year in Bergen, various festivals are held, the most famous of which is the International Bergen Festival.

"Night Jazz" / Night Jazz - the longest festival of jazz music in Northern Europe. Conducted simultaneously with the International Bergen Festival.

Bergenfest falls at the end of April - early May. In the program of the festival folk and root blues, as well as R & B, funk, gospel, rock, country.

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