Bergen
Bergen to the Fjords — the Flåmsbana Railway, Sognefjord & the Norway in a Nutshell Circuit
Bergen is the gateway to the Norwegian fjords — the most dramatically glacially carved landscapes in Europe. The Norway in a Nutshell day trip from Bergen combines the Bergen Line mountain railway, the Flåmsbana rack railway, the Sognefjord boat, and the Nærøyfjord (UNESCO) into the most scenic day journey in Europe.
Bergen — Bryggen UNESCO Wharf, the Fish Market & the Fløibanen Funicular to the Mountain
Bergen (the second-largest city in Norway, population 280,000, the former medieval capital and Hanseatic trading city, the gateway to the Norwegian fjords, the city with the most rainfall of any European city — approximately 2,250mm per year — the Bergen people taking pride in their 'liquid sunshine', the city surrounded by the seven mountains — de syv fjell — the UNESCO-inscribed Bryggen wharf the defining image of the city)
Bergen Medieval History — Bergenhus Fortress, Håkonshall & the Norwegian Royal Past
Bergen was the capital of medieval Norway and the most important city in the kingdom from the 12th to the 17th century — the Bergenhus Fortress, the Håkonshall, and the Rosenkrantz Tower the surviving monuments of the royal and military history of the city.
Bergen Music — Edvard Grieg, Troldhaugen & the Norwegian Musical Tradition
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) is Bergen's most famous son and Norway's most internationally recognized composer. His villa Troldhaugen south of Bergen is the most visited cultural heritage site in western Norway and the site of some of the best chamber music concerts in Scandinavia.
Bergen Art & Architecture — KODE Museums, Norwegian Design & the City Life of Bergen
Bergen's KODE art museum complex is the largest visual art collection in Scandinavia outside the national museums of the Scandinavian capitals. The city's architecture from the medieval Bryggen through the Art Nouveau period to contemporary Norwegian design is equally rich.
Bergen Practical — the Rain, Seasons, Norwegian Food & Getting Around
Bergen is the rainiest city in Europe (2,250mm per year) but this hasn't stopped it becoming one of the most visited cities in Norway — the Bergenserne are proud of their rain, and the city offers the waterproof jacket, the covered fish market, and the Bryggen alley walk as the correct responses.