Bergen Travel Guide

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, and known as the capital of west Norway. Many people know Bergen as the city of rain, or something along that note. The reason for this is the 7 mountains and long harbor that surround Bergen. This gives the city it’s unique scenery and charm. Supposable it rains 213 days out of the year, though it might just rain for 1 hour or less.

On “Gamlehaugen” you’ll find Christian Michelsen’s old home, which now is the royal family’s vacation home in Bergen.   There’s many places in Bergen I would really recommend people to see, to mention a few; “Bergenhus, Bryggen, Fish marked, Fløyen and Ulriken”. From Fløyem and Ulriken you get a great view of the city, it’s also possible to hike over all 7 mountains, or just a few of them, which is a hike a highly recommend. If you hike the mountains you get a great view of the city and the mountain scenery, which is great.

Some basic history: Bergen was once the capital of Norway, then known as Bjørgvin. It has also been known as the Hanseatic city, and was at that time an important trading city, and traded a lot with the Hanseatic’/Germans. Bergen is German for mountain, and the beer label is Hansa. It was also in Bergen that a ship brought black death with it, which spread from Bergen to the rest of the country. Bergen has also been through quite a few big fires over the years. You will also find cultural aspects from the second world war her, like Bergenhus festning, etc.