Bergen, Norway - 12 Things to Do with Walking Tour, Maps, Pictures and Podcast

Bergen, Norway - 12 Highlights, Things to Do, Walking Tour, Maps, Pictures, Museums, Funicular, Views, Architecture, Monuments, Parks, History, Historical Sights, Podcast, Travel, Bryggen, Shopping, Fish and Flower Market

2. Will you be visiting Norway
soon?
Be sure to spend at least
one perfect day in
Bergen.

3. This presentation includes
Highlights of Bergen, Norway
with pictures & maps showing routes for
walking from one highlight to the next.

4. If you would like to listen to the descriptions and the
walking tour and get even more information, click below
for a link to the podcast and more:
https://oneperfectdayin.org/2017/09/08/bergen-
norway-12-highlights-with-walking-tour-pictures-maps-
podcast-021/
The podcast is also available in iTunes:
“One Perfect Day in Travel” - Podcast #021.

5. Map:
Overview
of
Bergen
Walking
Tour

6. Map 1 of 7

7. Rosenkrantz Tower (1 – A)
Begin this walk near the cruise port at the
intersection of Bergenhus and
Festningskaien at the Rosenkrantz Tower,
one of the buildings remaining of the Bergen
Castle (Bergenhus) complex. The tower is
considered one of the most important
renaissance monuments in Norway. It was
built as a fortification for protection of the
castle and the entire area of Bergen, the
capital of Norway until 1299. It served as the
residence of the last king to hold court in
Bergen until his death. Later, the cellar of the
tower served as a dungeon. It is open most
days and can be visited for a fee.

8. Statsraad Lehmkuhl Ship (2 - B)
Next, look toward the
harbor to see the 3-
masted sailing ship, the
Statsraad Lehmkuhl. Built
in 1914, it serves as a
school for the Royal
Norwegian Navy. It was
temporarily named
Westwärtsship when it
was captured during
World War II by Germany.

9. Bryggen (3 – C)
Keep walking toward town and you will see the colorful
buildings of Bryggen facing the harbor. This UNESCO World
Heritage Site was rebuilt after the Bergen fire of 1702 over
medieval foundations. It looks much as it was originally built
when Bryggen was one of the major import/export offices of
the merchant guilds and market towns that dominated trade
for almost 400 years in Northern Europe.

10. Map 2 of 7

11. Bryggen
Shopping Alleys
(4 – D)
Today, Bryggen’s narrow
alleyways and buildings are filled
with shops, restaurants and
galleries. Be sure to get a glimpse
of the past by walking through the
covered archways of the streets
near the center of Bryggen that
run perpendicular to the seafront-
street. Walk back again to come
back to main street.

12. Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene
(5 – E)
Continue walking along the seafront road until you
reach Finnegården, where you will see the Hanseatic
Museum and Schøtstuene on your left. The main part
of the museum is located in one of the conserved
wooden buildings of Bryggen that was built after the
fire of 1702. The museum chronicles the time of the
Hanseatic period of time of Bergen. All of the artifacts
are original.

13. Map 3 of 7

14. Fish and Flower Market
(6 - F)
Continue walking with the harbor on
your right until you reach the statue of
Ludvig Holberg in a square on your left
across from the Fish and Flower
Market. Holberg (1684 – 1754) was a
writer, essayist, historian and
playwright born in Bergen. He is
considered the founder of modern
Danish and Norwegian literature. Walk
across the street to see the famous fish
and flower markets. Continue walking
straight on Standkaien. Then, take a
left on Fortunen and another left on
Markeveien, passing a number of
shops and restaurants.

15. Map 4 of 7

16. Edvard Grieg Statue
(7- G)
Markeveien will become
Starvhusgaten and lead you right
into Byparken, Bergen’s city
park. Just to your right as soon as
you reach the park you will see a
statue of Bergen’s most famous
historical citizen, composer and
pianist Edvard Grieg (1843 –
1907). Grieg’s Norwegian folk
music put Norway’s music on the
international stage for the first
time, and he became known
worldwide.

17. Byparken
Music Pavilion
(8 - H)
Continue walking to your
right toward the center of
the park, and you will
come to the Music
Pavilion. This gazebo is
the scene for small park
concerts and a great
place to take some
beautiful pictures.

18. Map 5 of 7

19. Art Museum
(9 - I)
Walk to your right as you
face the lake to the
Kunsthall Art Museum.
This contemporary art
museum houses works of
artists from all over the
world and often hosts
educational events and
special exhibitions.
Circle the lake, exit toward
Kaigaten and turn left.
Then, turn right on
Radhusgaten.

20. Map 6 of 7

21. Bergen Cathedral
(Domkirke)
(10 – J)
Stay on Radhusgaten after it
becomes Domkirkegaten, and
you will soon see the Bergen
Cathedral (Domkirke) on
your right. The 1000-seat
Bergen Cathedral is part of
the Church of Norway. Its
first recorded historical
reference was in 1181, when it
was dedicated to Saint Olaf.
In 1665, during the Battle of
Vågen between English and
Dutch fleets in the harbor, a
cannonball landed in the
outer wall of the cathedral.

22. Map 7 of 7

23. Fløibanen Funicular
(11 – K)
Turn right out of the cathedral
and continue on Lille
Øvregaten. The Fløibanen
station will be on the right at
Vetrlidsallmenningen. Here
you can board a funicular to
the top of Mount Fløyen and an
unparalleled view over Bergen.
Don’t miss it! The funicular is
open daily and takes less than
10 minutes to reach the top. In
addition to the view, there is a
restaurant, a café and a shop.

24. Bryggens Museum
(12 – L)
From the funicular station, walk to the right on
Øvregaten and turn left on Bugården. Turn
right onto Gullskogården, and then turn right
onto Dreggsallmenningen to reach the
Bryggens Museum. The museum displays
objects excavated in Bryggen dating back to the
Middle Ages. Many of the artifacts were found
after a 1955 fire that exposed foundations of
some of the oldest buildings in Bergen.

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Cindy