Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Bergen, Norway

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 4.1 km
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Experience Bergen in Norway in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BergenIndividual Sights in Bergen

Sight 1: Bergenhus Fortress

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Bergenhus fortress is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one of the oldest and best preserved stone fortifications in Norway.

Wikipedia: Bergenhus Fortress (EN)

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Rosenkrantz Tower

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363 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: St Mary's Church

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St Mary's Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Bryggen area in the central part of the city of Bergen. It is one of the churches for the Bergen Cathedral parish which is part of the Bergen domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The large, gray stone church was built in a long church design using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 240 people. The construction of the church is believed to have started in the 1130s or 1140s and completed around 1180, making this church the oldest remaining building in the whole city of Bergen. There have been a few fires that burned the church, as well as several renovations and reconstructions, most recently in 2013.

Wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Bergen (EN), Website

100 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Bryggens museum

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Bryggens Museum is a museum located in Bergen, Norway.

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28 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Snorremonumentet

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Snorremonumentet

The Snorrem monument is the names of monuments in Norway and Iceland raised in memory of Snorre Sturlason, an Icelandic poet and chief who is best known for writing Heimskringla, a collection of sagas or stories about Norwegian kings, in the 1220s. "The Snorremmonument" in Oslo , also referred to as "Snorre-Steinen" and "Snorre-Bautaen", was a monument at Nisseberget at Slottsparken at the end of Karl Johans gate. The monument was an eight meter high bauta in granite. It was unveiled by Gulbrand Lunde, who was Minister of Culture in Vidkun Quisling's second government, September 23, 1941 on the 700th anniversary of Snorre Sturlasson's death. The monument was removed at liberation after World War II. It is uncertain what happened to the bauta. July 20, 1947, a memorial was unveiled over Snorre on Reykholt, Iceland, the place he lived from 1206 until he was killed in 1241. The monument consists of a sculpture designed by Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland in 1938 and was intended as a gift for 700 -The annual mark for Snorre's death. In 1948, a copy of the monument was set up on the square at Mary's Church in Bergen. It was later moved to the Dreggsallmenningen at the entrance to the Bryggens Museum. Vigeland's statue of Snorre is 2.54 meters high and stands on an approximately three meter high shelf. The shelf has the inscriptions "Snorri Sturluson", "1178", "1241" and "Norwegians Reistu".

Wikipedia: Snorremonumentet (NO)

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf

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Bryggen, also known as Tyskebryggen, is a series of Hanseatic heritage commercial buildings lining up the eastern side of the Vågen harbour in the city of Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has been on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites since 1979.

Wikipedia: Bryggen (EN), Heritage Website

88 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Theta museum

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The Theta Museum is a museum in Bergen, Norway. It is a one-room museum in a room that was used by the Norwegian resistance group known as the Theta group to send radio messages to England under the Nazi German occupation during World War II. The room was opened to the public in 1982, and is the smallest museum in Norway.

Wikipedia: Theta Museum (EN)

339 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Skur 11

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Skur 11 is an 8 x 30 metre building at Bryggen in Bergen. The shed was built in 1905-1906 by the Bergen Port Authority according to drawings by Johs. Meyer. The shed has a simple steel structure and is covered with green wall panels. The building has eight granite columns that were originally adorned with wrought iron décor.

Wikipedia: Skur 11 (NO)

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Fløibanen, nedre stasjon;Fløibanen

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The Fløibanen is a funicular railway in the Norwegian city of Bergen. It connects the city centre with the mountain of Fløyen, with its mountain walks and magnificent views of the city. It is one of Bergen's major tourist attractions and one of Norway's most visited attractions. The line is 844 m (2,769 ft) long, covers a height difference of 302 m (991 ft), and carries over one million passengers a year. The line is owned by Fløibanen AS, a company with a number of shareholders, the biggest being the municipality of Bergen.

Wikipedia: Fløibanen (EN), Url

719 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 10: Murhvelvingen

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Murhvelvingen or Muren is a building from the 1500s in the center of Bergen. The house is one of Bergen's oldest profane buildings and a protected cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Murhvelvingen (NO)

29 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: Buekorpsmuseet

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The Buekorps Museum (Buekorpsmuseet) is a museum in Bergen, Norway. It is dedicated to the traditional neighborhood youth marching organization, Buekorps.

Wikipedia: Buekorps Museum (EN)

516 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Nykirken

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Nykirken in Bergen is a cruciform church from 1758–1763 on Nykirkeallmenningen at Nordnes in Bergen. It is the youngest of Bergen's old parish churches and was a parish church for the residents of Stranden. The church was first erected in 1621. After the great fire in 1756, the rebuilt Nykirken became both larger and different from the simple, rectangular building from 1621.

Wikipedia: Nykirken i Bergen (NO)

675 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: Nordnesparken

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The Nordnes Park is a public park in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The park is located near the centre of the city of Bergen on the northwestern end of the Nordnes peninsula. It was established in 1888-1898 after an initiative from Edvard G. Johannessen in Det nyttige Selskab. The park covers about 32.7 decares of land.

Wikipedia: Nordnes Park (EN)

580 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 14: Frederiksberg fort

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Frederiksberg fort

Fredriksberg fort is a Norwegian fortification located at the highest point of Nordnes in Bergen.

Wikipedia: Fredriksberg Fortress (EN)

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