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Be prepare to discover the attractions of Bergen

By Carlton Leisure - 16/02/2015

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Bergen is second biggest international city that has stored its attraction and offers you an exciting atmosphere, civilization and thrilling city life. It has the largest port in Norway and witness a number of cruise ships stopovers. Surrounded by a series of mountains, Bergen has peaceful setting and dramatic natural port for enjoying the beauties of nature. It has held its status as one of the most popular travel destination in Norway. Even it leads the country’s cultural destinations, shows well-liked arts and music concerts for example – The Bergen International Festival, Bergenfest and Nattjazz festival. Here you can also see one of Europe’s ancient orchestras – The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra built in 1765.

Apart from all these, a few minutes of travel on the Floibanen funicular will take you from the city centre to the top of Mountain Floyen while a cable car takes you to the summit of our highest mountain called “Ulriken”. Enjoy your time while looking down at the town. Take a walk to observe the live of people at the fish market or spend hours among the fish, penguins and seals at Bergen Aquarium. See Bryggen a UNESCO world heritage site.

Market Square

Situated at the south-east part of the town’s key harbor, Bergen’s market square is often busy. It is a busy place where local fishermen catch fishes each morning. Seeing it will be a memorable time for you.

Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf

It is one of the most popular travel sites where you will find a lot of cafes, restaurants, studios, workshops and boutique shops. Its slim alleyways and old wooden merchant houses just ask to be discovered. At there, visit the Bryggen Museum to see many artifacts dating back 14th century.

Hanseatic Museum

Intelligently displays the life of the largely German merchants who occupied the port region and contains weapons, furnishings and equipments, the museum was established in 1872. It will be nice to being over here.

Bergenhus Fortress

This ancient Bergenhus Fortress is a doorway to Bergen's harbor and still one of the best buildings in Scandinavia. Get ready to spend time in the great Bergenhus Fortress Museum with its amazing showcases regarding the role of women and battle groups at the time of the 1940-45 German work. The fortress was built in 12th Century.

Bergen Cathedral

A visit to this Bergen cathedral one of the splendid cathedrals will be a unique experience. It dates back to 1881 when it started its life as a simple church. It was rebuilt and added contemporary interior at the time of the 1880s.

Grieg Hall

If you want to see some fantastic architectures of Norway, then Bergen has adopted so many wonderful public buildings. This superb sample of contemporary architecture is equally popular for its outstanding acoustics and serves a first-class shows, opera and ballet.

There are a number of enjoy full things to see and do in this city, you just need to book flight tickets for Bergen and see what it has been offering to travellers for many years.