Bergen is surrounded by one of the world's most spectacular tourist attractions - The Norwegian Fjords, which have now been included on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Bergen is situated between the longest fjord Sognefjord north of Bergen and the beautiful Hardangerfjord in the south. Bergen has one of the world’s oldest symphony orchestras, the country’s first national theatre, a host of international festivals, and a whole range of museums and institutions. Bergen was the birthplace of the hugely popular composer Edvard Grieg.  

The old Hanseatic wharf is architecturally unique and is perhaps one of the most familiar images in all of Norway.

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Arriving in Bergen	Downtown Bergen	Building Detail	Factory Sign
Path to Troldhaugen	One of many Troll trees	Edvard Grief Museum	View from the Museum
Lifesize Grieg	Grieg's Nordasvannet overlook	Edvard & Nina Grieg home	The composer's red cabin
Grieg loved this setting	Grieg's tomb	Mike in Troll country	Reconstructed Fantoft Stave
Well-worn Wishing Stone	Interior Reconstruction	Pew Detail	Women's confessional window
The Nave - all wood	Replicated hardware	Fantoft's Huge Stone Cross	Ship Model
Medieval Assembly Room	Explaining UNESCO site	Another church view	Guild Kitchen
Medieval Window	Shops and Living Quarters	Hanseatic Merchants' storage	Lunch inside Bryggen
Wharf buildings - 1702	Stairs to Loft	Bryggen sidestreet	Trolls for Tourists
And miniatures	And Viking horns	Busy Fishing Dock	Colorful Lively Wharf
Along the Dock	Waiting for the story	Hop On Hop Off Bus	Rosencrantz Tower
Haakon's Hall - 13th Century	12th-14th Century Trade Ctr	Buildings showing age	Obviously Important Building
The docks	Waterfront - Tall & Slim	Entering Harbor	Other side of Harbor
Another Waterfront