1.
Bergen Railway

2.
Bergen is a city of 250,000 inhabitants, situated on the mountaineous western coast of Norway. A striking feature of the city is the
abundance of green parks, tree-lined streets and lakes and its spectacular setting between the mountains and the sea

3.
The city of Bergen has a long
history in shipping, fishing and
trade. German Hanseatic merchants
settled here in the early Middle
Ages, giving the city a certain
"continental" touch.

4.
Bergen is unique; not only because of its beautiful setting on the west coast of Norway but because of its iconic natural surroundings.

5.
The historical links with Europe are clearly visible in architecture, in shop front names, and may be heard in many words in the local dialect.

6.
Part of the interior courtyard architecture of one of the harbor front
buildings

7.
Bryggen - the Hanseatic wharf in Bergen -the only preserved business district from the Hanseatic period. A row of mostly reconstructed 14th-
century wooden buildings

8.
Brygen - Hanseatic Museum on the right

9.
Ulrikbanen

10.
Fløibanen - a cable car running
from operated by two large driving
wheels located at the upper station at
Fløyen. Fløibanen is operated by
electric power and there is always a
driver in each car. Each car links the
centre of Bergen to the Fløyen
mountain, 320 metres above sea level.

11.
The open-air Old Bergen Museum is a reconstructed small town consisting
of around 50 wooden houses and buildings dating from the 18th, 19th and
20th centuries.

12.
Old Bergen

13.
Gamle Bergen (Old Bergen)

14.
Gamle Bergen Museum

15.
Grieghallen - the home of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.

16.
Fish market in front of the Domkirke

17.
The facade of the railway station in downtown Bergen, Norway

18.
Green Party
Headquarters

19.
Bergen Cathedral (Domkirken)

20.
Bergen fish market

21.
Bergen Art Museum

22.
Strandgaten - a shopping street in Bergen.

23.
Firestation

24.
Bergenhus Fortress
Bergen is the rainiest city in Europe

25.
Gamelehaugen – Official residence of the Royal family in Bergen

26.
The royal castle "Gamlehaugen"

27.
Fantoft Stave Church

28.
The theatre where Henrik Ibsen was once director lies in the heart of the city.

29.
Nygardsparken

30.
Lilibeth
2011
Revised: 2015