BERGEN CITY BREAK
Introducing Bergen
Bergen was founded in 1070 and was favourably situated in relation to shipping traffic and was for a long time the country's most important commercial, shipping and industrial town, becoming the largest of all towns in the Nordic countries. Bergen became the natural geographical and economic centre for the Norwegian maritime empire, trading with the north, importing grain and exporting fish. The Hanseatic merchants established one of their four most important trading stations in Bergen. It was not until the beginning of the 1830's that the population of Oslo exceeded that of Bergen
Today Bergen is an international town with small-town charm and atmosphere. The city has 235,000 inhabitants and is like a spectacular amphitheatre clambering up the mountainsides, overlooking the sea. Bergen is the gateway to the wildest and loveliest fjords of Norway.
The old parts of the town are living history, and the museums and galleries keep both art and the ancestral heritage alive. The Hanseatic wharf Bryggen, the Fish Market, the composer Edvard Grieg's home at Troldhaugen, Rasmjus Meyer's art collection, the Aquarium and Old Bergen are just a few of the many attractions worth visiting.
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Bergen - Sightseeing Highlights
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