BERGEN AND SOGNEFJORD

NORWAY TOURS – FJORDS IN NORWAY

BRYGGEN

Bryggen is Bergen’s waterfront, the oldest district of the city consisting of colourful wooden merchant houses date back to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, designed and built according to Hanseatic regulations of architecture in port cities. Currently you can find there plenty of cheerful shops, bars and restaurants. The district is situated next to the main port of the city – Vågen and the Fish Market (Torget). Bryggen was listed on UNESCO World Heritage list in 1979. It is the most recognizable sight of Bergen.

BERGEN

The capital of fjords and Norway’s second largest city. Bergen used to be Hansa’s northernmost harbour. The city is surrounded by seven hills and numerous fjords with smaller or bigger rocky islands.  Bergen is the rainmost place in Europe but the inconvenience connected to the weather will be rewarded with magnificent views, nice atmosphere in the city and friendliness of Norwegian hosts.

OLE BULL

Norwegian violinist and composer of the Romanticism whose fame rivalled Paganini’s popularity. He was born in Bergen. Thanks to Ole Bull the first theatre in Norway was established in Bergen.

EDVARD GRIEG

World-famous composer frequently called Chopin of the North. The creator of Norwegian national style in music was born in Bergen. Music composed to Ibsen’s drama ‘Peer Gynt’ is considered as the most beautiful and the most recognizable masterpiece of the composer.

FLÅM

Lost among the meadows and orchards, a small village situated by Aurlandsfjord – branch of the longest fjord in Europe – Sognefjord. Great views, idyllic ambience and spotlessly clean air encourage visitors to stay longer.

THE FLÅM RAILWAY

One of the most famous rail routes in Europe connecting Myrdal with Flåm valley. A construction of railway was started in 1923 and finished in 1940. It is one of the steepest railway lines in the world. On the 20 km long route, trains cross almost 900 meters fall in 50 minutes. Tracks built along the mountainside meander in system of serpentines and mostly hand-dug tunnels. The difference in levels is up to 300 m in one of the tunnels, in another the line take a hairpin turn. The railway line four times crosses the river channelled for security reasons to the tunnels located under the tracks. Passed waterfalls are almost at your fingertips. Breath-taking views guaranteed.

NÆRØYFJORD

18 km long branch of the Sognefjord. Due to the natural and brilliant beauty Naerøyfjord (together with Geirangerfjord) has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. Both fjords have also been ranked no 1 in the category of world natural heritage by the National Geographic Society.

STAVE CHURCHES

Stave churches (stavkirke) – characteristic wooden churches located in Norway dating back from the tenth to the thirteenth century when the Christian faith was mingled with the beliefs in pagan Viking gods. The corpus of the construction is the skeletal structure composed of vertical earth-bound posts which are concatenated by long planks. Planks applied vertically form the walls of the church. Churches are characterized by steep roofs covered with shingles. Ridges are usually tipped by sculptures of dragons. Stave churches are one of the oldest wooden monuments in Europe. There is also one stave church in Poland. It is the Wang Temple in Karpacz that was relocated from Norwegian town – Vang in 1842.

STAVE CHURCH IN KAUPANGER (KAUPANGER STAVKIRKE)

Stave church in Kaupanger (Kaupanger stavkirke) – one of the largest stave churches in the region. The construction of the temple is supported by 22 staves (large bearing columns) – the most among all the stave churches in Norway. The church was built in 1190 and its original medieval design has been preserved to this day.

SOGNEFJORD

The longest fjord in Europe and third longest in the world. It is considered the longest open fjord because two longer fjords are icebound for the most of the year. It stretches 203 km (127 miles) inland and its width varies from 1,5 up to 6 km (0,9 – 3.7 miles). Sognefjord is 1.308 meters deep in its deepest part.

EDVARD GRIEG MUSEUM

Troldhaugen – Edvard Grieg Museum. The museum consists of composer’s villa in which he lived with his wife for the last 22 years through his death, the chalet by the lake – his hermitage, the burial place as well as a modern, multimedia museum and two concert halls. 

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