Bergen Fish Market
The Bergen Fish Market (Fisketorget) is an open-air and indoor market on the harbor, selling fresh seafood, smoked salmon, fish cakes, and whale meat. Free to browse.
Fortress in Bergen
Bergenhus Fortress
Bergenhus Fortress is a medieval stone fortress at the entrance to Bergen’s harbor, with Haakon’s Hall (13th-century royal hall) and the Rosenkrantz Tower. The fortress grounds are free. The interiors are paid at modest prices. The fortress sits right next to Bryggen, so budget travelers walk through the grounds on the same waterfront route and get castle walls, harbour views, and a green park without paying anything.
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- Bergenhus Fortress, Bergen
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Other places worth the walk, and what each one costs.
Bryggen
Bryggen is the UNESCO-listed row of colorful wooden Hanseatic buildings along Bergen's harbor, the most iconic sight in the city. Free to walk through.
Fiskatorget
The Fiskatorget (Fish Market) is Bergen's indoor and outdoor fish market on the harbor, selling fresh seafood, smoked salmon, whale meat, and fish cakes. Free to browse.
Floyen
Floyen is the mountain above Bergen, reachable by the Floibanen funicular (paid, round trip or one-way) or by a free hiking trail that takes about 45 minutes from the city center. The summit has walking paths, a playground, and panoramic views over Bergen, the harbor, and the surrounding fjords and islands.
Lille Lungegardsvann
Lille Lungegardsvann is the small lake at the center of Bergen, surrounded by a park and flanked by the KODE art museums and the Bergen Philharmonic. Free.
Stoltzekleiven
Stoltzekleiven is a steep stone staircase of 908 steps climbing from the city center to a viewpoint on Sandviksfjellet mountain. Free.
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