Bergen is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Bergen is the 2nd largest city in Norway and was founded in 1070
St. Mary's Church, the oldest structure in Bergen. It was built around 1130
The shopping street Strandgaten
Torvallmenningen, is the main square of Bergen
Bergen was the largest city in Norway until 1840 when passed by Oslo
Bryggen is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the fjord
In 2004 Time magazine named the city one of Europe's 14 "secret capitals"
Bergen was one of nine European cities honored with the title European City of Culture in 2000
In the late 1990s and early 2000s many pop, rock and black metal artists from Bergen became famous
In the domestic press this became known as the Bergen Wave
Sea levels are rising due to global warming. Bryggen is regularly flooded at high tide
Bergen plays host to part of the country's large oil industry
Bergen has been nicknamed Regnbyen, which means The City of Rain, for the plentiful rainfall
Bergen has a small but thriving scene for contemporary art
Bergen is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Bergen is the 2nd largest city in Norway and was founded in 1070
St. Mary's Church, the oldest structure in Bergen. It was built around 1130
The shopping street Strandgaten
Torvallmenningen, is the main square of Bergen
Bergen was the largest city in Norway until 1840 when passed by Oslo
Bryggen is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the fjord
In 2004 Time magazine named the city one of Europe's 14 "secret capitals"
Bergen was one of nine European cities honored with the title European City of Culture in 2000
In the late 1990s and early 2000s many pop, rock and black metal artists from Bergen became famous
In the domestic press this became known as the Bergen Wave
Sea levels are rising due to global warming. Bryggen is regularly flooded at high tide
Bergen plays host to part of the country's large oil industry
Bergen has been nicknamed Regnbyen, which means The City of Rain, for the plentiful rainfall
Bergen has a small but thriving scene for contemporary art
