Attraction Information
Wharfside (Bryggen)
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Considered by UNESCO to be one of the world’s foremost showcases of the Middle Ages, Bryggen consists of a series of gabled buildings situated on the old wharf of Bergen. It stands as a reminder of Bergen’s prominent role in the days of the Hanseatic League, an organisation founded by a group of northern German towns to protect their mutual trading interests in the 13th to 15th centuries. The buildings were mainly used as warehouses for the dried fish trade, but also contained offices and simple living quarters for merchants, journeymen and apprentices. Today, Bryggen is alive with restaurants, cafés and artists’ workshops, and a colourful attraction at the eastern end is Torget, a weekday market selling fruit and vegetables, handicrafts and souvenirs.
Contact Addresses
Bergen Tourist Board, PO Box 4055, Dreggen, 5835 Bergen, Norway
Tel: 5531 3860 or 5532 1480
Website: www.visitbergen.com
Transportation
Air: Bergen Flesland Airport. Rail: Train: Bergen Central Station. Road: Bus: Public services. Car: E16 (from Oslo); E39 (from Stavanger, Ålesund or Kristiansand, then signs are marked for the city centre).
Tourist Information
Norges Turistrad (Norwegian Tourist Board)
PO Box 722, Santrum 0105, Oslo, Norway
Tel: 2414 4600. Fax: 2414 4601.
E-mail: norway@ntr.no
Website: www.ntr.no or www.visitnorway.com
Norwegian Tourist Board
Charles House, 5 Lower Regent Street, London SW1Y 4LR, UK
Tel: (09063) 022 033 (brochure request line) or (020) 7839 2650 (trade). Fax: (020) 7839 6014.
E-mail: infouk@ntr.no
Website: www.visitnorway.com
Location
Norway, Bergen
Contact Addresses
Tel: 5531 3860 or 5532 1480
Website: www.visitbergen.com
Transportation
Tourist Information
PO Box 722, Santrum 0105, Oslo, Norway
Tel: 2414 4600. Fax: 2414 4601.
E-mail: norway@ntr.no
Website: www.ntr.no or www.visitnorway.com
Norwegian Tourist Board
Charles House, 5 Lower Regent Street, London SW1Y 4LR, UK
Tel: (09063) 022 033 (brochure request line) or (020) 7839 2650 (trade). Fax: (020) 7839 6014.
E-mail: infouk@ntr.no
Website: www.visitnorway.com
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