Bergen is a nice and charming city, with many gardens and green places.
Bergen day tour, Norway
22 August 2007
Bergen is actually considered the Norway's most picturesque and beautiful city, known for the ancient houses of the Bryggen district, now included into UNESCO heritage places, for the fish market and for the vibrant colors of the charming streets.
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Bergen is a nice and charming city, with many gardens and green places. |
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The fish market in Bergen is one of the most important of the entire country and is located near the main dock. |
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| The "Bergenhus festning" is a fortress built in the XI-XII century, to protect the important dock in Bergen. | |
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The Mariakirken cathedral, was built in the XII century and is one of the Scandinavia's oldest church. |
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The picturesque residential district. |
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The wooden houses of the Bryggen district are almost one thousand years old and are located on the east side of Vagan dock. They are now included into UNESCO heritage sites. |
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The houses was owned by traders and they are now deformed by the action of time and fires happened in the past. |
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Walking in the middle of the houses. |
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Views of Bergen from the dock. |
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| A cathedral located on an hill's top in central Bergen. |
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The Steens hotel where we have slept for two nights.
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OSLO Oslo is probably the least "norwegian" city of the entire Norway, as it is big and quite chaotic. Anyway, it worth a visit, because of the nice parks and the interesting museums. GO |
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FROM OSLO TO BERGEN CRUISING THE SOGNEFJORD Although Oslo and Bergen are connected by frequent flights lasting just one hour, it worth to afford this 14 hours trip by train over one of the world's most scenic railways, followed by a relaxing cruise into Sognefjord, one of the Norway's deepest fjord. GO |
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BERGEN <YOU ARE HERE> Bergen is actually considered the Norway's most picturesque and beautiful city, known for the ancient houses of the Bryggen district, now included into UNESCO heritage places, for the fish market and for the vibrant colors of the charming streets. |
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AALESUND Aalesund is a modern and picturesque city. Almost completely destroyed by a fire in the past century, Aalesund was rebuilt in european style by norwegian architects. The city has one of the most important fishing industry of the entire country. GO |
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LOFOTEN ISLANDS- FROM SVOLVAER TO REINE The Lofoten islands are a group of islands north of the arctic circle, featured by oddly-shaped mountains with steep sides, falling straight into the sea. They are populated mainly by fisherman's living into small charming and colorful towns. GO |
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LOFOTEN ISLANDS - FROM REINE TO SVOLVAER The trip by rented car throughout the Lofoten islands continues driving back to Svolvaer through Stamsund and exploring the many secondary roads joining many smaller towns to the E10 "highway". GO |
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FROM BODO TO TRONDHEIM BY TRAIN The trip from Bodo to Trondheim by NSB, the norwegian's state owned railways, lasts almost 10 hours. The train runs between spectacular scenery and, south of Bodo, crosses the arctic circle. GO |
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TRONDHEIM The most ancient part of the city is full of history and is very picturesque for the nice wooden houses and for the gothic cathedral, a symbol of the city. Trondheim is an important industrial centre, known for wood and fish processing. GO |
Contacts - LUCIANO NAPOLITANO | ROBERTA RESMINI
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