Tourism, Hotels & RestaurantsLocal tourist spot suggestions Bergen | Idyllic and diverse landscapes that inspired the great Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1834-1907). | |  | |
| Mount Fløyen by funicular train. | |  | | | | An old timber house transformed into a museum serves as an illustration of the harsh existence during the time of the Hanseatic League. | |  | |
| An ethnology museum housed in a collective building that was apparently the centre of community life in Hanseatic times. | |  | | |
| | VM_PHOTO_VM Nicknamed the "timber town" or "gateway to the fjords", bBergen, Norway's second largest city, is located in a prime position on the magnificent west coast, close to fabulous natural sites. This lively, cosmopolitan city with a rich Hanseatic League past is protected by a string of islands to the west and mountains to the east. Bryggen, the heart of the medieval city, is famous for its old wooden houses linked with Hanse activities. | |