First approach to Norway
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Bergen ?
The map of your stay "First approach to Norway"
Detail of the stay : First approach to Norway
How to get there - Bergen
Train to Flåm via Myrdal and its Oslo valley
The tunnels follow each passing a fairytale landscape of mountains and valleys in summer and winter. Arriving in Flåm, spend a night in the fjord.
Boarding a ferry to Sognefjord Fiord
Steps: Voss
This fjord is one of the largest in Norway. It is bordered by high mountains, 1,800 m for the highest. The boat disembarked at Gudvangen. An essential stop before returning to Voss. From Voss, take the train to Bergen.
Visit Bergen
Steps: Bergen
Your first day in Bergen is all about getting acquainted with this small city. Take a guided tour of the city, either on foot or by bus (depending on the weather!). In the afternoon, visit the many museums, including the famous Hanseatic Museum on Bryggen Quay. Take the funicular (Fløibanen) to climb to the top of the mountain and have a unique panorama on this little Rome (as it is called because of the 7 mountains it is surrounded by...), if possible at nightfall to enjoy the amazing colors.
Places of interest : MUSÉE HANSÉATIQUE (HANSEATISKE MUSEUM)
Excursion to the day
On the menu: the Hardanger Fjord, mountains, waterfalls and charming little villages of Ulvk and Eidford.
Bergen as a local
Steps: Bergen
In the morning, visit the fish market. Many galleries are located in the city, many churches. Spend your day strolling through this little pearl of the fjords. The city is charming, and the atmosphere delicious. Armed with the Bergen card, there are still many museums to discover.
Return to Oslo
Walk and shopping in the street Karl Johan. Munch Museum visit, then snacks in a trendy café in the old Kvadraturen quarter.
