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Bergen Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour: Top Landmarks & History
- 0.8–1.3 hour
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Discover the story of Bergen on this one-hour self-guided audio walking, at your own pace, tour through the city centre. Once Norway's medieval capital and Scandinavia's busiest trading port, Bergen tells its history through its statues, squares and old streets – bringing each one to life as you walk. Starting at the steel sculpture of King Olav Kyrre, the city's founder, you'll meet Bergen's heroes: composer Edvard Grieg, violinist Ole Bull, playwright Henrik Ibsen and statesman Christian Michelsen. Hear how Norway won its independence, how Bergen lived through Nazi occupation, and the lighter local tales in between. Walk at your own pace, pause for coffee and pick up where you left off – ideal for a cruise stop or your first hours in the city. Highlights: - Find the 17th-century cannonball still lodged in the wall of Bergen Cathedral. - Stand before the Sailor's Monument and hear how the sea shaped Bergen. - Hear daring wartime escape stories outside the Gestapo Museum.
Inclusions
What's included
- Access to VoiceMap App on IOS or Android, giving flexibility to enjoy the tour at your own pace.
- Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it.
- Directions to the starting point so that when you're in the right place, the tour will start
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- A Brilliant Historical tour, which helps to bring the Landmarks of Bergen to Life!
What's not
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
- Food and drink
Itinerary
On this walking tour through the small coastal city, I’ll bring its history to life. Our tour starts in front of the steel sculpture of King Olav Kyrre, where you’ll learn about the city’s origins, and how it gradually expanded.
Bergen is a city that has worn many hats. It was once the medieval capital of the Kingdom of Norway, and it was Scandinavia’s commercial centre until the 1600s. The city is renowned for its UNESCO sites, its fish market, and its seven surrounding mountains. It’s also been called ‘the gateway to the fjords’. On this walking tour through the small coastal city, I’ll bring its history to life.
Enjoying a leisurely walk through Festplassen Plaza, a popular square.
You'll see the Statue of Christian Michelsen, a Norwegian national hero and politician.
Enjoying a leisurely walk through city parks and popular squares like the Musikkpaviljongen (Music Pavilion).
You'll see Composer Edvard Grieg’s Statue and learn a bit about him while you walk.
You'll see the statue of famed violinist Ole Bull which stands proudly on top of a fountain.
You'll see the granite statue of distinguished playwright Henrik Ibsen.
You’ll walk through the city centre, taking in important buildings like the National Theatre and the Bergen Cathedral.
While passing by the Gestapomuseet, I'll reveal the city’s darker history such as the Nazi occupation, and tell you about the only way that prisoners could escape from their torture rooms.
Stroll down Torgallmenningen towards the Sailor's Monument.
You'll see one of the most respected landmarks in the city, the Sailor’s Monument, which celebrates Norwegian sailors, their efforts and adventures at sea.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- VoiceMap Audio Tours
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note: You won't be guided through any museums or other attractions mentioned en route. If you choose to enter and visit such places, you'll need to pay for it independently of this tour.
How it compares in Bergen
- Its from-price is 98% below the median of the 313 experiences we list in Bergen.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 46 of 313.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Bergen
Bergen is Norway's rainy fjord capital, a harbour city of colourful wooden wharf houses, mountain funiculars, a fish market and the gateway to the fjords.
Bergen sits between seven hills and the sea on Norway's west coast, with the wooden buildings of Bryggen, once the Hanseatic League's trading wharf and now a World Heritage site, lined along the harbour. The steep gabled houses stand in rows with narrow passages between them. Bergenhus Fortress, with the medieval Haakon's Hall, guards the harbour mouth, and Bergen was a capital of Norway in the 13th century.
Top-ranked sights in Bergen: Mt. Floyen (Floyfjellet), Hardangerfjord, Fantoft Stave Church.
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