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About 69 miles away
A fjord village at the foot of the steep Flåm Railway, with boats on the narrow Nærøyfjord.
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Bergenhus Fortress
One of Norway's oldest fortresses, with the stone royal hall of King Haakon from the 1200s.
- Open
- The grounds always; the hall and tower keep their own hours
- Price
- Free; paid for the hall and tower
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Bergenhus, 5003 BergenDirections
- Getting There
- A 5-minute walk along the harbor past Bryggen.
Why Go
When Bergen was Norway's capital, its kings lived here. Haakon's Hall, finished around 1261, was their great banqueting hall, and the Rosenkrantz Tower beside it was built up in the 1500s as a residence and fortress.
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