View of Bryggen

The view over Bryggen, in Bergen

This viewpoint offers an ideal perspective over Bryggen, the old Hanseatic district of Bergen and its famous colourful wooden façades. The Bergen audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this emblematic panorama, one of the most famous images of Norway, listed as world heritage.

The panorama over the colourful façades

From here, you have an ideal viewpoint to appreciate all the beauty of the old district of Bryggen, the emblem of Bergen. From this perspective, generally from the other side of the bay of the Vågen, the gaze embraces the alignment of the famous wooden houses with narrow, high and colourful façades, tight against one another at the water's edge, that compose one of the most recognisable images of Norway. These façades with warm hues, ochre, red, yellow or white, vestiges of the medieval Hanseatic district, are reflected in the waters of the port, especially in calm weather, offering a picture of striking beauty. Listed as UNESCO world heritage, Bryggen tells all the history of Bergen and its role in the great maritime trade of the Hanseatic League. This viewpoint is the perfect place to grasp the whole district in a single glance, to photograph its unique silhouette and to understand why it makes the renown of the town. Particularly beautiful in the evening light, it is one of the most photographed of Bergen. An emblematic belvedere and a postcard of the town, the view over Bryggen is a fine stop of the discovery of Bergen.

What to see

Here you enjoy an ideal view over the old district of Bryggen, emblem of Bergen: the alignment of its famous wooden houses with narrow, high and colourful façades, tight at the water's edge and reflected in the port, composes one of the most recognisable images of Norway; vestige of the medieval Hanseatic district listed by UNESCO, it is particularly beautiful in the evening light. The view over Bryggen is a postcard of Bergen. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The view over Bryggen is admired from the quays that line the bay of the Vågen, in the heart of Bergen, reachable on foot. It is an open-air viewpoint, freely accessible. The perspective is particularly beautiful in the evening light and in calm weather, when the façades are reflected in the water.

What can you see from the view over Bryggen in Bergen?

The alignment of the famous wooden houses of Bryggen, with narrow, high and colourful façades, tight at the water's edge and reflected in the port, that composes one of the most recognisable images of Norway; vestige of the medieval Hanseatic district listed as UNESCO world heritage, this panorama is particularly beautiful in the evening light.

Where to admire the view over Bryggen in Bergen?

From the quays that line the bay of the Vågen, in the heart of Bergen, in Norway.