Bryggen
Hanseatic timber houses on the UNESCO list — leaning galleries and the Hanseatic Museum in the heart of Bergen.
The facts
| Elevation | 3 m |
| Coordinates | 60.3977, 5.3229 |
| Time to allow | 2 h |
What to see
- Bryggen Sight
Hanseatic trading houses on the UNESCO World Heritage list. - Hanseatisk Museum Museum
- Bryggen Tracteursted Food
Month by month
| Month | Daylight | Day high | Wet days | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6 h | 2.4 °C | 20 | Open |
| February | 9.2 h | 2.8 °C | 17 | Open |
| March | 11.8 h | 4.8 °C | 18 | Open |
| April | 14.6 h | 8.8 °C | 15 | Open |
| May | 17.3 h | 12.4 °C | 14 | Open |
| June | 19 h | 15.1 °C | 14 | Open |
| July | 18.2 h | 17.2 °C | 17 | Open |
| August | 15.7 h | 17.2 °C | 17 | Open |
| September | 12.9 h | 14.3 °C | 18 | Open |
| October | 10.2 h | 9.8 °C | 19 | Open |
| November | 7.5 h | 5.4 °C | 19 | Open |
| December | 5.8 h | 3 °C | 20 | Open |
Background
Bryggen (the dock), also known as Tyskebryggen (Norwegian: [ˈtʏ̀skəˌbrʏɡːn̩], the German dock), is a series of Hanseatic heritage commercial buildings lining up the eastern side of the Vågen harbour in the city of Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has been on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites since 1979. The city of Bergen was founded around 1070 within the boundaries of Tyskebryggen.
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On these routes
- Oslo–Bergen — The Bergen Line across Hardangervidda, with the Flåm Railway and Nærøyfjord along the way.
- Bergen–Trondheim — The fjords and Hardangervidda east to Oslo, then north over Dovrefjell to Nidaros.