From Bergen to Oslo

The coastal capital of Bergen is a UNESCO World Heritage city, boasting some of Norway’s best museums, yet still retaining the charm and atmosphere of a small town. The capital of Norway in the 12th century was a Hanseatic port with sharply gabled houses on the picturesque harbour front. An 18th-century merchant timber warehouse is now the Hanseatic Museum. Archaeological discoveries are in the Bryggen Museum and models of Viking ships in the Maritime Museum. The centre of the city is surrounded by a group of mountains known as the ‘seven mountains’. Norway’s most important cities are linked by a famous train journey across the ‘Roof of Norway’ through snow-covered winter landscapes.

Oslo, a Royal city, is the cultural centre of Norway with diverse architecture easily explored on foot – the Royal Palace, castles, museums and art galleries are just a few highlights. The National Gallery is home of ‘The Scream’ by Edvard Munch, amongst many of his other works from the expressionist period.