Bergen, Norway's second largest city.

Bergen was founded by the Norwegian king, Olav Kyrre in 1070.
In Norway's heyday in the 12th and 12th centuries, the city was also the capital of Norway.
Throughout its history, Bergen has been a leading international shipping city.
It has also been a leading trading city, and from the middle of the 14th century, the Hanseatic League established a business office in Bergen. Bergen was at that time one of the important Hansa cities, and many business people moved from Germany to Bergen. Names like the German quay testify to this historic community.

Bergen was also the Nordic region's largest city until the 17th century and Norway's largest city until the 1830s, when Oslo took over as the country's largest city.

The first overview photo is taken from Fløien, a mountain in Bergen.
This picture shows part of the city centre with the fish market. We can also see Nordnes with the famous aquarium.
In the distance, one can also glimpse Sotra and Askøy, two islands west of Bergen.

On a couple of the pictures, one can also see the Løvstakken, another of Bergen's seven mountains.

In one of the pictures, one can see a statue of Ludvig Holberg, a famous author of plays.

In one of the pictures, we can also see the spire of John's Church.

The last picture shows the station by the foot Fløy mountain where one can take a cable car to the top of this mountain. Such a trip is very popular with tourists.