Gamle Bergen is an open-air museum about 10 minutes north of the city centre by bus. It opened in 1949 and contains 55 wooden houses that were saved from demolition in central Bergen over the decades. The houses arrived between 1945 and 1981.
The museum is built around a property once owned by shipbuilder Rasmus Rolfsen, who built a summer house here for his wife in the 1780s. The park around it is laid out as a formal English garden.
Walking through the streets feels like stepping into 18th and 19th century Bergen: wooden houses, small shops, a bakery, a dentist's office. In summer, actors in period costume bring the streets to life. It is well done and especially good if you are travelling with children.
The museum is not on most tourists' list, and it is quieter than the attractions around the harbour. Allow at least an hour, ideally two. You can get there by local bus, or by the small passenger boat Beffen from the city centre.
The museum is built around a property once owned by shipbuilder Rasmus Rolfsen, who built a summer house here for his wife in the 1780s. The park around it is laid out as a formal English garden.
Walking through the streets feels like stepping into 18th and 19th century Bergen: wooden houses, small shops, a bakery, a dentist's office. In summer, actors in period costume bring the streets to life. It is well done and especially good if you are travelling with children.
The museum is not on most tourists' list, and it is quieter than the attractions around the harbour. Allow at least an hour, ideally two. You can get there by local bus, or by the small passenger boat Beffen from the city centre.