Bryggen

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Once in Bergen, you will not miss its main attraction in any way. Bryggen, the ancient Hanseatic embankment, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, flaunts in the harbor in the very sight. Here the first houses were built in the city, and for centuries this district was in every sense the heart of Bergen.

The Great Fire of 1702 destroyed not only the embankment, but almost the whole city. The buildings of Bryggen were reconstructed after the model of the 11th century,

Bergen was laid in the second half of the 11th century, and in the middle of the 14th century a Hanseatic office was opened here . After that the business life began to boil in the harbor . In Brugge there are offices and shops, warehouses and administrative offices . Naturally, wooden houses burned not one or two times . In particular, the great fire of 1702 destroyed not only the embankment, but almost the whole city . Structures Bryggen were restored following the pattern and similarity of the former , 11th century . Then, already in 1955, the most remote from the center of the harbor, part of Bryggen (6 houses) burned again . It was also restored, and here the museum of Bryggen was located .

The Hansa office opened in Bergen , made him one of four cities of the union with a proud office status. The other three were Bruges, London, and the very first - Mr. Veliky Novgorod.

Considering the fact that today the Bryggen shipyard represents 17 small houses, the traveler may have a natural question about what to do here . Options a few . @ First of all, of course, you need to make a mandatory promenade back and forth along the facades, which will take you about ten minutes per circle . Some of them still have wooden sculptures that are photographed close-up: an angel, a deer head, a unicorn , b male, . Later, you can go to the other half of the harbor and take a panorama of Bryggen from there .

There are about 60 old wooden houses left in Bergen.

Then you can look at all the benches, the entrance to which is located from the front. Mostly they sell souvenirs and jewelry, there are clothing stores, an ice cream parlor and a restaurant (just under a unicorn). Prices are expected.

Bryggen in Bergen

The most interesting is to go to one of the courtyards, deep into the quarter . Here you can climb the wooden staircases to the gallery of the second floor and look, for example, at the window of the modern law firm on the spot when the above medieval . Or go to a craft store where they create and sell crafts made of wood, felt, cloth or something else. . In some of the backstands you will find the entrance to the Christmas goods store, no matter what time it will be year . In one of the courtyards an art gallery is opened, where you can look at the originals of paintings by contemporary authors and buy them or copies . In another lies a long wooden sculpture depicting a profound Soma . In the depths of it is hidden the workshop of the well-known sculptor in the city: her works are not cheap, but authentic and strong . By the way, a couple of Bruggen courtyards - through . Through them you can go to Ovregaten street, in which a lot of antique shops are concentrated .

Finally, you can visit museums. In Brüggen there are two of them: actually Bryggen in the new building from the far side of the shipyard and the Hansa Museum in the old house near the center of the harbor. The merchant's life of the 18th century has been reconstructed in the Hanseatic Museum, and about half a thousand of much older exhibits are now stored in the Museum of Bryggen. Those who wish can book a guided (naturally!) Excursion around Bruges - Bryggen Guiding. However, inside the courtyards and without a group with a guide, the apple has nowhere to fall from the tourists.

Small objects from the collection of the Bryggen Museum, made mostly of pine and animal bones, were found in 1955. Probably, these were amulets or tokens indicating that they belonged to someone's property. They became the most valuable examples of rune letters discovered in the 20th century. The finds date from at least the 14th century: it was previously believed that runic writing disappeared in Norway much earlier.

Brüggen at night

Bruggen in the winter

Bruggen