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Bergen is Norway's second largest city and, for most visitors, its most immediately beautiful. Built on a narrow peninsula between the Byfjord and seven surrounding mountains, the city combines a compact medieval harbour core with an outdoor culture ...
The row of pointed gables lining Bergen's eastern harbour – red, yellow, ochre, and weathered brown – is one of the most recognised skylines in Scandinavia. Bryggen (simply "the wharf" in Norwegian) was for four centuries the most important node in...
By almost any metric, Norway is one of the safest travel destinations in the world. It consistently ranks in the top 5 of the Global Peace Index. Violent crime rates are extremely low. Corruption is minimal. The rule of law is robust. Pick-pocketing ...
Norwegian food is a product of its geography and climate. Long, dark winters encourage preservation — curing, smoking, drying, fermenting. The North Sea and Norwegian Sea provide an extraordinary abundance of fish and seafood. Dairy farming thrives i...
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