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Bryggen, Bergen
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Set amid a picturesque and very Norwegian coastal landscape of fjords and mountains,
Bergen lays a strong claim to being one of Europe's most beautiful cities. A celebrated his-
tory of seafaring trade down through the centuries has bequeathed to the city the stunning
(and Unesco World Heritage-listed) waterfront district of Bryggen (
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), an archaic
tangle of wooden buildings. A signpost to a history at once prosperous and tumultuous, the
titled and colourful wooden buildings of Bryggen now shelter the chic boutiques and tradi-
tional restaurants for which the city is famous.
JAN STROMME
