Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Offline map
(
www.bymuseet.no
;
Alleen 29, Laksevåg; adult/child Nkr60/free;
11am-5pm Sun mid-late May, 11am-5pm daily Jun-Aug, hourly tours 11am-3pm)
The
1770 Damsgård manor, 3km west of town, may well be Norway's (if not Europe's) finest
example of 18th-century rococo timber architecture. The building's superb (even over-the-
top)highlight isthe baroque garden, which includes sculptures, pondsandplant specimens
that were common 200 years ago. To get here, take bus 19 from the centre.
Lysøen
HISTORIC HOME
Offline map
(
www.lysoen.no
; Lysøen; adult/child incl guided tour Nkr30/10;
noon-4pm Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm Sun mid-May-Aug, noon-4pm Sun Sep)
Thisbeautiful
estate, on the island of the same name, was built in 1873 as the summer residence of
renowned Norwegian violinist Ole Bull (
Click here
). After the death of his French-born
wife, Felicité Villeminot, Bull purchased the 70-hectare Lysøen island, about 20km south
of Bergen. Between 1872 and 1873, he and architect Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe con-
structed the fantasy villa 'Lysøen'. This 'Little Alhambra' took much of its extravagant in-
spiration from the architecture of Moorish Granada and integrated not only intricate frets
and trellises, but also onion domes, romantic garden paths, Italian marble columns and a
high-ceilinged music hall made of Norwegian pine.
The grounds are criss-crossed with 13km of leisurely walks and there's a small cafe.
From Bergen's bus station, take the Lysefjorden bus (566 and 567, return Nkr120) from
platform 19 or 20 to Buena Quay, where there's a passenger ferry (adult/child Nkr60/30;
hourly noon to 3pm Monday to Saturday, 11am to 4pm Sunday) to Lysøen.
Fløibanen
FUNICULAR
Offline map
Google map
(
www.floibanen.no
;
Vetrlidsalmenning 21; adult/child re-
turn Nkr70/35; 7.30am-midnight Mon-Fri, 8am-midnight Sat, 9am-midnight Sun
Apr-Aug, shorter hr rest of yr)
For an unbeatable view of the city, ride the 26-degree
Fløibanen funicular to the top of Mt Fløyen (320m), with departures every 15 minutes.
From the top, well-marked hiking tracks lead into the forest; the possibilities are mapped
out on the free
Walking Map of Mount Fløyen
or
Turløyper På Byfjellene Nord/Øst
(Nkr10),whichareavailablefromtheBergentouristoffice.Tracktwomakesa1.6kmloop
near Skomakerdiket lake and track one offers a 5km loop over hills, through forests and
past several lakes. For a delightful 40-minute walk back to the city from Fløyen, follow
track four clockwise and connect with track six, which switchbacks down to the harbour.
