Travel Reference
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Ulriken643
FUNICULAR
Offline map
(
www.ulriken643.no
; adult/child return Nkr145/75, with bus Nkr245/
180; 9am-9pm May-Sep, 9am-5pm Oct-Apr)
The Ulriksbanen cable car ascends to
theradiotowerandcafeatopMtUlriken(642m),offeringafinepanoramicviewofthecity
andsurroundingfjordsandmountains.Anantiqueshuttlebustothecable-carlowerstation
leaves every half-hour from the Torget fish market from 9am to 9pm May to September.
Otherwise,it'sa45-minutewalkfromthecentreorafewminutes'rideonbus2or31from
the post office, or bus 50 from Bryggen.
A popular excursion is to ride up on the cable car and walk four to six hours north along
a well-beaten track to the top of the Fløibanen funicular railway.
Fantoft Stave Church
STAVE CHURCH
(Fantoft Stavkirke;
Click here
; Paradis; adult/child/student Nkr40/15/25;
10.30am-6pm mid-May-mid-Sep)
The Fantoft stave church, in a lovely leafy setting
(which goes by the name 'Paradise') south of Bergen, was built in Sognefjord around 1150
and moved to the southern outskirts of Bergen in 1883. It was burned down by a Satanist
(and recently released heavy-metal musician) in 1992, but it has since been painstakingly
reconstructed. The adjacent
cross
, originally from Sola in Rogaland, dates from 1050.
From Bergen take any bus leaving from platform 20 at the bus terminal, get off at the Fan-
toft stop on Birkelundsbakken and walk uphill through the park for about five minutes; the
light rail is another alternative.
VilVite
INTERACTIVE SCIENCE CENTRE
Offline map
(
www.vilvite.no
; Thormøhlensgate 51; adult/child/family late Jun-mid-
Aug Nkr150/110/440, rest of yr Nkr135/90/370; 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm
Sat & Sun late Jun-mid-Aug, shorter hr rest of yr)
This fantastic science centre is a
must if you're travelling with children. There are 3-D films, science shows and a range of
exhibits that allow you to experience G-force on a loop bicycle, drill for oil, steer a ship
and try your hand at weather forecasting, among other cool activities.
