Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Offline map
(
www.rockheim.no
, in Norwegian; Brattørkaia 14; adult/child Nkr90/
50; 11am-6pm)
Trondheim has its share of national museums. This one's devoted to
pop and rock, mainly Norwegian, from the 1950s until yesterday. It's a dockside temple
to R&B, where a huge projecting roof, featuring Norwegian record covers, extends above
an equally vast converted warehouse. Within, there's plenty of action and interaction (mix
your own hip-hop tape, for example). Home of Rock is on the quayside, very near Pirbadet
and the fast-ferry landing stage.
Historic Neighbourhoods
OLD QUARTER
From
Gamle Bybro
(Old Town Bridge), there's a superb view of the
Bryggen
, colourful
18th- and 19th-century riverfront warehouses similar to their better-known counterparts
in Bergen. To the east, the one-time working-class neighbourhoods of
Møllenberg
and
Bakklandet
are now gentrified latte-land, all cobbles, car-free alleys, trim houses in pastel
shades and gardens scarcely bigger than a towel that burst with flowers. Here, within old
warehouses and renovated workers housing, are some ofthe city'smost colourful places to
eat and drink.
Thecobblestonestreetsimmediatelywestofthecentrearealsolinedwithmid-19th-cen-
turywoodenbuildings,notablytheoctagonal 1705timberchurch,
Hospitalkirken
Offline
map
(Hospitalsløkka 2-4)
, in the hospital grounds.
Kristiansten Fort
FORT
Offline map
Google map
(Festning; Festningsgata; 10am-4pm Jun-Aug)
For a
bird's-eye view of the city, climb 10 minutes from the Gamle Bybro to Kristiansten Fort,
built after Trondheim's great fire of 1681. During WWII the Nazis used it as a prison and
execution ground for members of the Norwegian Resistance. The grounds are open year-
round, whenever the flag is raised.
Munkholmen
OFFSHORE ISLAND
During Trondheim's early years, the islet of Munkholmen (Monks' Island), 2km offshore,
was the town execution ground. Over the centuries it has been the site of a Benedictine
monastery, a prison, a fort and finally a customs house. Today, it's a popular picnic venue
and has the city's best beach. From mid-May to early September,
ferries
(adult/child
Nkr60/30 round trip) leave at least hourly between 10am and 4pm or 6pm from beside the
Ravnkloa Fish Market.
