Travel Reference
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Bergen clusters around its harbor—nearly everything listed in this chapter is
within a few minutes' walk. The busy Torget (the square with the Fish Mar-
ket) is at the head of the harbor. As you face the sea from here, Bergen's TI
is at the left end of the Fish Market. The town's historic Hanseatic Quarter,
Bryggen (BREW-gun), lines the harbor on the right. Express boats to the
Sognefjord (Balestrand and Flåm) and Stavanger dock at the harbor on the
left.
Charming cobbled streets surround the harbor and climb the encircling
hills. Bergen's popular Fløibanen funicular climbs high above the city to the
top of Mount Fløyen for the best view of the town. Surveying the surround-
ing islands and inlets, it's clear why this city is known as the “Gateway to the
Fjords.”
The centrally located TI is upstairs in the long, skinny, modern, yellow-
and-red-striped Torghallen market building, which runs alongside the harbor
next to the Fish Market (June-Aug daily 8:30-22:00; May and Sept daily
9:00-20:00; Oct-April Mon-Sat 9:00-16:00, closed Sun; tel. 55 55 20 00,
