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At the end of the pretty Nordnes Peninsula, this aquarium has a big outdoor tank with seals
and penguins, plus 70 indoor ones, along with snakes, crocodiles and a shark tunnel. There
are penguin and seal feedings throughout the day. On foot, you can get there from Torget
in 20 minutes; alternatively, take the Vågen ferry or bus 11.
Bergen Cathedral
CATHEDRAL
55 31 58 75; Domkirkeplass 1; admission free;
11am-4pm
Mon-Fri mid-Jun-mid-Aug, 11am-12.30pm Tue-Fri rest of year)
Bergen's cathedral, also known as St Olav's Church, features stonemasonry in the entrance
hall that was carved by the same stonemasons as those who adorned Westminster Abbey's
chapter house in London. From mid-June until the end of August, there are free
organ re-
citals
on Sunday and Thursday.
Greater Bergen
Edvard Grieg Museum
MUSEUM
Nkr90/free; 9am-6pm May-Sep, 10am-4pm Oct-Apr)
Composer Edvard Grieg and his wife Nina Hagerup spent summers at this charming
Swiss-style wooden villa from 1885 until Grieg's death in 1907. Surrounded by fragrant,
tumbling gardens and occupying a semi-rural setting on a peninsula by coastal Nordåsvat-
net lake, south of Bergen, it's a truly lovely place to visit. Apart from the Grieg's original
home, there is a modern exhibition centre, a 200-seat concert hall and perhaps the most
compelling feature of them all, a tiny, lake-side
Composer's Hut
.
Here the composer was always guaranteed silence, if not his muse.
From June to mid-September, there is a daily bus tour (adult/child/student & senior
Nkr250/100/200) departing from the
tourist office
at 11.30am that includes transport, en-
trance and a short piano concert; it's wise to pre-purchase tickets. Also see the website or
visit the tourist office for details of summer recitals; there is a free shuttle bus for evening
performances. The best public transport access is via a city centre tram to Nesttun (two-
hour ticket Nkr36), alighting at the stop 'Hop'; from there it's a 20-minute signed walk.
