Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Classical Music Concerts
Bergen has a busy program of concerts throughout summer, many of them focusing on
Bergen's favourite son, composer Edvard Grieg. Most take place at evocative open-air
venues such as the
Grieg Museum
, the
Sæverud Museum
, atop Mt Fløyen and in the park
adjacent to Håkonshallen. For details, schedules and ticket sales, see the tourist office; for
some classical concert series, the
Bergen Card
offers significant discounts.
Bergen Cathedral
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Sun & Thu mid-Jun-late Aug)
Free organ recitals.
Grieghallen
CLASSICAL MUSIC
55 21 61 50;
www.grieghallen.no
;
Edvard Griegs plass;
Aug-Jun)
Performances by the respected Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
Shopping
Aksdal i Muren
CLOTHING
This enticing shop in a historic landmark building has been ensuring the good people of
Bergen are warm and dry since 1883. The city's best selection of rainwear includes cult
Swedish labels such as Didriksons, big names like Helle Hansen and Barbour, but also loc-
al gems such as Blæst by Lillebøe. We can't think of a better Bergen souvenir than a
stripey sou'wester.
Antonio Stasi Classic Cameras
CAMERAS
Expat Italian Antonio Stasi's shop is both an homage to the golden age of analog photo-
graphy and something of a local hipster drop-in centre, whom he documents in Polaroid
photographs. Come in and chat cameras, darkroom techniques or just browse his highly
covetable stock of Leica, Contax, Rolleiflex and classic Polaroids.
