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Appreciate why many people consider Bergen to be the most beautiful city in Norway on a relaxing walking tour through the city. As well as receiving fascinating details about the city’s 950-year history, your local guide will provide a true insider's perspective on its inhabitants, known as the 'Bergenser'. Starting from the city center, be enchanted by the maritime charm of the harbor bay, Vågen. Then navigate through the city's narrow wooden lanes as you get to know the most important sights of Bergen. Walk past the fish market, the theatre, and the old fire station and hear how historical residents, such as Edvard Grieg and Henrik Ibsen, helped shaped Bergen. Continue to the Bryggen district to see its iconic colorful wooden houses. This World Heritage Site is popular with both locals and tourists, housing many lively cafes, restaurants, and bars. Here, learn about how 400 years ago dried cod was stored in Bryggen and exported to throughout Europe, making Bergen the most important trading metropolis in Scandinavia during that time. Discover what the Hanseatic League was, the influence it once had on trading, and how life for the visiting German merchants played out here.

Explore the Nordic city of Haugesund with a 1-day hop-on hop-off City Sightseeing bus tour. Create your own itinerary to hop on and off at the sights and attractions that interest you the most. Board the bus at the cruise ship terminal after getting off your cruise ship. Then, discover city highlights like the Visnes Mining Museum, Haraldshaugen National Monument, Byparken and Dokken Museum and more. Hop off at the Visnes Mining Museum, a window into the past situated on the site of an old copper mine that was once one of the most important industrial sites in Norway. Next, visit the Viking Village of Avaldsnes, one of Norway's most important Viking locations. It was here that King Harald Fairhair united Norway for the first time. See how legendary warriors lived in the Viking Village, an important center of power in Viking Norway. Continue to Haraldshaugen National Monument, another reminder of the area's Viking past. Erected in 1872, it marked the thousandth anniversary of Norway's unification by Harald Fairhair. If you're in Haugesund, you just have to hop-off and see it! The Dokken Museum is an excellent way to learn all about Haugesund's fascinating past. The town grew up on herring fishing here, and you'll learn all about what the town was like at the height of its herring fishing days. Finally, what better way to round off the tour than to find somewhere to have a coffee, a delicious Norwegian pastry, and a well-deserved break! So what are you waiting for? Book your City Sightseeing ticket to experience all of this and much more, today! Tour Stops 1. Cruise Terminal 2. Tourist Information/City Center 3. Visnes Mining Museum 4. Avaldsnes Viking Village 5. City Hall 6. Var Frelses Church, Folk Museum, and City Center 7. Haraldshaugen National Monument 8. Byparken and Dokken Museum 9. Cruise Terminal