07/08/2026
Bryggen in Bergen📍
The very first buildings in Bergen were situated at Bryggen, as early as the 11th century. In 1360, the German Hanseatic League set up one of its import and export offices at Bryggen, dominating trade for almost 400 years.
To stroll through the narrow alleyways and overhanging galleries is to step back into the mists of time and a bygone era.
Bryggen has been ravaged by many fires, the great fire of 1702 in particular. It reduced the whole of the city to ashes. The area was rebuilt on the foundations that had been there since the 12th century.
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