Bergen is a pleasant seaside city on the west coast of Norway best known for its iconic row of colorful wooden buildings perched on the edge of a picturesque harbor. The city is the gateway to the ...

As one of Norway’s most popular cruise ship ports, the starting point for the coastal voyage, one end of the famous Bergen railway and its reputation as the gateway to the fjords, Bergen attracts ...

Most towns have one or two main attractions — a beautiful mountain setting, interesting architecture, or a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And then there are places like Bergen, Norway, which seem to have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Nestled between the peaks of seven mountains and the frigid ...

My first bite upon landing in Bergen, Norway, was airport pizza—most likely frozen before being reheated on one of those squeaky, trundling conveyor belt ovens. It had a preponderance of pepperoni on ...

If you have no impression of Bergen, Norway yet, then imagine the vibe of a provincial port town somewhere in New England or up the coast in Canada. It’s got the seafood to hold court, the quaintness ...

Bergen is Norway’s elegant cultural capital and has a long history, but its setting adds plenty of natural beauty – at least when it isn’t raining. A wide range of cruise lines visit Bergen, which is ...