Bergen holidays

Fjord escort: a road trip to northern Norway

Norway’s coast road is not for speedsters – you need to allow time for the powerful landscape to sink in, not to mention all the world-class seafood

Gunnar Garfors

22, Jul, 2018 @6:00 AM

Bergen, where Jo Nesbø’s Snowman carried out his grisly work, refashions its image

Bergen is dead set on ensuring its fame isn’t merely for fictional noir murders by pouring huge sums into raising its global artistic profile, writes Vanessa Thorpe

Vanessa Thorpe

14, Oct, 2017 @11:05 PM

Singer Aurora: ‘Bergen’s cold but has a creative energy – and it’s always bubbling with activity’

The voice of the John Lewis Christmas ad gets lyrical about her home city, with its cold climate, stunning scenery and warm people

Interview by Tamara Hinson

18, Dec, 2015 @3:36 PM

An insider's cultural guide to Bergen: Norway's musical nerve centre

From jazz-thrills and introvert pop to dirty politicos and converted meat factories, Bergen’s cultural medley is unified by one thing – the rain

Ivar Peersen

21, Sep, 2015 @11:20 AM

Bergenfest: hot acts brave hypothermia to make Norway's coolest toes tap

The Norwegian pop festival packs big names like Patti Smith into a Viking castle with Scandi stars for an eclectic weekend of nostalgia, dance and waterproofs

Hannah Ellis-Petersen

16, Jun, 2015 @2:15 PM

Bergen and the Frozen effect

Maria Westerståhl finds Bergen, on Norway’s west coast, is ideal for a family weekend of swimming, climbing, hiking – and exploring the landscape that inspired the makers of Disney's Frozen

Maria Westerståhl

19, Jul, 2014 @6:00 AM

Scandinavia playlist: where to go and what to listen to

From Oslo to Copenhagen and disco to dark metal, we list the best venues, bands and anthems in Scandinavia's coolest cities

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

19, Jul, 2014 @5:00 AM

Manchester and Norway open new air link

It's Bergen direct from 6 January - but London Gatwick loses out. Meanwhile, where's a UK-Norway ferry when you need one?

Martin Wainwright

17, Oct, 2011 @1:24 PM

Vrooms with a view: Europe's most scenic drives

Ten stunning journeys on the open road

Simon Heptinstall

06, Feb, 2010 @12:06 AM

The best European road trips

There's really no better way to see Europe than by car – so here are our favourite routes

Simon Heptinstall and Benji Lanyado

06, Feb, 2010 @12:03 AM

The best holiday castles, villas and mansions in Europe to rent as a group

Club together with friends this summer, go slightly off the beaten track and you can take your pick of castles, villas and mansions

Compiled by Poorna Shetty

03, Apr, 2009 @11:01 PM

Who says the ski season needs to end in March?

Geilo, in Norway, offers not only plenty of late-season snow on blissfully empty slopes, but also fjords, fishing villages and beautiful Bergen, as John Mulholland discovers

John Mulholland

15, Feb, 2009 @12:01 AM