Romantic Weekend in Bergen

Surprise your loved one with a weekend to Bergen or plan your weekend together. Enjoy a holiday filled with unique experiences that will bring you closer together and fill your hearts with happiness in years to come.

In 2015 Bergen was voted by a panel of 10,208 travellers on europeanbestdestinations.com as one of the most romantic destinations in Europe.

Start your weekend with a stroll through Bryggen and feel that you traveling back in time. Smell the wood and hear the creak of the woodwork as you walk in the narrow passageways. Bryggen is part of UNESCO's World Heritage List. Pop into one of the many galleries and small shops and buy a painting or souvenir to take home.

Continue the walk out to the Nordnes-area. Here you will find both the charming Nordnespark, which is perfect for a romantic walk, and Bergen Aquarium. At the Aquarium there is a lot to experience, but since you are on a romantic trip, make sure you visit the penguin pond. Penguins find a mate which they keep for life, what is more romantic than that?

Good food is an important part of a romantic trip

For lunch try Cornelius Seafood Restaurant, one of Norway's best seafood restaurants situated right by the sea on a small island with spectacular views of the fjord, mountains, skerries, and passing boats and ships. It is truly magical, the food as well as the surroundings. The island can only be reached by boat and the trip takes about 25 minutes from the city center and you can book in advance. Scheduled departures every day from middle of May to late August. For other times of the year the boat leaves on demand. You can book both the dinner trip and lunch trip online.

Cornelisus Seafood Restaurant. Photo: Truls J Løtvedt

When you’re going for dinner there is a large selection of restaurants to choose from in Bergen. If you looking for a gourmet experience then BARE Restaurant (got Bergen's first Michelin star in the spring of 2020) and Lysverket are good options. But there are also a number of other nice restaurants in different genres. Here you will find an overview.

Discover more of Bergen

Back in the city centre; take a stroll to Fløibanen Funicular that takes you up to the top of Mount Fløyen. Seeing the city from above gives you that great feeling of freedom and being on top of the world! Ask someone to take your photo with the amazing view as a backdrop. This is the perfect spot for that Facebook photo! If you follow the trail to the left you will see a few nice secluded benches where you can watch the sunset and just enjoy being together.

View from Mount Fløyen. Photo: Sverre Hjørnevik - www.fjordnorway.com

Music and entertainment brings people together, and in Bergen you will find a rich selection of concerts, theater plays and shows. From the slightly smaller concerts at USF Verftet to great world artists in the Grieg Hall or outdoors at Koengen, you will find a good selection of what happens in our What’s on-section. All venues in Bergen have adjusted and found safe solutions for infection control, both in relation to the distance between participants, the number of participants and other measures to be able to conduct safe concerts.

Stay another day

If you would like to explore the famous fjords of Norway, there are plenty day trips from Bergen. Leave the hustle and buzzle behind and enjoy the views changing from gentle and mild to rough and wild as you enter the fjord landscape on Norway’s most famous fjord tour Norway in a Nutshell®. If you like to add that special touch to your trip, we recommend Standard Extra Fjord Tour from Bergen which includes biking in spectacular scenery and kayaking on the Nærøyfjord.

From "Standard Extra Fjord Tour from Bergen". Photo: Norway Active

Find your accomodation

For accommodation try the beautiful Clarion Collection Hotel Havnekontoret at Bryggen or the charming self-catering apartment Villa Skansen close to Fløibanen. For a real treat with spa facilities, beautiful views and historic surroundings, check out Solstrand Hotel & Bad, 30km outside Bergen city center.

Well rested and with great memories from Bergen, you’ll only have one complaint:
It was just too hard to leave..!

Is the timing wrong for a romantic trip right now? We have you covered, in this article you will find suggestions for programs for other "types" of weekend trips to Bergen.

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