Fjords around Bergen, Norway

You can find some of the most beautiful fjords in the world very close to Bergen. For this reason the city is called the gateway to the fjords. You can find some of the most beautiful fjords in the world very close to Bergen. For this reason the city is called the gateway to the fjords.

The fjords were carved out during the ice age by melting water being pushed its way under the ice, forming deep valleys in the mountains. The result as you can see it today, is a specatular landscape with glacier capped mountains rising more than 2000 meters steep above the fjords going as deep as 1300 meter. Between mountains and fjords, people have lived their lifes since beforethe viking-ages. Climbering to the mountain sides, you can find small farms and a rich vegetation excellent climate for fruit growing.

The most important fjord close to Bergen is Sognefjord, located 70 kilometers (45miles) north of the city. It is the longest fjord in Norway, second largest in the world.

Hardangerfjord is the second largest fjord in Norway, easily accesible from Bergen by car for a daytrip. Ever since Thomas Cook started weekly cruise departures to the Hardangerfjord in 1875, the fjord has been a big hit amoung tourists coming to Norway.

Sognefjord

Hardangerfjord Introuduction

Hardangerfjord History

Barony Rosendal Hardangerfjord