Walking tour: Medieval Spirit of Bergen + sweet Arctic gifts

Overview

Available languages

Russian

English

2 hours

Paper ticket

After 2 hours of this walking tour you will get knowledge about the city of Bergen from early medieval centuries till our days. Bergen has nickname as the "Capital of Fjords" and the "Center of medeival trade". Old quaters of Bryggen preserved spirit of medeival trading city that became the busiest trading crossroad in Scandinavia many centuries ago. Many famous Norwegians were born here. You will visit Bergenhus Fortress and Haakon Hall that became the center of royal power in Norway hundreds years ago. No entrances, you will see them from the fortress yard. You will be immersed in real atmosphere of the past and will get also information about life in this city today.

This is not only historical tour. Every tourist is getting before the tour one bag with Arctic berries in chocolate as a free gift.

In addition Every tourist has right to order any number and any type of these sweet Arctic Wild berries covered in dark and white chocolate from us after the tour.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Included payment for the tourist guide

What To Expect

Fish Market

One of the oldest Fish Markets in Norway where you can see, taste and eat dishes almost cooked almost from all types of fish that can be catched in Norwegian Fjords.

15 minutes • Admission Included

Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf

A cluster of merchant houses that belonged to German Hanseatic League in medieval centuries. Unique costructions organized in special architectural system that was used by Hanseatic League more than 400 years. This area is inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.

40 minutes • Admission Included

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Walking tour: Medieval Spirit of Bergen + sweet Arctic gifts

Reviews

5.00

17 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Renato was amazingly...
Logan T,
Oct 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Renato was amazingly knowledgeable and answered all of our questions with ease! We absolutely loved seeing the old part of the city and learning about the different museums and activities along the way! Renato was chock full of history about both the activities in the city throughout history and the people in it. It was an amazing tour and we would highly recommend!
Great walking tour of Bergen
Samuel K,
Sep 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very comprehensive walking tour of Bergen. The guide has an extensive knowledge of the local sites and history and proceeded at a reasonable pace, permitting time for photos and questions. Bergen weather is usually wet, so be prepared.
This is a great walking...
Jess,
Jan 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This is a great walking tour with a concise overview of the city-center. You get to see the major landmarks and learn some history too. Olaf was an awesome tour guide!
Great tour of Bergen
DeAnn S,
Sep 20, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Fabiola was a wonderful guide. She combined facts, history and stories. She has a passion for Bergen! The time passed too quickly during our tour - I wanted more. I highly recommend Fabiola as a tour guide.
The center of medieval history
aleksl2222,
Jan 10, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This walking tour we ordered from Vinol Tours. One day before we had a great hike with Olav - mountain guide from the same company. Conversations with Olav during 5 hours of our hike were so interesting that we decided to order him again for historical tour next day. And the highest scores for Olav and Vinol Tours again! Bergen became the the center of medieval trade in Scandinavia many centuries ago. We have visited Bryggen - trading office that belonged to Trading Hanseatic League from the XIV-th century up to the middle of XIX th century. This is UNESCO site. Bergenhus Fortress we have visited also. Very impressive strong point that existing in the city from XII century. We ended tour at the fish market where we have enjoyed a good lunch after the tour.
Friendly and...
Santha C,
Sep 9, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00
Friendly and knowledgeable guide. She even helped us get to the Funicular ride station after the tour. Loved everything about the tour. Would highly recommend.
Very helpful agency and an excellent tour!
WellTreadShoes,
Dec 23, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
mA very good tour agency. They helped me with a booking error and ensured that a tour guide was available for my corrected booking in a rather short time. Kudos to Ule and team. My guide for this tour was Alex. He has been in the country for a while and was knowledgeable about the Norwegian way of life. The tour started off from the Tourist Info centre at the Fish Market. We went up the furnicular (extra NOK95) and took in the city view from the top. Thereafter, we went to Bryggen, the church behind it and then to the city centre. There was a Christmas market at the centre and we took in the sights. Alex was very open and answered any questions I had about Bergen, Norway and Scandinavia. He even helped me take my tram tickets and offered to send me links to the Norwegian tales about trolls.This tour was well worth the time and money.
Bergen in old times
roger9292,
Dec 19, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This tour was very informative. We have visited all main attractions in the city center. The most interesting place for me and my wife is Bergenhus Fortress. In 11th century when Bergen became the capital of Norway local kings decided to build their main residence on the shore of Bergen Fjord. More then 200 years The Fortress with Haakon Hall was the main place for the kings. Thanks for people that booked the same tour previously. From their reviews we got information that this tourist agency is distributor of different goods made by local craftsmen. We also bought souvenirs that vinoltours suggesting to its customers.
Christmas at Bryggen
jimrich2212,
Dec 12, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Firstly I was not sure that walking tour in the city center will be so interesting and informative. Fortunately it was a mistake. Old Bergen has its own charm in winter as well as in summer. In many places installed beautiful Christmas trees. Feeling from my childhood. The most interesting for me place in old Bergen this is medieval trading office that belonged to German Hanseatic League centures ago. As soon as I entered inside the office with narrow streets and slanted houses I came to another world that saw our ancestors centures ago with its sounds and smelling of fish
Spirit of Bergen
Helen12321,
Nov 21, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We met our guide in the city center at the Fish Market that is one of the most magnetic places for people that like sea food. By foot in 2 hours we have visited many medieval parts of the city including fortress and Hanseatic Office. We were surprised that Bergen is so big, next day we bought the whole day round trip and explored at the end of the tour other parts of bergen that was not possible to visit during 2 hours of walking tour. Great day. And successful shopping in addition!