There are of course older buildings in Bergen apart from in Bryggen. Some of them are even built from stone.

One such is the Rosencrantz Tower, apparently one of the most important renaissance monuments in Norway. Parts of it date to the 1270s. We passed it on the way into the city centre from the ship’s mooring and took photos on the way back.

As is our usual experience it was shrouded in scaffolding and plastic:-

Right next to it is Haakons Hall (Hakon Hall) built by Håkon Håkonsson between 1247 and 1261 as a royal residence:-

Gable end:-

Hakon Hall from west:-

I think this is St John’s Church (Johanneskirken) An impressive structure we did not have time to get closer to:-

Quaint wooden cottage:-

Street to the above builidng’s side:-

Street off Bryggen:-

Wooden buildings – on way down from Fløibanen:-

A more modern square in the city centre:-

On the way into Bergen from where our ship had docked you stroll along Bryggen (the dock.) Originally named Tyskebryggen (the German Dock) and was the site of the first buildings in Bergen. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

I assume the one with the painted tarpualin covering it was undergoing refurbishment:-

Several closes run off Bryggen into back streets. These house idosyncratic little shops:-

Note connecting wooden stairway here:-

This building in the back streets has a wodden hoist:-

This stone building marks the end of Bryggen:-