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Events & Sightseeing

Guided Tour

The program of ISOM-XXIV symposium includes a free guided tour of UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage site Bryggen, which is located at about 12 min
walk from the conference venue. The tour consist of a relaxing walk through the wooden buildings while accompanied by a professional guide that will explain history and curiosities about Bryggen and of Bergen’s city center. The tour starts and ends at the conference venue and lasts ca. 75 min.

Participation is free of charge for anyone registered to the conference (including accompanying person).

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Banquet

The conference banquet will take place in the exclusive Skyscraperen restaurant: at 643m above sea level, on the top of mount Ulriken! The newly renovated cable car will take us to the restaurant where we’ll enjoy great food while surrounded by the late sunset over the fjords.

Barbecue

Monday evening, after the Guided Tour of Bryggen and the Student-Industry Networking session, we will relax with an informal & tasty barbecue at the Grand Hotel Terminus terrace right outside Terminus Hall and the coffee & poster area.

Additional Information: Ideas for Exploring Bergen & the West Coast

Bergen & the West Coast Information Sites

Our Own Informal Recommendations

Rambling Walks in Bergen

  • Nordnes. A small peninsula offering everything from small white wooden houses and steep, narrow brick streets, via seaside cafes, concert halls, to outdoor swimming pools, and even an aquarium.
  • Fjellveien. A road half-way up Mount Fløyen offering stunning views of the city center right below, and (if the time is right) wonderful, blooming rhododendron bushes. You may take the funicular up from the city center or walk up along the steep, narrow, and winding streets starting just to the left of the funicular, near the fish market.

Cafés

  • Løvetann Kafé og Bistro, Klosteret 16, at the Nordnes Peninsula. A place with atmosphere. Combining café, bar, and bistro offering a reasonably priced bite.
  • Det lille kaffekompaniet (“The Little Coffee Company”) Nedre Fjellsmauet 2 in Bryggen.

  • Kaffemisjonen (“The Coffee Mission” ) “café on a mission”? Øvre Korskirkeallmenning 5.

Cocktails

Wine

Dinner (make reservations)

  • Lysverket. See comments in the Michelin Guide. Or book via GastroPlanner. 
  • Colonialen Restaurant, Contemporary, $$$, Kong Oscars gate 44, Bergen. Elegant restaurant, innovative food and wine pairings in weekly rotating menu with 2-3 different dishes each day or 6- and 9-course tasting menus.
  • Cornelius Sjømat Restaurant. Seafood, $$$, Holmen Island, Spectacular fjord and mountain views, 25-min boat from Bryggen wharf at 6pm. Meteorological Menu inspired by the weather of the day – sit outside, or by the hearth in the winter.
  • Marg & Bein Restaurant, Contemporary, $$$, Fosswinckels gate 18, Bergen. Beautiful carnivorous Modern Nordic cuisine, roasted pork to fresh salmon; tasting menu.
  • Pingvinen Pub, $$$, in Vaskerelven  14, Bergen. Wait out the rain (you may have noticed, it rains a lot in Bergen) in cosy pub, authentic Norwegian food kjøttkaker (meatballs with potatoes and jam), homemade lammepølse (lamb sausage in stew), delicacies like reindeer neck stew.
  • Bare Vestland Restaurant, Tapas, $$$, 1 Vågsallmenningen, Bergen. Hidden near Bergen’s fish market  – delicious, honest tapas with a Norwegian twist, fish and seafood with fresh, (eco)local vegetables, great selection of beers.

Museums

Beyond Bergen

  • Norway in a Nutshell. Mountains, fjords, train rides, and stunning views, all in one package – and usually within a single day. Of course, it’s a tourist trap, but it’s one that is really worthwhile!
  •  Bergen-Mostraumen cruise. If you want the fjord experience condensed into ca. 3 hours, here it is!