What to do in Bergen, Norway - Locals guide to Bergen's coziest untouristy places (on a rainy day)

In this video my friend Anna and I take you with us on a little walk in Norways most beautiful city Bergen. We take you to some places that most tourists miss out on when they visit Bergen, and share some of our hacks to having a good day here even when it rains (which is often). I hope you like it!
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[@Woeschhuesli]

I loved this! When I go to a new place I generally begin with a rose garden, park or botanical garden, and I look for cosy cafés and yarn shops as well as museums, or smaller art galleries… perfect!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

I am so in on all those things too! In Bergen the botanical garden is actually right behind the museum we visited in this video, so one can do both :-)

[@stephanniejimenez850]

Hi Maria, thank you for bringing us along to enjoy Bergen! Id love to see you show us around the mountains next.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Noted! We will have to do that next time

[@theherk]

There is so much charisma between the two of you. I loved this video. Sometimes the rain here gets me down, but generally it is just part of the charm. Makes the 6 sunny summer days that much sweeter.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thanks! So glad you liked it. The rain can absolutely get to me too, I live in a much sunnier place now and I have to admit... it's kind of nice. But on the other hand I still love a rainy day in Bergen

[@gogili5555]

My friends and I are going to visit Bergen this autumn for a week, so we will definitely visit all those places. Thanks for the video!

[@rashikatasnim2335]

I recently moved from Dublin to Bergen, thus, I had experiences of rainy life. But, I heard a lot of Bergen rain and complaints, today I went to a cafe and as usual it was raining and I was telling myself, I really need to make a good relationship with rain and started to enjoy it without hearing other people's complaints! Surprisingly, your video came to my suggestion on the same day! It seems like KZbin can read my mind! The only thing I am missing now is a good company to go to a cafe with 😬😔

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Wow, what a coincidence! I think you are right to try and change your mindset about it, I hope it works and that you find some company to enjoy the cozy cafe days with

[@MGE9436]

Your tour was so fun and made me restless to visit the most beautiful Norway again. I missed seeing all these intriguing cafes and back streets of Bergen. Thank you so much for this ❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@monikar9846]

So lovely! More please. You can tell the two of you are having a great time.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you! We really did

[@johnmelissaziech6207]

Loved your stroll through Berfen. It brought back many memories. One of my favorite cities, too! Yes, it rained when I was there.

[@Lilianjade]

This gives off Studio Ghibli vibes! Love it!❣

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Aww, love that!

[@biscuitbarrel5623]

I’d love to see another video like this with more cosy cafes ☺️

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Awesome, I never get tired of them

[@veronicashipley9123]

Hello from the UK again Maria ☺. Our recent shared loss/grief will never go away but its lovely to see you laughing and smiling again, and not looking so tired. Sending love, light and Solstice Blessings ☀️🐞🌻🌹🐞🐾 xx

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you my friend

[@purrsephone2904]

My Norwegian grandmother used to mention Bergen, as well as Oslo. I enjoyed this, thank you :)

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@objetivista686]

Love rainy days... Missed here. Our winter is sunny and dry.

[@JenniferFordyce-m5c]

Hi Maria,We are coming to Norway in 7 weeks time and you have given us some great ideas for our day in Bergen,Mostly a big umbrella.The natural history museum is top of the list and just to walk up little lanes that look like they don,t lead anywhere.Thank you for the best guided tour from the best guides ever.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Aww I am so glad you found the videos helpful! I hope you will have the best time!

[@deenpc_life]

found this golden channel

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thanks and welcome!!

[@kissostephanos]

Please give us more! Bergen Tour Part three or anything you like! You are the best! ❤❤❤ Friends, coffee shops, saunas, swimming in the ocean and laughter forever! Be blessed!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Looking forward to the next time we do this! Glad you enjoyed it

[@jwalk2287]

Tusen takk for fantastiske videoen. Dere er begge så søte og informative. I can’t wait to visit Bergen again. 😄

[@Coffeepanda294]

I agree with everything you say here, Bergen is such a beautiful, cosy city and it'll reward you if you go off the beaten path and explore. The university museum and gardens are beautiful (I get to experience the gardens often as I go to uni and my faculty is just down the road from there!). Disappointed the dog wasn't in the shop today, though :p

[@giuliapariz]

Love it ❤ I’m from Brazil but I love traveling to Norway, I had some deja vu seeing some places that I already visited. Also love going to cafés.

[@TrywinGames]

Another episode would be fantastic! 😊💛

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Noted!

[@frednorman1]

Thanks in the last few days you have posted videos about Mosjøen AND Bergen… on my only trip to Norway from California several years ago, my travel companion’s family had emigrated from Mosjøen and we got to spend time there. And several of my other friends have Norwegian ancestry from Bergen. Both delightful cities. .. (and in Italy, being pooped on by a bird is considered good luck. Not so here in the United States)

[@Miss_Annlaug]

Yay I also run a shop at bryggen! So Nice to see a cool video from Bergen

[@lisag.2459]

Thanks for this lovely, cozy video. I have a trip planned to Scandinavia this summer and will be in Bergen in late August so this was perfect! Yes, more Bergen, please.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

So glad you found it useful

[@markuserikssen]

You know Anna is a good friend when she laughs and films you with bird poop on you. 😂 Such a nice tour of Bergen! I really want to go there! Here in The Netherlands we have a loooot of rain as well, so Bergen should feel like home, haha.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Hahah, yes indeed! And helps you clean it off your nose 😂. You would feel right at home with the rain then, I hope you get to visit :-)

[@markuserikssen]

@@Mariaandtheforest Haha exactly. Hope so too, thanks! Keep up the good work with your channel!

[@MarkGalbraithVideos]

Yeay ! What a lovely video. I actually didn't know that Bergen was renowned for being so rainy, though I suppose it makes sense given its location. It's definitely on my list of places to visit (the one that got away on my last trip to Norway all those years ago !). Whenever I do visit I will definitely make a note to also visit Anna's shop....mainly because I'd like a selfie with Bhoomi ! Well done for making a wet day look like so much fun.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you :-). Yes both Stavanger and Bergen are renowned for it, but it still is worse in Bergen because of the surrounding mountains that trap all the clouds in over the city. I hope you get to go there and take a selfie with Bhoomi

[@judiemjacobson4613]

So much fun to be on a little holiday with you two girls. Yes yes I would love more videos with the two of you in Bergen or the mountains or wherever you want to go I'd like to see more about what food you were eating is that possible. Blessings and love from New Mexico

[@Mariaandtheforest]

So glad you liked it! It was so fun to film and we really feel like it was more enjoyment than it was work

[@timfronimos459]

OK, Maria you are now in my top three travel channels. I am hooked. In 2025, I am looking into a Norway vacation and these videos help.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Wow, thank you!

[@timfronimos459]

@@Mariaandtheforest You and your artist friend had a great cozy day, though it rained. For me, here in michigan a cozy day is a winter day. Stop for coffee, then hockey rink for my Saturday league, followed by lunch. Then decompress at the pool for an hour. Nap by 3ish. Fireplace would be nice but we don't have real ones here in Plymouth, Michigan I'll keep watching.

[@juliesemczyszyn5015]

I love rainy days too. Enjoyed your tour guides. Bird poop on you is good luck. X

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Haha I sure hope so

[@cocoaswann2095]

You two are so adorable! Your Joy is palpable. And I will take your suggestions to heart, as I'm here in Bergen for another 5 days (arrived last Saturday). Tusen Tak! EDIT: Slow Travel is my Jam! Trying to go to every tourist spot in a day is way too much like my job.

[@rajughosh4992]

Very nice video my friend 🎉👌

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you very much!

[@Thomas-qg4uj]

Hej Maria, we just spent 3 days in Bergen and took many of the inspirations you gave in the two Bergen videos to explore also the less touristy places like the old town of Bergen, hiking on Fløyen, the area around Damsgårdssundet and the University museum. Today we were in Annas artshop, but unfortunately she wasn't there. Thank you very much for all the inspiration. 😀

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Wow, you really explored so many places in a short time. I'm so glad my videos were of some inspiration on your trip! Too bad Anna was not there

[@MY-bt2bv]

Such a lovely and informative video! Can't wait to be there in September 🇳🇴🌼

[@Mariaandtheforest]

September is a beautiful time there

[@jps0117]

In your first minute... my feelings about rain exactly!

[@vickiebasu1080]

More please!

[@user-pu8wb4sl7d]

I watched your beautiful first Bergen video when I was in my home country and got admitted to UiB as a PhD. Now I am here in Bergen and watching your second video trying to figure out what to do in a rainy day😂. I haven't been to any of the museums yet. So I guess I'd start with the Natural history museum. Also went hiking to Floyen recently and it was a bit raining but it was beautiful. 😇

[@Mariaandtheforest]

How nice that you watched it before you moved there. I never thought that video would reach as many people as it did. I hope you enjoy the museum! Rainy day activities really helped me enjoy life in Bergen a bit more. But if you walked Fløyen in the rain and even enjoyed it you are on the right track I would say 😋😊

[@ghg152]

I loved being with you like I was walking together with 2 amazing girls who were sharing the most beautiful and authentic places of Bergen!! Video turned to be so alive, sometimes dramatic 😂😂, thank you sooo much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️rain made the atmosphere even more fairy tale like 🍃💦🌹

[@Mariaandtheforest]

So glad you liked it! Thank you too for watching

[@LudwigGerhardoficial]

Greetings from Mexico Maria! :D Beautiful place

[@Morpholaf]

Loved your video. Many great traveling tips to take back to Fana =)

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Alexis-mx7he]

Hello to you two, I come from France for my part I just came back from Bergen and it was very good but not enough to visit the city because of the schedules that we had to respect😥

[@tarjeik7162]

I love Anna😻🥰😇

[@Mariaandtheforest]

You and me both!

[@johnfraser7927]

I've watched a lot of your videos and always enjoyed them. My mother came from Heroy in Helgeland and I stillI have relatives there. I have been to Heroy several times, most recently two years ago and I have travelled a bit in Norway, inlcuding visiting Bergen many years ago so it may have change a bit since then. I hope to go back to Heroy next year. When I'm there, I like to paint, but I'm also inspired by the amazing scenery in your videos. I often see shots that I think would make good paintings and I would like to try painting from some if that is ok with you. I post my paintings on Instagram and X. I should say, It's just a hobby, I've never sold any so I don't make any money out of it but I will of course credit you for the video if I post any. Thanks so much for posting your lovely videos.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

How nice! And no worries, I am glad my videos can inspire your paintings! I I would love to see them though. Maybe you can tag me when you credit me in instagram so I can see? My instagram is @mariaogskogen. Thank you so much for watching

[@johnfraser7927]

@@Mariaandtheforest thanks, I will soon.

[@산림치유]

베르겐 여행의 꿀팁 감사합니다.

[@classicsundar]

😍😍😍😍

[@randallgvideos]

Birdie birdie in the sky Drop some whitewash in my eye I'm not a baby I don't cry But I'm sure glad the cows don't fly!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

😅😅

[@Pe.Ter-q1o]

What is the name of her gallery?

[@Mariaandtheforest]

AKB Illustrations! :-)

[@boomerangreturn]

Would you be my local guide on 21 October. My family visiting Bergen

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Sorry I do not work as a guide :-). But I hope my videos can give you some ideas of where to go!

[@TheDoutorsimpatia]

You make the rain and cold something pleasant and you even swim in the cold water, and the best thing is definitely the coffee from Brazil.

[@Coffeepanda294]

I wouldn't say no to more Bergen videos either, btw;)!

[@heikeu1930]

oh, this makes me immediately want to hop on a train and travel to Bergen :D I like it very much, has been there for some days while having a little rest while traveling norway with my bike :) but this was a really long time ago. Thank you so much, it was very fun to go with you on the tour

[@Mariaandtheforest]

It really is a special place

[@heikeu1930]

@@Mariaandtheforest It was very special and awesome. I traveled 6 weeks with the bike but then has to send it home because of kneeproblems. But it is a very different type of traveling and I loved the experience. I cycled from Oslo to Bergen, then headed north til Andalsnes at the coastline.

[@catherineclement7798]

bonjour, j'ai adoré cette ville, l'atmosphère, ces ruelles, ces vieilles maisons en bois

[@maumaumau59]

Darn - didn't realize that Bergen had a Natural History museum - definitely will check it out next time I visit. Harvard college's Natural History museum is worth a visit if you're ever in the Boston area. It too has the incredible whale skeletons which inspire awe. A curator there once pointed to the oil spots on the wooden floor, even after 100+ years, the bones still drip. Thanks for your videos.

[@maumaumau59]

It occurs to me that my comment may sound a bit gruesome and in some ways it is. Whenever I've visited the HNH I'm both fascinated with all the fauna on exhibit (hundreds and hundreds of different birds) and also sickened at the thought of all those creatures being destroyed for a collection. Another tidbit from the curator was that the average height of giraffes went down as they were hunted and collected, the tallest being prized. (Giraffes are tall, some almost 6 meters!) And yet the collection is so beautiful. It's weird how one can have opposite feelings at once. A Norwegian connection: as an exchange student living with a norwegian family, I enjoyed many excursions to Hardangervidda and I would help my 'brother' collect wild flowers for his 2nd year Gymnas project, it was fun, educational, a way to be one with nature. In retrospect, I was pleased to learn that this type of project is no longer a part of the curriculum. Very small steps taken to try to understand our species place on this planet.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Hahah, that sounds slightly creepy museum indeed. I actually wonder if I have been there. I remember visiting a similar museum in Boston. But I don't remember any whales so maybe I am mixing it up. I totally agree that one can feel different things about it. At least these collections have educational value and hopefully help us learn more about animals and birds. I feel like that is meaningful at least. I have heard about this way of educating students about nature and I think its so cool! Too bad they don't do it as much anymore. I do similar things in my workshops when I travel to schools, but it would be even better if it was a normal part of the curriculum.

[@mkayhokay]

@@maumaumau59so interesting thanks for sharing 💖

[@Formisdestiny]

Beautifully done, my brother-in-law is from Bergen. He and my sister go back each summer. Thank you for showing me a little bit of your city.

[@malc121]

Beautiful city thank you for sharing ❤❤❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you too for watching

[@malc121]

@@Mariaandtheforest looking forward to seeing more vlogs 👏🏻❤️

[@rogerplested9484]

Anna is an interesting person

[@Mariaandtheforest]

She is :-)

[@MaureenAstrid]

Thank you for the nice tour of Bergen ❤ and for the bubbly energy, perfect counter balance for any rainy day😅

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Any time

[@michelechrisgander1436]

Want to make sure we find your shop! Looks so perfect for getting little flat things to bring home! ❤️

[@StashaA.]

I absolutely love Bergen! Don't mind rain at all. It gives me an excuse to stay home and read books. 🤭

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Same here

[@RebekahLebenstein]

It looks like you had fun. You have a good friendship with your friend. You did 3 of the things I like. Visiting cafes, swimming in the ocean💗 & walking in the park in the rain. I love Bergen. Not so keen on all the rain but it's ok as long as your dressed for it. The rainy days do allow you to slow down & sit in cosy cafes watching the rain fall

[@tabsdarby9011]

That red flower, over the bridge in the park, was lovely

[@Mariaandtheforest]

I thought so too

[@sanji-mayart]

So nice to meet Anna today and see her wonderful artwork 🥰

[@Mariaandtheforest]

How cool that you visited!

[@NicoleElizaJoan]

I've been in Bergen with my partner this last week, thanks in part to your very informative videos! We've had a wonderful time. Hope to return to see more soon! xxx

[@Mariaandtheforest]

so glad to hear that

[@espenzak]

The Tale of Mr. Tod velkomen til bergen f fan hehehe bra jobbet nice =)

[@martinajunkers4315]

I love Dromedar Cafe, their søt chili is amazing.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Love Dromedar too!

[@club90soccer]

Hi Maria, lovely vid. Could you let me know if bike touring would be safe in Norway. Thanks in advance xx

[@Mariaandtheforest]

It completely depends on where you are going! But there are lots of nice places in Norway where people bike :-)

[@club90soccer]

@@Mariaandtheforest looking forward 😊

[@stavangerflamenco5385]

Ja, i Bergen elsker man regnet!

[@FreyjaJ]

Oh, these videos are so comforting to me. This is where I was born, and raised nearby. I miss it so much! Family and studies took me to Danmark and other places but it's my hope to return back home to Norge very soon. Takk takk! 🩶

[@SAROXBAND]

❤❤❤❤🥰♥️💫🫶

[@JenniferTollefsrud]

It looks like you guys were having so much fun. It reminds me of my daughter and her best friend. It's just lovely to see and so heartwarming. You look really happy Maria. 💕🌻

[@Mariaandtheforest]

We really were ❤️. So good your daughter has a best friend like this, then she is lucky like me :-)

[@aetherspoon]

The second time I ever visited Bergen (and the third time I visited Norway), I was crapped on by a seagull while at Fisketorget. Fast forward fifteen years or so and I now live in Bergen. I still look up to make sure I'm not immediately below the gulls though.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Oh no, haha! You know how it feels then. Many people in the comments here tell me it means luck so I am going to try and see it that way. How nice that you live in Bergen now!

[@ROBOTRIX_eu]