If you ever visit Bergen, you have to visit the Edvard Grieg Museum, even if you're not a music geek (like me). What you'll have access to are the museum itself (includes an exhibition and movie), Grieg's residence (opened for us at 11 AM), his grave and composing space, and a ridiculously amazing view of a fjord.
To get here, you can take the tram ("mini-train" is what the locals call it I think) to "Hop." Then, you can plug in the address into Google maps and take a scenic 30 minute walk to the museum. To get back to the city center, you can ask the people to call a taxi (takes 15 minute for a cab to come after calling it), or you can walk back to the tram stop, though I don't think Google maps has its address so you'll have to be careful to find a landmark that can be located.
The people who work there are incredibly nice and like to help out. One of the workers gave us a mini tour of the villa with bits of history and gave us good suggestions about how to explore the area.
The view of the fjord is behind Grieg's composition room, and it was absolutely amazing. You can walk out into the water on a stone path and enjoy a clear view of the mountains. It was really breathtaking.
The museum is a must-go in my opinion, as it's much more than just remembering a great composer. I highly recommend it! read more