Nordnes
Leafy harbour peninsula with a hilltop fort, seawater pool and wide fjord views at its tip.
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About this audio guide
This audio guide to Nordnes in Bergen climbs to the peninsula's highest point and the fort that crowns it, raised after a naval battle in the harbour below in sixteen sixty-five. It follows the Dutch engineer Henrik Ruse and his plans for the hilltop, and asks why a fort said to be built in a single year kept its builders busy for decades. Best heard up on the ramparts, near the old powder magazine.
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