Fløyen

Fløyen is one of the city mountains in Bergen and one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions. Fløyfjellet is the name of the mountain top. It is 399 masl. Looking over the Bergen city centre. The name could originate from “fløystangen” which means weather cook, that was set up to provide signals about the direction of the wind when ships were to set sail. The view of the Bergen peninsula makes fløyfjellet a popular attraction among tourists and city locals. It has a funicular system that transports passengers from the center of Bergen to a height of 320 meters in roughly 8 minutes and the highest point (425 meters) on Fløyfjellet is approximately 1 km to the northeast. The funicular is use by tourists and citizens all year-around.