Bergen - Market Square

At the southeast end of Bergen's main harbor, Vågen, is the Market Square (Torget), with the quays where the fishermen land their catches in the early morning. The picturesque fish market is a fascinating spectacle (weekdays 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.). On the southeast side of the square is a statue (by John Børjeson) of the writer Ludvig Holberg, creator of the Danish-Norwegian comedy (b. Bergen 1684, d. Copenhagen 1754). Behind it is the Exchange. At the upper end of the Vetrlidsalmenning, which runs northeast from the square, is the lower station of the funicular (Fløybanen) up the Fløyfjell.