The glass restaurant
A rare 360-degree design over the city.
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Fløyen is closer, cheaper, more familial with its goats and busier — Ulriken higher, wider-viewed, quieter and more actively adventurous (paragliding, biking) but pricier with its shuttle. The serious do both via the Vidden trail on foot between them — a full healthy half-day for those fit enough.
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Ulriken is the highest of Bergen's seven mountains (643m — hence the name) and the widest angle for viewing the city: a modern cable car (2010s) lifts you from a shuttle bus running straight from the centre to the summit in seven minutes over forest and valleys — a view exceeding Fløyen's breadth without its crowds. The summit opens in four directions: Bergen and the fjord west, the inland mountains east into far distances on clear days, and its 360-degree glass-walled restaurant a rare design — the famous Vidden trail runs from here to Fløyen on foot (roughly three hours) between the two summits for serious hikers. Winter turns it into small ski slopes and sledging; summer equipment-rental stalls (mountain bikes and paragliding) make it the active-adventure counterpart to Fløyen's family calm.
A rare 360-degree design over the city.
Mountain bikes and paragliding.
Haukelandsveien 8, 5017 Bergen