The most important Renaissance monument in Norway.

Regarded as the most important Renaissance monument in Norway. The Rosenkrantz Tower was the residence of one of Norway’s most significant kings, Magnus the Lawmender, in the 13th century. Parts of the tower are from the 1270s and were built by Mangus the Lawmender Håkonsson, but it has been extended several times for pursposes of fortification and offices for the govenors of Bergen. In the 16th century it became the governor´s castle.

To visit the Rosenkrantz Tower is to get close to history. You will see the authentic stone walls in King Magnus Lagabøte’s bedroom, the chapel with the original altar where the King spent a lot of his time, and the room on the ground floor where his guards lived. Climb the winding, dim, narrow flight of stairs from the 16th-century dungeons, guardsrooms, a chapel, royal bedrom all the way up to the cannon attic. The cannons up here were used only once in a war, during the battle of Vågen, on 2 August, 1665.

At the top you can enter the top roof where the tower guards an excellent view of the city. Still perhaps the city’s best view!