Bergen Aquavium is the National Aquarium of Norway. It is located at Nordnes, a short walk from the center of Bergen. In an international range, it is a small but very pleasant aquarium. It is open until 1800 each day, 361 days a year. Bergen Aquariumhas a large outdoor area with penguins, seals and trained sea lions. Many of the animals are born here and are named after Norwegian celebrities, like Pingrid Alexandra (named after the Norwegian princess) and Sindre (former prime minister Erna Solberg’s husband).

Both the penguins and the sea lions are fed several times a day, which is also nice occations to show off their training. Inside you can enter several exhibitions, some permanent and some changing (with themes like “Plastic in the ocean”. The aquarium starts off in a huge rotunda, a 360 degrees room with different underwater environments and a wide selection of different spieces, mostly from the oceanic environments close by but also with some exotic guests. From the rotunda, a staircase leads down to the many smaller aquariums in the basement. You leave the aquariums section through a shark tunnel. From here you can enter the other exhibitions. If you are hungry, Bergen Aquarium has a restaurant. You leave the aquarium through a well stocked gift shop.

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