Bergen is famous for its old wooden houses, narrow alleyways, open-air fish market on the wharf in the middle of town, funiculars and cable cars to the tops of mountains, and a thriving cultural life.
Troldhaugen (Hill of the Trolls) is about a half-hour from Bergen by bus or car.
Built in 1885 on a hill that, according to local legend, was a haunt for trolls - the little fantasy folk of Norway - Troldhaugen served as a summer retreat for Grieg and his wife, Nina.
Luckily he was able to return to Norway and Troldhaugen for the summers, and through walks in the nature get his energy back before he left for Europe in the autumn.
They had left Troldhaugen for the season and lodged at Hotel Norge in Bergen, waiting for the boat that should take them to England via the continent.
Today, Troldhaugen is a living museum consisting of the Edvard Grieg Museum, the Villa, the Composer´s Hut, Edvard Grieg´s tomb and Troldsalen.
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