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Explore Alvøen
Alvøen in Bergen (Hordaland Fylke) is located in Norway about 193 mi (or 311 km) west of Oslo, the country's capital.
Local time in Alvøen is now 09:19 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Alvøen, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Bergen Airport, Flesland in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Bryggen in a distance of 5 mi (or 9 km), North-East. We found 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kleppesto, Straume, Skogsvagen, Bergen and Frekhaug. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
Morning Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 67% |
Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
8°C (47 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
8°C (47 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
SCANDIC BERGEN AIRPORT
Thon Hotel Bergen Airport
Comfort Hotel Bergen Airport
Scandic Flesland Airport
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Time lapse: Askøy bridge
A few days per year fog is crawling into the Bergen fjord and "flowing" unde the Askøy bridge.
Heavy rain hitting Bergen
Kraftig regn og vind treffer Bergen 28.07.2013 Filmet fra Askøy Heavy rain and wind hitting Bergen 07.28.2013 Filmed from Askøy.
Sunset Timelapse
Timelapse fra kl 19 til 24 den 6. april 2012, featuring solnedgang. Kameraet var plassert på det lille fjellet midt i Flagget, Strusshamn på Askøy, rettet mot Follese.
3 countries in 1 day (Norway-Denmark-Sweden)
A short recap of my trip through three countries going from Bergen, Norway to Stockholm, Sweden via Copenhagen, Malmoe and Karlskrona. Enjoy and a have a great day, wherever you are. ...
Big Sexy - Bergen Rep.
DJ and Mixmaster, Big Sexy A.K.A. José Dias. From the island in The Atlantic, to the streets of Loddefjord in the City of Rain, Bergen. Perfecting since the early '90s in the 5071 district....
Dauhørt, Highway to Hell, Rønnerock 2013
Dauhørt på Rønnerock 2013. Trond, Erik, Pelle, Torbjørn og Roy spiller "Highway to Hell" av AC/DC.
Fotograf Camilla Waage, C Foto, Fotograf bergen
En liten filmsnutt om fotograf Camilla Waage ved C Foto som holder til i nydelige Alvøen i Bergen. Bli litt bedre kjent med Camilla Waage, C Foto her!
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Haakonsvern
Haakonsvern is the main base of the Royal Norwegian Navy and the largest naval base in the Nordic area. The base is located at Mathopen within Bergen municipality, about 15 km south-west of the city centre. Around 5,400 people work at the base as conscripts, officers or civilian staff. The base was established in 1962 when the main naval activities were moved from Horten in the Oslofjord to Bergen.
Alvøen
Alvøen or Alvøy is the name of a former farm and historic site in the Laksevåg borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.
Sotra Bridge
The Sotra Bridge is a suspension bridge which crosses Knarreviksundet between Knarrevik in Fjell and Drotningsvik on the mainland of Bergen in Hordaland, Norway. It carries two road lanes and two narrow pedestrian paths of National Road 555, providing a fixed link for the archipelago of Sotra. The bridge is 1,236 metres long, has a main span of 468 metres and a clearance of 50 metres . In 2007, it had an average 25,494 vehicles per day.
Mathopen
Mathopen is a small suburb southwest in Bergen, Norway, close to Haakonsvern.
Bjorøy Tunnel
The Bjorøy Tunnel is a 2,012-metre long subsea road tunnel connecting Bjorøy in Fjell to the mainland at Hilleren in Bergen, Norway. A part of Hordaland County Road 207, it crosses underneath Vatlestraumen, reaching 88 metres below mean sea level. It serves as a fixed link for 500 people on Bjorøy and Tyssøy, in addition to a similar number of cottage owners. The first proposal was launched in 1980, and construction started on 29 September 1993.
Battle of Alvøen
The Battle of Alvøen was a sea battle of the Gunboat War between Denmark-Norway and the United Kingdom. It was fought on 16 May 1808 in Vatlestraumen, outside Bergen in Norway, between the British frigate HMS Tartar and a Norwegian force consisting of four kanonjolles and one kanonsjalupps (collectively known as gunboats).
Storavatnet
Storavatnet is a lake near Loddefjord in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. North of the lake, Norwegian County Road 562 to Askøy branches off from Norwegian National Road 555 to Sotra. The terminal there is proposed as the end of the Loddefjord branch of the Bergen Light Rail.
Drotningsvik
Drotningsvik is a neighborhood of Bergen, Norway, located west of Loddefjord.