What to see in Trondheim, itinerary including the main monuments and places of interest, including the Cathedral, Kristiansten Fortress and various museums.
Tourist information
City of Norway located on the southern shore of the Trondheimsfjord, at the mouth of the Nid river, Trondheim is derived from Nidaros, a medieval name meaning "mouth of the Nid".
It was an important pilgrimage destination from the eleventh century until the Lutheran reform of the sixteenth century, as it was the burial place of Saint Olav, the Viking king who brought Christianity to Norway.
The Cathedral of Nidaros was built between 1070 and 1300, where the saint's tomb was located.
The current building, called in Norwegian Nidarosdomen, after having undergone destruction and reconstruction, is a splendid example that combines the Gothic style with the Romanesque style present in the oldest parts.
This place of worship, where in the past the kings of Norway were crowned, represents together with the palace Archbishop's Palace, which was the residence of the archbishop until the Reformation of 1537, one of the oldest monuments in the city.
Much of the route, traveled by medieval pilgrims to reach the Cathedral, has been restored and passes through places of great landscape value, rich in cultural testimonies, to be covered on foot or on skis.
What see
From the old city bridge Gamle Bybro, nicknamed the Portal of Happiness, it is possible to see the Bryggen, historic warehouses dating back to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which overlook the river reminiscent of the Hanseatic Quarter of Bergen.
From Gamle Bybro, through an uphill road, you reach the Kristiansten Fortress, an excellent viewpoint over the city.
The island of the Monks is located about two kilometers from the coast, inhabited in the past by Benedictine monks, which later became a land of execution capital, after the construction, in the seventeenth century, of a fort used as a prison for a certain period.
This building represents today a tourist attraction, as well as a popular meeting place among the inhabitants of Trondheim, reachable, from mid-May to early September, through a regular ferry service, departing from a pier located near the market. of Ravnkloa fish.
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In Trondheim is the Stiftsgarden residence, a magnificent eighteenth-century wooden building, purchased by the Norwegian state in the nineteenth century and currently used as the official residence of the royal family in Trondheim.
In the Archiepiscopal Palace various permanent exhibitions are hosted, concerning Norwegian Royal Ornaments, Weapons, testimonies on the Resistance, original sculptures with archaeological finds, coming from the Cathedral of Nidaros, and the Archiepiscopal Mint.
The Trondelag Museum of Popular Traditions develops around the ruins of the medieval castle of King Sverre, located on the top of the hill.
Ringve is the Norwegian national museum dedicated to music and musical instruments.
The Museum of Arts hosts temporary exhibitions and a permanent collection of Norwegian and Danish modern art.
Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum is a museum dedicated to decorative arts, showing the best of Scandinavian style.
