Bergen's gingerbread city: built by the whole town, opening 14 November

Every Christmas, a Norwegian city builds a whole city out of gingerbread 🎄🏠 Go on a weekday. Kids get in free, and you'll want time for the tiny details. Bergen, on Norway's west coast, has built its Pepperkakebyen every Christmas since 1991. Kindergartens, schools, businesses and thousands of residents bake a piece of it, and the surplus goes to children's causes. The organisers bill it as the world's largest. 📅 14 November to 10 January, at byROMMET, Kong Oscars gate 24-26 🕘 Weekdays 09:00 to 21:00, Saturdays to 20:00, Sundays 10:00 to 19:00 🎟️ Adults NOK 199, students 149. Children under 16 free on weekdays, NOK 49 at weekends 🚫 Closed 25 December and 1 January. Short days on the 24th (09:00 to 13:00) and the 31st (11:00 to 15:00) A pre-bought ticket doesn't let you skip the queue. While you're there, the Christmas market on Festplassen runs 20 November to 22 December with over 90 stalls and free entry, and the Fløibanen funicular, running since 1918, takes you up Mount Fløyen for the lights. 👉 Swipe for the dates, prices and the market. Save this for your trip and send it to who you'd go with. Weekday or weekend? 👇 📷 Ben Wicks, MAO YUQING, Bea, Lachlan Gowen, Patrik Kovar, Dana Andreea Gheorghe, syntax error / Unsplash