In a nutshell

Find out everything you still have to learn about Norwegian salmon in Øygarden, where it’s truly king, in tradition and on the table. See local fishing history on the big screen at the Coastal Museum, take a dinghy out to an open-sea salmon farm, and then savor the treasures of the sea like a local: freshly caught or cooked in a traditional soup.

Main stops

Øygarden: Coastal Museum; salmon farm
Local salmon tasting and lunch with typical Bergen fish soup

The programme

Together with your guide, you’ll discover all about the fishing tradition of the Bergen area and more, where the fish farmed, sold and eaten represent a real institution.
Follow the tracks of the “treasure of Norwegian waters” starting from Øygarden, a little town on an archipelago. Here, at the Coastal Museum, you’ll go over the local coastal history from the stone age to the oil age in a film. Guess what: The real star has bright scales, the northern salmon!
You’ll find it in the flesh by taking a dinghy to the Øygarden Salmon Center, a modern floating farm where a specialist guide will show you the stages of processing, from egg to packing.
Everything here is sustainable and the fish are farmed as if they were free: husbandry that makes a difference on the table.
Need proof? We’ve reserved a taste of wild Norwegian salmon, freshly caught, for you.
But that’s not all. We’ll take you to the restaurant to taste a traditional local fish soup. It’s called Fiskesuppe – take the recipe home!

Good to know

Minimum age: 5 years.