Paradis, Norway
Member since
2016Exchange dates | Duration |
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June 30, 2025 - August 10, 2025 | 2 weeks |
Great Britain would be nice, or the Alps - anywhere with direct flights from Bergen could be practical :) |
Family house in Paradis, Bergen
Family house in Bergen, Norway’s second largest town and “gateway to the fjords”.
We are a family of four, mom (engineer), dad (philosopher and teacher) and two children (11 and 14).
Our house is a modernistic house from the '60s, and we are renovating little by little, while trying to keep the original qualities. The area where we live is famous for many villas by early 20th century modern architects, and the area is actually called Paradis. The house is situated 400 m from the city light rail that will take you to Bergen centre or the airport in 20 minutes, and directly by a bus stop. The nearest centre is 5 min by light rail (or 9 min by bike) away.
Within 5 min walking distance, we have several good grocery stores, pharmacy and restaurants. A kindergarten playground is two houses away, a magical forest with a genuine stave church (sic!) is 50 m from the house (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantoft_Stave_Church) and the kings castle with bathing possibilities by the fjord is only 7 min by bike.
The house is equipped for a family with children, with toys, bikes, chairs, etc. We have a lovely, smallish garden with direct access from the terrace and living room, a trampoline and a climbing "forest" of rhododendrons.
On the ground floor you’ll find the hall, a small toilet room, a fully equipped kitchen, dining room (easily seats 8) and living room. We have an open solution, and from the dining room you also have direct access to the terrace and garden. There’s also a laundry room and pantry. On the first floor you’ll find 4 bedrooms, and a bathroom with bath tub, shower, double washbasin and WC.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 2 Children
- 4 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Dad : Philosopher and school teacher
- Mom : Engineer
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Environment: In the suburbs
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Sleeping Capacity: 5
- Living Area: 190 m2
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Hot tub or jacuzzi
- Fireplace
- Baby equipment
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
- Other musical instruments
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- Balcony
- Park / playground
- BBQ
- Bicycles: 5
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
Our Destination Wish List
- Sweden
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
- Portugal
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Croatia
- Spain
- Reykjavík, Iceland
Spoken Languages
- English
- Deutsch
- Dansk
- Norsk
- Svenska
Our Neighbourhood
Nearest Airport: Bergen Airport (Flesland) - 11 km
- Landåsfjellet (hiking trail) (1.7 km)
- Nubbevatnet lake (3.2 km)
- Kyrkjetangen (2.0 km)
- Gamlehaugen (1.1 km)
- Fantoft forest (0.2 km)
- Grocery (0.6 km)
Bergen is an old and beautiful city by the west coast of Norway, with Hanseatic buildings by the harbour on the World heritage list, and a urban yet charming centre. Bergen is a lively and cultural town, and was the home of composer Edvard Grieg. It is also a great starting point if you want to explore more of Norway.
In 2020 Bergen was celebrating its 950th anniversary. See glimpses of our city in this music video made for the celebration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4ycea4Bh_M
Direct flights to many cities in Europe: https://avinor.no/flyplass/bergen#directflights
Attractions & activites:
Public swimming pool "Ado arena" (https://adoarena.no/en/)
Outdoors climbing park "Høyt&Lavt" (https://hoytlavt.no/en/bergen)
Bergen Aquarium (https://www.akvariet.no/en/)
Sience sentre for kids "VilVite" (https://www.vilvite.no/english/)
Mount Fløyen (https://www.floyen.no/en)
Mount Ulriken (https://ulriken643.no/en/)
"Kode" - art museums and composer homes (http://kodebergen.no/)
Exploring Norway and the fjords:
Starting point of "Norway in a Nutshell": https://en.visitbergen.com/things-to-do/norway-in-a-nutshell-r-p825223
And Hurtigruten: https://www.hurtigruten.com/en-gb
https://no.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g190501-Hordaland_Western_Norway-Vacations.html
Occupation
- Dad : Philosopher and school teacher
- Mom : Engineer
Children
- Girl - Age: 14
- Boy - Age: 11
Pets
- We do not have pets.
References
This member has completed 4 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners: