Sjøfartsmonumentet

Located in central Torgalmenningen, this is Bergen's most popular square because it's a central meeting point for the locals. Here you can find a nice monument to sailors that is 7 feet tall and was sculpted by the Norwegian sculptor Dyre Vaa. He took 6 years to build it and it wasn't installed until 1950. The monument consists of 12 men and reliefs at two different heights in bronze and is surrounded by a fountain. You can always find people sitting around it. It's a great place to hang out and listen to the murmur of the water from the fountain, though it's sometimes complicated by the influx