PHOTOS: World’s largest gingerbread town in Bergen open for the season

Pepperkakebyen is Bergen’s annual Christmas miracle.

Bergen’s beloved gingerbread town – aka, Pepperkakebyen – has kicked off for the 2021 Christmas season. A crowd favorite, the community-driven Pepperkakebyen has been held in Bergen for 30 years.

There’s plenty of time to enjoy the festival, which is on this year from Saturday, November 13 through Friday, December 31.

See more: Bergen, Norway is home to the world’s largest gingerbread town

Joy to the (gingerbread) world

Take in a selection of photos from the Pepperkakebyen opening week below.

Ich war gestern in Pepperkakebyen, einer der Weltweit größten Pfefferkuchenhaus-Städte. Wenn ich ab jetzt bei einer Sehenswürdigkeit bin, poste ich statt echten Fotos nur noch Fotos von den Pfefferkuchen-Äquivalenten ^^#tomFotografiert in #tomsAuslandssemester pic.twitter.com/qWnP1wr065

— Tom ^^ (@picosmos) November 19, 2021

Went to Pepperkakebyen, the world's largest gingerbread town, made by locals – which had some really lovely features! So many big buildings, cool designs, and more. Also the place smelled AMAZING. pic.twitter.com/zbFpmNbUo5

— Jupiter Hadley (@Jupiter_Hadley) November 16, 2021

Visit the world's biggest gingerbread city – in Bergen! Schools and kindergartens contribute every year in making a miniature version of Bergen – all in gingerbread-cookies! #pepperkakebyenhttps://t.co/J1kJEnXtW2

— visitBergen (@visitBergen) November 16, 2021

Her besøker Selma (2) Pepperkakebyen: – Slike øyeblikk er en sann lykke https://t.co/f3p0kY8ABe

— Galla Go (@galla_go) November 14, 2021

NRK Hordaland: Pepperkakebyen 30 år https://t.co/wV4nVNjCHS – direkte fra https://t.co/EqP64TIMFE #NRKdistriktSisteRSS #NRKdistriktSisteHordalandRSS pic.twitter.com/MD0Jofdwjn

— NRKrss (@NRKrss) November 13, 2021

To get into the spirit even more, also check out a few videos from gingerbread towns of Christmas past:

Opening hours

• Weekdays from 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
• Saturdays from 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Sundays from 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Christmas Eve (December 24) from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• Christmas Day (December 25) closed
• Boxing Day (December 26) from 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• New Year’s Eve (December 31) from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Source: #NorwayTodayTravel

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