About
The world's biggest gingerbread city, located at Kode Permanenten. Miniature houses, trains, cars and ships made from real gingerbread.
About
Schools and kindergartens contribute every year in making a miniature version of Bergen - all in gingerbread-cookies! This is one of the most breath-taking traditions we have got in Bergen. This is the World's biggest Gingerbread town!
OPENING HOURS 2023 was as follows: (dates and times for 2024 is not confirmed yet).
Monday - Friday: 09.00-21.00
Saturday: 09.00-20.00
Sunday: 10.00-19.00
24December: 09.00-13.00
25December: Closed
26December: 13.00-18.00
31December: 11.00-15.00
PRICES:
Adults, every day: NOK 150,-
Youth aged 12-18 and students with a valid student ID, every day: NOK 100,-
Children aged 2-12 on Saturdays, Sundays, and on 24.12., 26.12., and 31.12.: NOK 50,-
Free admission every day, including Saturdays and Sundays for:
- Children under 2 years old.
- Anyone who has contributed with a gingerbread building. Larger groups of more than 6 people with complimentary tickets are encouraged to visit on weekdays.
Free admission Monday to Friday for:
- Children at or under elementary school age. Eighth graders, accompanied by their class, enter for free on weekdays even if they are 13 years old. Only employees, not parents, accompanying daycare groups and school classes enter for free on weekdays.
- Visitors from day centers and other care institutions, including companions.
- The Gingerbread Town accepts the "Aktivitetskort" for up to 2 people.
Group Discounts:
Group discounts are offered for groups with more than 10 people. The discount is NOK 50per person, meaning the price for an adult is reduced to NOK 100per person, and the price for youth/student is reduced to NOK 50per person.
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FAQs
The World's Largest Gingerbread Town | Pepperkakebyen in Bergen | Hurtigruten.
How big was the biggest gingerbread village? ›
Jon Lovitch spends the entire year planning, baking, and building houses for the holiday season. He holds the Guinness World Record for the largest entirely edible gingerbread village — 1,251 houses.
Where is the gingerbread capital of the world? ›
Nuremberg was recognized as the "Gingerbread Capital of the World" when in the 1600s the guild started to employ master bakers and skilled workers to create complicated works of art from gingerbread. Medieval bakers used carved boards to create elaborate designs.
What do gingerbread house connoisseurs use to make a fluffy snow-like concoction? ›
Today, gingerbread house connoisseurs get really fancy when creating their masterpieces. They beat egg whites to make a fluffy snow-like concoction and cover the rooftops and chimneys with it.
What country is famous for gingerbread? ›
Today, the ultimate Christmas gingerbread incarnation is of course the gingerbread house. It has been suggested that these edible structures originated in Germany between the 16th and 18th centuries. The trend for gingerbread houses must have spread to Britain at some point during the nineteenth century.
Is gingerbread from China? ›
In the 13th century Marco Polo brought it to the West from China. In the centuries that followed, the spice spread across Europe and went from rare and expensive to widely available and cheap. Gingerbread is a misnomer because it was never a bread. The word derives from the Old French gigembras for gingered food.
How old is gingerbread? ›
History. Gingerbread is claimed to have been brought to Europe in 992 AD by the Armenian monk Gregory of Nicopolis (also called Gregory Makar and Grégoire de Nicopolis). He left Nicopolis (in modern-day western Greece) to live in Bondaroy (north-central France), near the town of Pithiviers.
Who was the real gingerbread man? ›
Legend traces gingerbread men back to Queen Elizabeth I, who supposedly had her cooks mold the pastry into the shapes of her favorite courtiers and liked to give VIP guests ginger "biscuits" that were edible caricatures.
Why is gingerbread called gingerbread? ›
Originally, the term gingerbread referred to preserved ginger. It then referred to a confection made with honey and spices. Gingerbread is often used to translate the French term pain d'épices (literally "spice bread") or the German term Lebkuchen or Pfefferkuchen (pepperbread, literally: pepper cake).
What is the dark history of gingerbread? ›
Superstitions about gingerbread flourished in the 17th century. Witches supposedly made gingerbread figures, ate them, and thereby caused the death of their enemies. Dutch magistrates went so far as to declare baking or eating molded cookies illegal.
In the late 17th century, gingerbread became associated with Christmas. Russian bakers prepared gingerbread men and women, usually as replicas of those people attending parties. Gingerbread houses were introduced about 200 years later, when the Grimm brothers wrote Hansel and Gretel. A new holiday tradition was born.
What does molasses do in gingerbread? ›
From light to blackstrap, sulfured to unsulfured, the large variety of molasses options can be confusing. And one type will make your treats "frankly inedible." Molasses is the essential ingredient in gingerbread cookies, providing the chewy texture and almost burnt sugar flavor that characterizes the treat.
Can you make curved gingerbread? ›
Making Curved Gingerbread Pieces
Using an old curved cookie cutter (or you can cut out a pop can) for the shape. Place the cookie dough over the metal and then freeze for 20 minutes. Place it on the cookie sheet with the other pieces.
What is the trick to sticking gingerbread house together? ›
Fit Everything Together with Melted Sugar or Royal Icing
The second way is to use burnt sugar as your glue. Just melt C&H® Pure Granulated Cane Sugar in a pan on the stove, dip the gingerbread parts in and hold them together for a few seconds. Then, presto! You've created a solid house.
What city is known for gingerbread? ›
TORUN, Poland — This medieval city on the banks of the Vistula River is known for two things: astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus and gingerbread cookies.
Where is the best gingerbread in the world? ›
Grasmere Gingerbread Shop | The World's Best Gingerbread. Victorian cook Sarah Nelson invented Grasmere Gingerbread® in 1854 in the English Lake District village from where it gets its name.
Where is the giant gingerbread house? ›
The Gingerbread House at the Fairmont San Francisco is a sight to behold, boasting 7,750 real gingerbread bricks, 1,500 pounds of royal icing, and 700 pounds of candy.
