Every bakklandet video worth watching in Trondheim — in one place

Bakklandet in Trondheim

Bakklandet is the old wharf neighbourhood on the east bank of the Nidelva, and the consensus across creators is that it was saved from demolition by community activism in the 1960s — which is why the cobblestone streets and wooden warehouses still stand [via TOP 15 Things]. The warehouses have been converted into galleries, design shops and cafes, and one long-term Trondheim resident notes that Bakklandet is now one of the city’s most sought-after places to live, not just a visitor quarter [via Top 10 Places]. The anchor view is from the Old Town Bridge, Gamle Bybro — locally known as the gate of happiness — which frames the colourful Hanseatic-style warehouses reflected in the dark water below, and which most creators flag as the single most photographed angle in Trondheim [via Wonders of Norway]. Overlooking the neighbourhood from the hill above is Kristiansten Fortress, built in 1681, which one resident rates as the best sunset viewpoint over the whole city [via Top 10 Places].

The videos below work best as a pair. The “Top 10 Places To Visit in Trondheim” entry is filmed by a student who has lived in the city for years — it gives you the local read on which side of the bridge to approach from and why Bakklandet works as a residential as well as a visitor neighbourhood [via Top 10 Places]. Combine it with the “Wonders of Norway” segment, which captures the wide-angle warehouses-and-river shot most visitors come for and ties Bakklandet to the Nidaros and Munkholmen circuit that fills a single day on foot [via Wonders of Norway]. Watch the local video first to set expectations, then the cinematic one to plan the photo stops.