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Pro
Picturesque city; Friendly local; High-quality seafood.
Con
Rains alot here!
In a nutshell
Not to be missed if you can afford it
Trip to Runde, the bird island
evaanna Says: If you visit Alesund in early summer, you can take a round trip to the famous bird cliff on the island of Runde, where over 500 000 birds nest every year. More than 220 species have been observed here but the most famous of these are puffins. The birds can be watched from a...
MikeAtSea Says: The view from the lighthouse is spectacular since one can see right across the island of Giske as well as Vigra, which is where Ålesund's airport is located, Valderøy, where the municipal administration is located, and Godøy. Some 98 steps take one to the top on four flights...
MikeAtSea Says: The lighthouse was established in 1852 to guide fishing boats safely to the harbour of the small fishing community of Alnes. The current lighthouse was built in 1876 and is still in operation with a few modifications. The lighthouse was automated in 1982 and is now owned by...
MikeAtSea Says: The interior of the Giske Chapel is typical Lutheran, with few wall decorations that one commonly sees in Roman Catholic Churches. The interior of the church was restored in 1756 and the beautiful carved and painted alter piece and pulpit remains in it still today.
MikeAtSea Says: Giske Chapel is a Roman marble church dating from 1150. The church was built as a private church for the famous Viking Giske family. With the change of the Danish Royal family to the Lutheran church the church changed religion at the same time.
MikeAtSea Says: Today, narrow streets are crammed with buildings topped with turrets, spires and gables that bear decorations of dragonheads and curlicues. As one of the few remaining Art Nouveau towns in the world, in 1998 Ålesund was awarded the coveted Houens National Memorial Prize for...
evaanna Says: Another interesting museum in Aalesund is the Art Nouveau Centre situated on the Brosundet Canal in one of the most beautiful Art Nouveau buildings, the former Svaneapoteket pharmacy. The exhibition presents the history of the great fire and shows you some authentic Art...
call_me_rhia Says: The Brosundet canal is one of the top sights in Alesund - and one of the things that makes this city very characteristics - aside from its architecture... One has the feeling of visiting a piece of land stolen from the water, like in Venice. Some of the houses along the...
2 Reviews and 88 Opinions We had a comfortable stay. Service is fine, but the room's very average and a bit away from the...
Catering & Consulting: Great value food
yukik Says: May not be as famous as sjoebua or some others in the centre of town, and the name's bit strange. But this is a little gem hidden away in kirkegata. Atmosphere is relaxed (only one waitress), and the food is well-executed. Only Kr255 for three course meal, this place can't...
Sjøbua Fiskerestaurant: fish and shellfish
call_me_rhia Says: Sjøbua Fiskerestaurant is first of all scenic... with a view on the Brosundet canal. it's architecturally interesting, too - being located in a renovated warehouse used for fish processing - complete with tools from the past on display... and lastly... delicious. The...
Scheduled flights to Copenhagen
Saagar Says: SAS is opening direct flights to/from Copenhagen-Ålesund. That's something I would have spent my Eurobonus /Star Alliance points on if I were living in either of those two cities. Ålesund is a good weekend city.
SailorRoar Says: Norway Bussekspress operates a bus connection that departs at 10 AM(day bus) and 10 PM(overnight bus) from Oslo to Molde.http://www.dagognattekspressen.no/Link to english version in the top left corner of the page.
Hildeal Says: from Ålesund i went home by bus and train. The bus goes from Ålesund to Åndalsnes (around 100-150 NK) , 2 hours.From Åndalsnes : train to Oslo via dombås. (around 500-700 NK)it's a beautiful train trip, sorrunded by mountains.
call_me_rhia Says: The night of January 23rd 1904 was the night of the big fire... which in 16 hours burned down 850 houses and left 10.000 people homeless. In the centre there were only 230 homes left. The whole town needed to be rebuilt and by 1907 this deed was accomplished - in Art Nouveau...
Hildeal Says: Gudbrandsjuvet, situated between Trollstigen and the center of Valldal, is an imposing system of potholes, which makes a gorge that is 5 meters broad and 20 meters deep.this story about Gudbrandsjuvet has been told from the 1500 century. Gudbrand ran over this canyon with...
visit Trollveggen (The troll's wall)
Hildeal Says: around 3 hours from å:lesund lies Trollveggen(the wall of the trolls"The Troll Wall (Norwegian: Trollveggen) is part of the mountain massif Trolltindene in the Romsdal valley on the Norwegian west coast. The Troll Wall has been a prestigious goal for climbers and BASE...
Treasure hunt in the Dollstein Cave
evaanna Says: On the island of Sandsoy not far from Runde you can visit the mysterious Dollsteinhola, where King Arthur (yes, the one you have heard so much about) is said to have hidden his treasures, including the most famous of them, the Holy Grail. No one has proved that yet but you...
Hildeal Says: on this fjord cruise to Hjørundfjorden , you'll se the fjord communities Trandal, Sæbø and Øye. The trip stops in Øye, and then goes back to Ålesund. But if you want you can stop in Øye (or any other place) and get back to Ålesund on your own.Make sure you're early, and you...
MikeAtSea Says: Norway is one of the largest petrol producing nations on earth, one would assume that petrol is relativley cheap. Think again - a litre of petrol set you back over US$ 3 or EUR 2.60 - take this in to consideration when planning a road trip, since fuel is almost double to...
call_me_rhia Says: What a strange town: I went there just because it was only 3 hours from Andalsnes, who looked like an urban wasteland and screamed to be left. The next bus was going to Alesund and i said to myself that anywhere would be better. Well, it was not only better, it was good,...
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Trollstigen is a road in Rauma, Norway. It is a popular tourist attraction due to its steep incline of nine per cent and eleven hairpin bends up a mountain...
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Q: Hello! I'm gonna be in Ålesund for 4 days next month and I'd like to visit Geiranger....which transport possibilites are there?...
A: If you are not going to rent a car, the possibility is that you have to go there by long distance bus. Go to the local bus station and you will find pamphlet. You can...
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The fantastic Art Nouveau town
The fanstastic town of Alesund is located in the More og Romsdal Region. It is a sea port, 236 km north northeast of Bergen, and is noted for its unique concentration of Jugendstil or Art Nouveau...
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Ålesund, a beautiful town with a dramatic history
ålesund is a beautiful city with quite a dramatic history to tell. During a night in 1903, the whole town burned down. It was winter and thousands of people were homeless. Luckily only one person died...
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I hope you will enjoy reading this page! Please leave me a comment what you think about it! :-)) All the pictures on this travelpage are taken by me or by Åke (former VT-member Akeke), unless...
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There is probably no other area in Norway that offers such a wide choice of activities for young and old, sports lovers and lazybones, the adventurous and the timid. The only thing they should all...
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Ålesund - Fjords and Jugendstil
Ålesund is adjacent to the Hjørund and Geiranger fjords, frequented by tourists. From Øye at the head of Hjørundfjord a road strikes south to the Nordfjord, and from Maråk on Geirangerfjord another......
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