Møre e Romsdal · Norway

Ålesund

In the destination Geiranger and Ålesund.

In the photo: Ålesund seen from Aksla

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What to expect from Ålesund.

Ålesund is the coastal town of Møre e Romsdal spread across islands, rebuilt in stone and brick in the art nouveau style after the 1904 fire. It has the Aksla viewpoint, up 418 steps, the art nouveau centre around the Brosundet canal, the Atlanterhavsparken aquarium and the Sunnmøre Museum. It is the gateway to the Geirangerfjord.

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What to see in Ålesund

Viewpoint

Fjellstua

The viewpoint at the top of Aksla hill, above Ålesund's center, reached by the 418-step staircase from the city park: views of the islands, the sea and the Sunnmøre mountains.

Museum

Jugendstilsenteret

Ålesund's Art Nouveau center, in a former 1907 pharmacy by the Brosundet canal, with original interiors, an exhibition about the 1904 fire and the reconstruction, and the KUBE art museum next door.

Aquarium

Atlanterhavsparken

Ålesund's saltwater aquarium, in a cove 3 km from the center, with fish and marine life of the Norwegian coast, a large Atlantic tank, penguins and seaside trails.

Open-air museum

Sunnmøre Museum

Open-air museum east of Ålesund centre, with old houses and boats from the Sunnmøre coast, replicas of Viking-age ships and the ruins of the medieval trading town of Borgund.

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