Ålesund

Worth seeing in and around Ålesund

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Color Line Stadion

   Color Line Stadion is an association football stadium in Ålesund, Norway, and the home of Aalesunds FK. It was inaugurated in April 2005 and cost NOK 160 million to build. It is referred to as Aalesund Stadion by UEFA, as commercial naming rights arrangements, in this case, with ferry operator Color Line, are not used during UEFA competitions.

   1.7 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Alnes Lighthouse

   Alnes Lighthouse was established in 1852 to guide fishing boats safely to the harbor of the small fishing community of Alnes on the north side of the island of Godøya in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lighthouse sits about 4 kilometres northwest of Leitebakk.

   9.7 km · lighthouse in Norway · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ålesund Church

   Ålesund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the center of the town of Ålesund, on the island of Aspøya.

   500 m · church building in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Jugendstilsenteret

   Jugendstilsenteret is an Art Nouveau Center located in central Ålesund, in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Jugendstilsenteret is part of the Foundation Cultural Quarter in Ålesund.

   200 m · museum in Ålesund, Norway · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Valderøy Church

   Valderøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the village of Nordstrand on the island of Valderøya.

   3.6 km · church in Giske, Norway · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Atlantic Sea-Park

   The Atlantic Sea-Park is an aquarium in Ålesund, Norway. It was founded in 1951 as a limited company.

   3.1 km · aquarium in Ålesund, Norway · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Indre Sula Church

   Indre Sula Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sula Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mauseidvåg on the island of Sula.

   9 km · church building in Sula, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Volsdalen Church

   Volsdalen Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the island of Nørvøya in the town of Ålesund.

   1.7 km · church building in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Hamnsund Church

   Hamnsund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Søvik.

   8.9 km · church building in Haram, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Spjelkavik Church

    Spjelkavik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Spjelkavik on the western end of the island of Uksenøya.

    9.9 km · church building in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Much of the joy of seeing Ålesund is to be found in just strolling past the many art nouveau shops and other buildings.

1. 01
   Aalesunds Museum

   Rasmus Rønnebergs gate 16,.

2. 02
   The Atlantic Sea-Park
3. 03
   Art Nouveau Centre and Art Museum KUBE

   Housed in an old apothecary in the centre of Ålesund, the Art Nouveau Centre is dedicated to the period after a fire in 1904 when the whole town was rebuilt in the Art Nouveau style.

4. 04
   Sunnmøre Museum
5. 05
   Ålesund

   Ålesund church is a fine masonry building covered in marble of different colors.

6. 06
   Skodje

From Wikivoyage: Ålesund, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Mt Aksla and Fjellstua

From Wikivoyage: Ålesund, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Ålesund is full of restaurants, and you can generally find anything for whatever taste you might have. For cheap food, the town has quite a few pizza, kebab and burger shops. Next to the town square you will find Dolly Dimples pizza, a few meters away you will find Peppes Pizza, the local Burger King restaurant, and a 7-Eleven that is open 24/7 and sells hot food.

1. 01
   Anno

   Apotekergata 9B,.

2. 02
   Fjellstua Aksla

   Aksla,.

3. 03
   LYST

   Kongens gate 12,.

4. 04
   Sjøbua

   Brunholmgata 1,.

5. 05
   XL Dinner

   Skaregata 1B,.

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Getting to Ålesund

Airports

Ålesund (AES), 10 km · Bergen, Flesland (BGO), 247 km · Trondheim, Værnes (TRD), 265 km

Stations

Ålesund Airport, Sørneset, 3.7 km

• Bergen → Ålesund

  235 km · quickest by air, 3h 40m · kr1,150–1,780
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• Trondheim → Ålesund

  239 km · quickest by air, 3h 45m · kr1,450–2,250
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