• The following climate data is from the local Ålesund Airport, Vigra, which is technically not located in the town, but on a nearby island in the sea in Giske Municipality.
  • ...to fresh local seafood, the passion is to preserve the buildings as they originally were warehouses and significant to the fishery in the small town of Ålesund.
  • Walking up the 418 steps to the top of Mount Aksla is a rewarding experience.There are no skyscrapers in Ålesund, but if you want to get to the town’s roof...
  • Famous for the beautiful art-nouveau buildings which characterize the town, Ålesund has among Norway's most beautiful collection of art-nouveau style buildings.
  • Fly: Ålesund has an airport with direct flights to Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and other towns. Drive: Ålesund is located on the E39, a major highway running...
  • Ålesund in winter light. Statue of Rollo in the town park - the local viking who became the Earl of Normandy in France. A house in Jugendstil
  • Also, Alesund became such an Art Nouveau town, maybe a bit by chance. As it happened, a devastating fire ravaged in January 1904.
  • No visit to Alesund is complete without a walk through town to see the Art Nouveau architecture. ... Small cafe and WC at the top. Great views of town.
  • Ålesund, Norway definitely lives up to its name being an art nouveau town. It is also a hidden gem as it is more peaceful and quiet with less tourists.
  • In love with Ålesund - the Art Nouveau town ❤️⚓️⁠ Out at the ocean’s edge. ... an arty coffee in town ✅ do off-piste skiing and ski-touring in the Sunnmøre Alps.
  • In fact, the Town Hall is located at sea level, while the highest point of the Municipality of Ålesund is located at 1,434 meters above sea level.
  • At the time of the fire, Ålesund was a young city that from around 1850 expanded rapidly from the small trading post at the present centre of the town.
  • While you are in Ålesund you may hear people speaking of Ny-Ålesund, the world’s northernmost inhabited town.