Ålesund Vandrerhjem

Ålesund


In a pretty residential area a few minutes' walk from the port, this attractive Jugendstil building has big, pristine rooms. There's a large self-catering kitchen and breakfast is included. Most doubles come with a bathroom and there are apartments with their own kitchens and sea views.


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1. Rollon Statue

0.08 MILES

Rollo the Viking founded Normandy in 911; William the Conqueror is his descendant.

2. Kniven Viewpoint

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For the best view over Ålesund and its fishhook-shaped peninsula, as well as the mountains and islands beyond, head up the 418 steps to the summit of…

3. Aalesunds Museum

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The town museum illustrates the history of sealing, fishing, shipping and industry in the Sunnmøre region, the fire of 1904 and the town's Jugendstil…

4. Jugendstil Senteret

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The city's unique architectural heritage is documented in a former pharmacy, the first listed Jugendstil monument in Ålesund. Apart from the building's…

5. KUBE

0.38 MILES

Ålesund's primary contemporary art space highlights Norwegian artists, as well as hosting the occasional design- and architecture-focused show. The old…

6. Fishing Museum

0.44 MILES

The 1861 Holmbua warehouse (one of the very few buildings to survive the 1904 fire) has exhibits on the development of fishing across the centuries and…

7. Ålesund Church

0.6 MILES

Built of solid stone in 1909, Ålesund's parish church has a strikingly wide chancel, every square inch covered in frescoes over the wide sweep of its…

8. Atlanterhavsparken

2.18 MILES

At the peninsula's western extreme, 3km from the town centre, this aquarium can consume a whole day. Be introduced to the North Atlantic's teeming…