Ålesund

Ålesund is the largest city in Møre og Romsdal county, West Norway, with about 53,000 inhabitants, 66,000 in the surrounding area (2018). Ålesund is the gateway to the iconic northwestern fjords and surrounding alpine mountains. After the devastating 1904 fire, the entire city was quickly rebuilt in the distinct Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) of the time. Ålesund is the centre for Sunnmøre district in Møre og Romsdal county, and the most important town between Bergen and Trondheim. Wikivoyage

Population 59,663 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Daylight 5 h 02 in Dec, dark by 15:01 · 19 h 55 in Jun
  1. January: 5 h 59 of daylight
  2. February: 8 h 51 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 41 of daylight
  4. April: 14 h 49 of daylight
  5. May: 17 h 47 of daylight
  6. June: 19 h 55 of daylight
  7. July: 18 h 59 of daylight
  8. August: 16 h 08 of daylight
  9. September: 13 h 02 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 03 of daylight
  11. November: 7 h 01 of daylight
  12. December: 5 h 02 of daylight
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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Getting around

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