Ålesund

Ålesund is a beautiful town with many attractions.

Ålesund Museum is located in the heart of Ålesund. Here you can learn more about the history of the town, from a small fishing village to the modern coastal town it is today. The Fishing Museum tells you more about the importance of fishing to Ålesund, from simple fishing methods to today's high-tech fishing.

The Art Nouveau Centre opened in 2003, and is located in the house that was the first Art Nouveau building in Ålesund to be listed (in 1983). Here you can see Ålesund's best preserved Art Nouveau interior. The entrance is the interior of an old pharmacy. An exhibition in the centre deals with the great town fire of 1904. There are also exhibitions devoted to Art Nouveau in Norway and Europe in general, and to Art Nouveau arts and crafts.

Atlanterhavsparken is Ålesund's aquarium and is located just outside Ålesund town centre. Here you can explore life along the Norwegian coast and the Atlantic Ocean. In autumn 2014, the Atlantic Park's new attraction Selbukta, Europe's largest marine mammal facility, opened.