Fjords and coast

You can join a guided walk, go on a sightseeing trip by the city train or by boat on the Keiser Wilhelm, go fishing or hiking, go scuba diving, cycle on idyllic islands or watch a teeming bird life.

Exploring Ålesund & Sunnmøre from the seaside is a refreshing experience, and the fjords and the coastal area are paradise for anglers, sightseeing trips by boat or scuba diving. A range of regional companies offer boat hire or charter trips, and can help you plan trips including both fishing and diving.

An island-hopping cycle tour on some of the many islands will take you past impressive lighthouses, ancient monuments, majestic mountains, naked expanses of rock and a flora with several rare flowers.

On a sightseeing trip around the bird island of Runde, you will pass caves and lagoons and discover the many species of birds as their nesting colonies come into view. 

Culture

The many venues of Ålesund & Sunnmøre host a wide spectrum of entertainment such as concerts, theatre, revues and shows - all year round. You can enjoy a movie at the cinema, visit art exhibitions or taste your way at a number of cafés and restaurants. Shopping lovers have great opportunities, and many shops sell arts and crafts and handicraft products. 

May the various annual festivals like the Ålesund Theater Festival, the Festival of new Norwegian literature, art and music, the Ålesund Boat Festival or the Norwegian Food Festival/Championship for chefs be of interest? Several historical plays staged in different parts of Sunnmøre tell the story of the Vikings and their singular history of raiding and pillaging a thousand years ago.

Mountains

The majestic Sunnmøre Alps are a veritable eldorado for mountain lovers, offering organised walks with guides for those who are not used to mountain hiking. Skiing conditions are good in winter, and Sunnmørsalpane Skiarena Fjellseter has a varied choice of cross-country tracks and downhill pistes.