# Things to see in Ålesund Municipality (Norway): 48 places and when to go

> Ålesund Municipality is a town in Norway, and this site lists 48 places in and around it, mainly Temples (22), Nature (16), History (9). The best known are Storfjorden, Hjørundfjorden and Ålesund Church. The best time to come is December to March and May to September; also possible: April and October to November. In June there are 19 h 28 of daylight, and in December, 4 h 31. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/alesund/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Norway · 62.5454, 6.388
- **Places:** 48 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/espiritual/) (22) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/naturaleza/) (16) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/historia/) (9) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/fauna/) (8) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/arquitectura/) (4) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/familia/) (2)
- **Best time:** December to March and May to September.
- **Also possible:** April and October to November.
- **Nearest airport:** BGO Bergen, 258 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Tverrfjellet, at 776 m.

## What to see in Ålesund Municipality

The places in and around Ålesund Municipality, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Storfjorden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/storfjorden/): Fjord in Sunnmøre, Norway · 22 km
- [Hjørundfjorden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/hjorundfjorden/): Fjord in Sunnmøre, Norway · 28 km
- [Ålesund Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/alesund-kirke/): Church building in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · 15 km
- [Jugendstilsenteret](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/jugendstilsenteret/): Museum in Ålesund, Norway · 15 km
- [Sykkylvsfjorden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/sykkylvsfjorden/): Fjord in Sykkylven, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway · 21 km
- [Atlantic Sea-Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/the-atlantic-ocean-park/): Aquarium in Ålesund, Norway · 17 km
- [Ulla Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/ulla-fyr/): Lighthouse in Norway · 19 km
- [Valderøy Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/valderoy-kyrkje/): Church in Giske, Norway · 14 km
- [Borgund Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/borgund-kyrkje/): Church building in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · 12 km
- [Giske Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/giske-kyrkje/): Church in Giske, Norway · 18 km
- [Hamnsund Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/hamnsund-kyrkje/): Church building in Haram, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · 6.3 km
- [Haram Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/haram-kyrkje/): Church building in Haram, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · 11 km
- [Hareid Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/hareid-kyrkje/): Church building in Hareid, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · 27 km
- [Hellevik Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/hellevik-lighthouse-range-rear/): Lighthouse built 1881 · 15 km
- [Hildre Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/hildre-kyrkje/): Church building in Haram, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · 7.4 km
- [Ikornnes Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/ikornnes-kyrkje/): Church building in Sykkylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · 20 km
- [Indre Sula Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/indre-sula-kyrkje/): Church building in Sula, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · 14 km
- [Ørskog Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/orskog-kyrkje/): Parish church in Ørskog municipality, Norway · 23 km
- [Otrøy Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/otroy-kyrkje/): Church building in Midsund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · 24 km
- [Spjelkavik Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/spjelkavik-kyrkje/): Church building in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · 8.9 km
- [Sulafjorden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/sulafjorden/): Fjord in Sunnmøre, Norway · 22 km
- [Sykkylven Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/sykkylven-kyrkje/): Church building in Sykkylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · 20 km
- [Tverrfjellet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/vardane-tverrfjellet/): Mountain in Sula, Norway · 19 km
- [Vartdal Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/vartdal-kyrkje/): Church building in Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal, Norway · 28 km

And the other 24, by what you come to do:

- **Temples**: [Vatne Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/vatne-kyrkje/), [Brattvåg Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/brattvag-kyrkje/), [Ellingsøy Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/ellingsoy-kyrkje/), [Fjørtoft Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/fjortoft-kyrkje/)
- **History**: [Vigra Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/vigra-kyrkje/), [Harøy Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/haroy-kyrkje/), [Skodje Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/skodje-kyrkje/)
- **Nature**: [Vigrafjorden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/vigrafjorden/), [Grytafjorden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/grytafjorden/), [Harøyfjorden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/haroyfjorden/), [Lomstjønna Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/lomstjonna-naturreservat/), [Lyngholman Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/lyngholman-naturreservat/), [Selvikvågen Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/selvikvagen-naturreservat/), [Valderhaugfjorden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/valderhaugfjorden/), [Åsefjorden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/asefjorden/), [Synesvågen Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/synesvagen-naturreservat/), [Malesanden and Huse Wildlife Sanctuary](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/malesanden-og-huse-dyrelivsfredning/), [Akslanakken naturreservat](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/akslanakken-naturreservat/)
- **Architecture**: [Sykkylven Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/sykkylvsbrua/), [Ålesund Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/molja-fyr/)
- **Hiking**: [Røvarhytta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/rovarhytta/), [To Høgkubben](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/to-hogkubben/)
- **Snow**: [Sunnmørsalpane Skiarena Fjellseter](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/sunnmorsalpane-skiarena-fjellseter/)
- **With kids**: [Tueneset](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/tueneset/)

## When to go to Ålesund Municipality

The best time to visit Ålesund Municipality is **December to March and May to September**; also possible: April and October to November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Best time | 5 h 32 |
| February | Best time | 8 h 24 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 17 |
| April | Possible | 14 h 29 |
| May | Best time | 17 h 27 |
| June | Best time | 19 h 28 |
| July | Best time | 18 h 35 |
| August | Best time | 15 h 45 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 34 |
| October | Possible | 9 h 28 |
| November | Possible | 6 h 25 |
| December | Best time | 4 h 31 |

In June there are 19 h 28 of daylight, and in December, 4 h 31. In May, 47 of the 48 places are at their best.

When to go to Norway in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Ålesund Municipality

The nearest main airport is Bergen Airport, Flesland (BGO, Bergen), 258 km as the crow flies. How to get around Norway (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=62.5454%2C6.388)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=62.5454%2C6.388)

## Other towns nearby

- [Molde Municipality](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/molde/): 46 places · 47 km
- [Leikanger Municipality](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/leikanger/): 46 places · 154 km
- [Vossevangen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/vossevangen/): 32 places · 213 km
- [Trondheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/trondheim/): 77 places · 226 km
- [Bergen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/bergen/): 78 places · 246 km
- [Lillehammer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/lillehammer/): 37 places · 267 km

And all of Norway, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Ålesund Municipality?

The best known: [Storfjorden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/storfjorden/), [Hjørundfjorden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/hjorundfjorden/), [Ålesund Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/alesund-kirke/), [Jugendstilsenteret](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/jugendstilsenteret/), [Sykkylvsfjorden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/noruega/sykkylvsfjorden/). In all, 48 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Ålesund Municipality?

December to March and May to September; also possible: April and October to November. In June there are 19 h 28 of daylight, and in December, 4 h 31.

### How do you get to Ålesund Municipality?

The nearest main airport is Bergen Airport, Flesland (BGO), 258 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=62.5454%2C6.388) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Ålesund Municipality as the destination and these 48 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).