Aalesund offers travelers many options for accommodation - from high-class hotels, family hotels, to real fishing lodges" Rurbu »(Rorbu), cottages, guest houses and campsites located in the most picturesque surroundings.

Experts' comments on the hotels of Alesund

Olesund is a seaside town near the famous Norwegian fjords, therefore tourists coming here first of all search for excellent kinds, high-grade fishing and solitude of traditional Norwegian fishing settlements. The hotel fund of the area takes all this into consideration and offers its guests original and at the same time no less comfortable than in the traditional hotels for overnight stays:

Fisherman's huts

Fishing huts Rorbu ("rorby") - once a real shelter for fishermen who came here on fishing from other regions of the country, and now renovated in accordance with modern hotel standards, tourist lodges. In addition to the overnight stay, their cost often includes renting a motor boat and fishing tackles, and local residents are always ready to prompt new fish to the beginners.

Historical hotels

The famous historic hotels such as Union Øye or Brosundet are worth mentioning, whose buildings were built over 100 years ago and today are an example of tradition Norwegian housing for the townspeople is richer. They are under the protection of the state. However, this does not prevent the owners from placing in the superior in comfort and interior decoration rooms of all comers. They also deserve the reputation of establishments with fine cuisine - in their restaurants they serve excellent dishes from seafood.

Lighthouse

Another successful exploitation of the popular marine theme for tourists is accommodation at the Mola lighthouse in the center of Ålesund. For a century and a half, these lighthouses pointed the way to ships entering the harbor of Alesund. For their current decoration, designed for travelers - exotic lovers, meets the famous Norwegian architectural bureau Snøhetta. In their record, the projects of the Opera House in Oslo and the "Ground Zero" Museum in New York, now also the interiors of the Mola Lighthouse Hotel in Alesund

If this is not enough, the local hotel fund offers a truly exclusive option: severe beauty and the solitude of the tiny island of Pig and the lighthouse located on it, the buzzing can only be reached by helicopter .At the same time, up to 11 people can stay here, the flight is included in the cost of accommodation . Here you will prove to be full owners not only of the house where the lighthouse keepers once lived, but of the whole island located on the open sea 12 km from the coast of Norway, uninhabited . Natural conditions here are truly severe, storms are frequent, and the famous sunsets attract connoisseurs of the natural beauties of Scandinavia .