Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
trading centre are well documented artefacts discovered on-site and reproductions of medi-
eval illustrations depicting the way of life of the west Norwegian coastal folk who inhab-
ited this thriving community.
Atlanterhavsparken
AQUARIUM
(Atlantic Ocean Park;
www.atlanterhavsparken.no
;
Tueneset; adult/child Nkr155/75;
10am-7pm
Sun-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat Jun-Aug, 11am-4pm Tue-Sun Sep-May)
At the peninsula's western extreme, 3km from the town centre, this aquarium can consume
a whole day. Be introduced to the North Atlantic's teeming undersea world and the aston-
ishing richness of coastal and fjord life. Children can dangle a line for crabs or feed the
fish in the touch pool while the enormous 4-million-litre aquarium appeals to everyone.
The grounds offer superb coastal scenery and walking trails (look out for WWII bunkers
and gun batteries).
In summer, a special bus (adult/child Nkr200/100, including admission) leaves from be-
side the town hall hourly from 9.55am to 3.55pm, Monday to Saturday.
Aalesunds Museum
MUSEUM
30; 9am-4pm Mon-Fri, noon-4pm Sat & Sun)
The town museum illustrates the history of sealing, fishing, shipping and industry in the
Sunnmøre region, the fire of 1904 and the town's Jugendstil rebirth and the German occu-
pation during WWII. There's also a collection of boats and ships, including the
Uræd
life-
boat (piloted across the Atlantic in 1904 by an intrepid Ole Brude).
Fiskerimuseet
MUSEUM
9am-4pm Mon-Fri, from noon Sat &
Sun mid-May-mid-Sep)
The 1861 Holmbua warehouse (one of the very few buildings to survive the 1904 fire) has
exhibits on the development of fishing across the centuries and special sections on on klip-
pfisk (salt-cod) production and the processing of cod-liver oil. Its entrance area recreates
an old grocery shop, a delight in itself.
