Find your way to Ålesund, a vibrant city on the western coast of Norway. You can find flights to the city’s airport “Vigra” through connections in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, or Oslo, to name a few.
At our central hotel, you will meet your travel companions for the tour. We are a small group and look forward to getting to know everyone. We will start our journey with a guided culinary walking tour to explore this gem of a city.
Ålesund is known as the Art Nouveau city, due to a bit of chance. As it happened, a major fire ravaged Ålesund in January 1904 and thousands of citizens became homeless overnight. Around the same time, Europe was experiencing a new architectural and artistic style. Art Nouveau is also known as Jugendstil in German, el Modernismo Catalán in Spanish, and the Modern Style in English. When the houses were rebuilt, during the years 1904-1907, the architects were influenced by this new prevailing style. In addition to the special architecture found here, the city is built on several small islands dripping out into the sea giving it a Venetian-type feel.
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Our journey together concludes, and we share our goodbyes at breakfast while leaving at our leisure.
From Trondheim, you can journey on by yourselves. We can recommend getting on the Hurtigruta or Havila ferries for a cruise further up the coast to the Lofoten Islands and Tromsø. Another option is to take the train to Røros, another magical destination where you’ll find good food and handicraft traditions in one of the most picturesque towns in Norway. This is a good choice for those who want to see a bit more of Norway before they continue with the train to Oslo and fly from there.
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