Ålesund

— Journey —

Jet 1 h

Ålesund, an hour by private jet from Oslo, is Norway's Art Nouveau jewel — rebuilt entirely in the Jugendstil after a fire in 1904, its turreted facades spread across islands at the mouth of the Geirangerfjord. FFGR Norway arranges the climb to the Aksla viewpoint, private boat departures to Runde's puffin cliffs and to Geiranger, dinner at the harbour-front tables of Brosundet, and the scenic Atlantic Road drive — one of the world's great coastal routes. The town is the natural base for the northwestern fjords and a refined alternative to the busier southern gateways.