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Molde

The City of Jazz and Roses

Molde in the summer is idyllic, full of roses and jazz-music, and is one of the most popular arrivals of the Coastal Voyage, the Hurtigruten.

This is the administrative centre of Møre and Romsdal county, and the residence of the Bishop of Møre.

The climate is a maritime temperate, with rather chilly summers and mild winters.

This is the Coat of Arms. It has a history back to 1742, and shows a whale chasing herrings into a barrel.

The town has never been a whaling port, and the sign is supposed to symbolize the good omen of whales, as they on certain times of the year chased lots of herrings from the ocean and into the Norwegian fjords.

Yet at a distance, but in 15 minutes we are there, and you are starting to get an impression of what it looks like, and what to expect.

far out

We are now approaching our goal for the day. To the right of the middle on the next picture you can see one of the modern hotels.

It is a beautiful day of summer. As you can see the fjord is rather calm, and there are no clouds on the sky.

hotel seilet and stadium

Coming closer you can see the Rica Seilet Hotel, and the Aker Football Stadium (soccer). The local football club has a team playing in the top league in Norway, and the stadium has seats for 11000 people in a town of 20 000 inhabitants.

the hotel seilet

Another look at the special looking Hotel Seilet in Molde. I assure you, the view from the hotel suites is amazing.

Here you get an impression of the size of this little town from the seaside. Both official parks and private gardens has impressing lots of roses of all kinds, and is know as the city of roses.

24 000 inhabitants is living in the town and the close surroundings. Molde has its own airport, and the Hurtigruten is visiting every day, both the south-going and the north-going ship.

The Church

This is the main church, built just after WW-II, as the old wooden church was bombed during the war.

The city was damaged from massive bombing of the German Air Force, and most buildings are build after 1945.

Molde was also destroyed by a huge fire in 1916, when 1/3 of the buildings burned down, and during the 2. World War almost 2/3 of the town was bombed and burned by the Germans.

The Main Street

This is the main street, the Storgata in Norwegian language. As you can see the streets are quite narrow, and compared with most other European citys, and many Norwegian towns too, Molde is very small one.

Rica Seilet Hotel

Another view of the Rica Seilet Hotel, (the Sail) with the Bjørnson-House at the back.

Bjørnson House is a culture hall for concerts and theatre, and is named after the famous Norwegian author and poet, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.

Quality Hotel Alexandra

Back in Main Street now, and we are outside the Alexandra Hotel, beautifully situated in the centre of the town, and with excellent view over the fjord.

Hotel Alexandra offer a total of 163 refurbished rooms, including 120 with a southwards-facing balcony. In addition to a swimming pool on the 7th floor, the hotel also have a sauna, solarium and a fitness room.

Quality Hotel Alexandra is the festival hotel for the Jazz festival and the Bjørnson festival, and the guest list often includes major international artists.

Just across the street you find the Coastal Express arriving every evening.

In the summertime both the south-going and the north-going Hurtigruten are visiting here at the same time in the evening.

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Leaving Molde

Even if you dont want to you finally have to leave Molde.

On your visit you may want to leave with the Hurtigruten, the Coastal Voyage, or you can travel over the fjord to Vestnes, and maybe take the express bus to Ålesund.

Or go from Molde to other Towns and Places

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