Giske Island & Giske Church
Giske
A flat little island connected by undersea tunnel, with a 12th-century marble church and the ancestral seat of a Viking noble family; good for cycling around the island.
Giske Island is about 15 km from Ålesund and can be reached by car or bus through an undersea tunnel. Giske Church, built around 1150, is one of the few white marble Romanesque churches in Norway. It is said to have been the private church of the Viking noble Giske family and is open to visitors in summer (ticket required). The island is flat, ideal for cycling or walking. Its beaches and seaweed-roofed cottages are also photogenic. It can be combined with the Alnes Lighthouse on neighboring Godøy for a half-day trip.
Opening hours
Church open in summer approx. 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Atlantic Sea-Park
- Skjonghelleren Cave
- Sukkertoppen
- Alnes Lighthouse
- Ålesund Church
- Ålesund Fishery Museum
- Molja Lighthouse
- Jugendstilsenteret (Art Nouveau Centre)