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Storseisundet Bridge
The dramatically curving 'bridge to nowhere' on the Atlantic Road that seems to launch cars into the sky.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Molde
Møre og Romsdal, Norway · Europe
About Molde
Molde sits on the route: 25 minutes from Vestnes, 33km from Atlantic Ocean Road (Atlanterhavsveien).
Molde is in Møre og Romsdal, Norway, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vestnes, about 13 km away.
Molde (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈmɔ̂ɫdə] ) is a town, an Urban Area, and the seat of Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
Molde has a maritime, temperate climate,Read more
with cool-to-warm summers, and relatively mild winters. It is nicknamed The Town of Roses.
The settlement emerged as a shipping port for lumber to the Netherlands in the late 1500s. Formal trading rights were granted at some point before 1604, and the town was incorporated through a royal charter in 1742. Bolsøy Municipality, which later merged with Molde town, was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law).
The town continued to grow throughout the 17th to 19th centuries, becoming a centre for the Norwegian textile and garment industry, as well as the administrative centre for the region, and was a major tourist destination until World War I. After World War II, Molde experienced accelerated growth, merging with Bolsøy Municipality and parts of Veøy Municipality and Nord-Aukra Municipality on 1 January 1964, making the municipality much larger than the urban area of the town of Molde. On 1 January 2020, the municipality was expanded again through the incorporation of the neighboring Midsund Municipality and Nesset Municipality, making the area of the municipality quite large in comparison to the town.
The town has a population of 22,410 (2024) and a population density of 2,364 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,120/sq mi).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Molde?
Within an hour or so of Molde: Storseisundet Bridge (32 km), Atlantic Road Kviltorp Cafe (33 km), Atlantic Ocean Road (33 km), Atlantic Ocean Road Viewpoint (33 km).
Are there any good drives near Molde?
The nearest famous roads are Atlantic Ocean Road, Trollstigen (Troll's Path) and Ørnesvingen (Eagle Road).
Where is Molde?
Molde is in Møre og Romsdal, Norway, about 13 km from Vestnes.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,410
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Norway
- Region
- Møre og Romsdal
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates
- 62.7375, 7.1591
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Many toll roads use automatic plate recognition (AutoPASS). Headlights required at all times.
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Worth the detour from Molde
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
Atlantic Road Kviltorp Cafe
A roadside cafe along Norway's Atlantic Ocean Road, one of the world's most spectacular coastal driving routes with bridges leaping between storm-battered islands.
33 km · about 40 min drive
coastal drive
Atlantic Ocean Road
Norwegian coastal road jumping between islands on dramatic bridges
33 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Atlantic Ocean Road Viewpoint
Pull-off points along Norway's famous 8.3km road that leaps across islands and skerries on dramatic bridges battered by Atlantic waves.
33 km · about 40 min drive
film location
Atlantic Ocean Road (No Time to Die)
The wave-lashed causeway road between Norwegian islets carries the Land Rover chase in No Time to Die; the Storseisundet Bridge is its signature curve.
33 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
Atlantic Ocean Road (Atlanterhavsveien)
An 8km chain of causeways and eight bridges across skerries, including the wave-shaped Storseisundet Bridge. Spectacular in a storm.
33 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Rampestreken Viewpoint
Cantilevered steel platform jutting out 537 m above Åndalsnes, with vertigo-inducing views over the town, the Rauma valley and the Romsdal Alps; reached by trail or the Romsdalen gondola.
34 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
Trollstigen (Troll's Path)
Norway's famous serpentine mountain road with 11 hairpin turns
41 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Molde
8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 32 kmStorseisundet BridgeThe dramatically curving 'bridge to nowhere' on the Atlantic Road that seems to launch cars into the sky.
- 33 kmAtlantic Ocean RoadNorwegian coastal road jumping between islands on dramatic bridges
- 33 kmAtlantic Ocean Road ViewpointPull-off points along Norway's famous 8.3km road that leaps across islands and skerries on dramatic bridges battered by Atlantic waves.
- 33 kmAtlantic Ocean Road (Atlanterhavsveien)An 8km chain of causeways and eight bridges across skerries, including the wave-shaped Storseisundet Bridge. Spectacular in a storm.
- 34 kmRampestreken ViewpointCantilevered steel platform jutting out 537 m above Åndalsnes, with vertigo-inducing views over the town, the Rauma valley and the Romsdal Alps; reached by trail or the Romsdalen gondola.
- 41 kmTrollstigen (Troll's Path)Norway's famous serpentine mountain road with 11 hairpin turns
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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