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Eidsvaay and Nesle viå Alfarnas, twice. For Bod (hey sail generally twice
a week ; and for the islands of Hare, Sande, and Ona weekly or fortnightly.
— Enquiries should be made on the spot as to the hours of departure ;
the information of the hotel-waiters is not to be depended on.
Molde, a clean little town of ITOOinhab., is pleasantly situated
on the N. hank of the Molde fjord. Although the long islands of
Hjcertø and Faare afford excellent shelter to the harbour, yet its
trade for the most part has been gradually diverted to Aalesund.
Being sheltered by hills of considerable height from the N. and
W. winds, the vegetation in the neighbourhood is unusually
luxuriant.. Roses and other flowers are more abundant than in most
other parts of Norway, and some of the houses are picturesquely
overgrown with honeysuckle. The predominant pine and birch are
mingled with horse-chestnuts, limes, ashes, and cherry-trees.
The handsome avenue on which the Grand Hotel is situated
leads to the E. past the prettily situated Guard Molde and along
the Fanestrand or Fannestrand. as this part of the bank is called,
nearly 4 Engl. M. in length, where a number of the merchants
of Christianssund possess pleasant villas (see also p. 197). — The
Church of Molde contains a good painting of the Maries at the
Sepulchre.
An excellent view of the town and fjord is obtained from the
*Ræknæshaug, a height to the N.AV. of the town, with pleasure
grounds, near the Ilumle-Huve or Dahls-IJave, a charming private
garden; it is reached from the Grand Hotel in 15-20 min. by the
upper road, passing the church. The top is marked by a flag-staff.
Those who have not time to ascend the Moldehei should not fail
to ascend the Ra;knæshaug. By the sea, near the foot of this hill,
lies the leper hospital of Rftknas (visitors admitted).
The route to the Moldehei also passes Dahls-Have (up 1 hr.,
down 3/4 hr.). We ascend immediately to the W. of these grounds,
at first following (towards the N.) the way-posts marked ‘til Var-
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