Lillehammer

Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway.

What to see

In addition to the Olympic site, Lillehammer offers a number of other tourist attractions:

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• Maihaugen, centrally located in Lillehammer, is the largest open-air museum in Norway, with 185 buildings, mostly from Lillehammer town and the valley of Gudbrandsdalen.

:Especially attractive are

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:*Garmo stave church (built around 1150)

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Garmo stave church - 1150

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• The art museum, "Flygelet".
• The PS Skibladner is the world's oldest paddle steamer in scheduled service, launched in 1856. Summer sailings around lake Mjøsa: Lillehammer, Moelv, Gjøvik, Hamar and Eidsvoll.
• Hafjell, an alpine skiing resort is a short 15 kilometers away in Øyer municipality.
• Sjusjøen is a skiing destination with forest and mountain terrain only 20 km away (east) from the centre of Lillehammer in the municipality of Ringsaker.
• The Sambandets Utdanning og Kompetansesenter is an army unit located in the camp Jørstadmoen 3-4 km north-west of Lillehammer.
• The rock carvings at Drotten, Fåberg, west of Lågen about 1.5 km above Brunlaug bridge.