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| Lillehammer Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Hafjell, near Lillehammer Hafjell, near Lillehammer Frank Klische, Norwegen-Picturepool.com Well known because of the Olympics, Lillehammer is a small town with a population of 25,000 people. The city lies at the northern end of Norway’s biggest lake, Mjøsa at a distance of 160 km from Oslo. It is surrounded by farms, forests and small settlements. The intimate and cosy main walking street, “Storgata”, has well preserved wooden buildings and is located in the heart of Lillehammer. Lillehammer was founded as a trading post in 1827 and granted full market town status in 1842.Lillehammer is an important year round tourist destination. During the winter, Lillehammer is a skiing Eldorado for ski enthusiasts. Here you will find one of northern Europe’s best cross-country ski resorts. In 1994, the city successfully hosted the Winter Olympics. During the summer is Lillehammer’s main atttraction, Maihaugen, The Sandvig Collections. Maihaugen is one of Europe’s biggest open air museums. It boasts 140 examples of working farms, a 13th-century stave church and a variety of houses. Other attractions are the Olympic Park, Norwegian Olympic Museum, Lillehammer Art Museum, the paddle steamer, Skibladner, and Hunderfossen Family Park. _________Sights Edit This Despite its size, Lillehammer has a lot to offer. Below are suggestions on what to see and do during your stay in Lillehammer. [Add Sight] Museum of Road History Edit This Indoor and outdoor exhibits presenting information about Norwegian road and transport history. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Hunderfossen, Fåberg (13 km north of Lillehammer) url: www.vegvesen.no openings: May 18 - Aug 31 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Sept 1 - May 16 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (closed Mondays) tel: +47-61 27 44 50 Norwegian Olympic Museum Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Located inside the Håkon Hall url: www.norway.com tel: +47 61 25 21 00 Lillehammer Art Museum Edit This Rest of the year 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Tue-Sun. Mondays closed. The Lillehammer Art Museum foundation was established April, 1994. The foundation is a further development of the institution's Lillehammer City Collection of Paintings from 1927. The museum's permanent collection comprises Norwegian visual art from the 1800s up until today. It is considered one of the country's most important art museums with particularly important and representative works from the years 1820 - 1930. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Stortorget 2, N-2609 Lillehammer url: ttp: openings: Jun 21 - Aug 22 11:00 am - 5:00 pm daily. Maihaugen, The Sandvig Collections Edit This One of Northern Europe’s largest open-air museums, with 185 buildings from the Lillehammer and Gudbrandsdalen Valley, has a lot to offer. During the summer, you can experience daily life in a Norwegian village during the late 19th century. See the daily chores on a farm, watch animals and try your hand at traditional handicrafts. The museum also has an urban department and a collection of 20th century Norwegian homes. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Maihaugvegen 1 url: www.maihaugen.museum.no ___________Practical Information Edit This Lillehammer tourist information is located at bus and train station. They arrange accommodation, provide free brochures and you can check your E-mails. Address: Jernbanetorget 2, 2609 Lillehammer Phone +47 61 28 98 00 Internett: http://www.lillehammerturist.no __________Nightlife and Entertainment Edit This [Add Entertainment place] Zipper Edit This Pub/ bar with alternative music and a dance floor with a techno scene. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] opening: Pub 7:00 pm - 2:00 am daily, nightclub 11:00 pm - 3:00 am Tue-Sat address: Nymosvingen 2 tel: 47-61 26 02 30 Nikkers Edit This Popular bar by the Mesna river. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Elvegaten 18 tel: 47-61 27 05 56 openings: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm or 2:00 pm. Sundays 1:00 pm - 11:00 pm Felix Pub & Scene Edit This Pub playing alternative music. Rather cheap beer for norwegian standards. Often live concerts downstairs. Closes at 3:00 type: Concerts World66 rating: [rate it] address: Storgata 31 tel: +47-61 25 01 02 Brenneriet Nightclub Edit This Brenneriet Restaurant & Night Club is one of the largest places to go out in Norway. Offering an exciting menu for the entire family. type: Clubs and dancing World66 rating: [rate it] address: Elvegata 19 tel: +47-61 27 06 60 url: www.lillehammerturist.no Tut-Ankh-Amon Edit This The city's newest "in" place decorated in Egyptian style. Discotheque and concert establishment with dining facilities for up to 250 people. Live orchestra and dancing – maybe you will meet your Cleopatra.......... type: general World66 rating: [rate it] url: www.norway.com tel: +47 61 26 22 03 Rocka Blå Edit This Rocka Blå is a music bar with a variety of entertainment. Karaoke, sports on TV, stand up comedy, bar pianists, bands and happenings. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Lilletorget 1, N-2615 Lillehammer url: www.norway.com tel: +47 61 26 22 03 ____________Things to do Edit This Despite it´s size, Lillehammer is an urban city offering a wide range of activities to visitors. Activities [Add Activity] Downhill ski and bobsleigh simulator ride Edit This Experience downhill skiing and bobsledding the way the athletes did during the 1994 Winter Olympics. Location: at the bottom of the hill of the Lysegårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena, close to the Håkon Hall Getting there: About a 20 minutes walk from downtown Lillehammer. By bus: bus 005 to Ekromskogen stops by the Håkon Hall at the Stampesletta bus stop or bus 011 to the Mesna Vdg. skole bus stop type: general World66 rating: [rate it] url: www.olympiaparken.no Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track Edit This 1994 Winter Olympic venue. During the summer, you can try a wheeled bobsled on the same track used by Olympic competitors (supervised by authorised pilots). Prepare for speeds around 100 km/hr (60 miles/hr). Take bus to Tingberg/Hafjell or Tretten. The bus stops on the opposite side of the river. Walk about 15 minutes to the track. By car: Follow signs from the E6 highway. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Hunderfossen Norwegian Wildlife & Rafting (NWR) Edit This Getting there: Trains run daily from Lillehammer to Otta. NWR will help you with transportation from Otta to Randsverk. By car: Follow E-6 north to exit Sjoa. Make a left and follow R-257. Randsverk is 20 km (12 miles) up this road. There is also a bus service from Lillehammer to Randsverk. More information: http://www.nwr.no/engelsk.htm type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Randsverk in Vågå Biking in Lillehammer Edit This Lillehammer has city bicycles available to borrow free of charge. You will have to pay a NOK 100 deposit though. The bikes are parked at Servicetorget at the Sigrid Undsets plass square and at the Tourist Information Office in Elvegaten 19. It is also possible to rent bikes. Contact the Tourist Information Office for more information, tel: +47-61 25 92 99, e-mail: post@lillehammerturist.no , the Nordseter Aktivitetssenter, tel: +47-61 26 40 37 or Sjusjøen Sport og Aktiviteter, tel: +47-62 36 34 12. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] |