The notebook of Lillehammer et Gudbrandsdalen
Cross the reliefs without running.
Rural heritage, Olympic heritage and valley of ancient farms open the road to the mountain centre.
At your own pace
Identity summary
3 to 6 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
City · Mountain · Heritage · Countryside
Good accessibility
Modular rhythm
General presentation
Lillehammer et Gudbrandsdalen
Rural heritage, Olympic heritage and valley of ancient farms open the road to the mountain centre.
Maihaugen, Lysgårdsbakken Springboard and Ringebu Wooden Church give the most eloquent landmarks of Lillehammer and Gudbrandsdalen. Together, they form a destination where urban life, mountain reliefs, heritage and the countryside meet, with atmospheres that change over the stages rather than just one uniform decor.
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For a stay of 3 to 6 days, it is better to balance visits and travel times. Also to be anticipated: conditions to be checked according to the season. A car is usually the easiest way to connect the different sectors. The main sites are generally easy to access.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Maihaugen
- Tremplin de Lysgårdsbakken
- Ringebu wooden church
Before you choose
- Car often useful
- Conditions to be checked by season
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
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Maihaugen
Maihaugen More than two hundred buildings were moved around a farm, a village and a 20th century street; the museum covered several periods of Norwegian life.
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Tremplin de Lysgårdsbakken
Lysgårdsbakken's two springboards, built for the 1994 Olympic Games, dominate Lillehammer. A chairlift allows you to reach the tower and measure the slope of the jumpers.
Church
Église en bois de Ringebu
The standing wooden church of Ringebu retains its medieval nave and a red arrow added in the seventeenth century; its cemetery dominates the farms of Gudbrandsdalen.
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