L'essentiel de Lillehammer

Lillehammer Essentials

Lillehammer is defined by its 1994 Winter Olympic legacy and deep cultural history. The Lysgårdsbakkene ski jump and the Norwegian Olympic Museum showcase the city's sporting heritage, while the Maihaugen open-air museum houses the 13th-century Garmo Stave Church. To the north, the Hunderfossen and Lilleputthammer theme parks offer attractions based on Norwegian folklore and local history. The surrounding landscape is marked by the Fakkelmannen hillside figure and the extensive slopes of Hafjell Alpine Resort.

Lillehammer Essentials — Carte

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Norwegian Olympic Museum

Norwegian Olympic Museum is located at Maihaugen in Lillehammer, Norway.

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Lysgårdsbakkene hoppanlegg

Venue for the 1994 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, featuring two ski jumping hills and a chairlift providing views of the city and Lake Mjøsa.

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Garmo stave church

A 13th-century stave church originally from Lom, relocated to the Maihaugen open-air museum in 1921. It features a cross-shaped floor plan added during the 1700s.

Ole C Eid / CC BY-SA 2.0

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Fakkelmannen

A 140-meter-tall figure of a torchbearer created by clearing trees on a hillside in Øyer for the 1994 Winter Olympics.

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Hunderfossen Familiepark

A fairytale-themed park featuring over 60 attractions, including a 14-meter-tall troll, inspired by the traditional folk stories of Asbjørnsen and Moe.

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Hafjell Alpine Resort

A wonderful ski resort with easily accessible slopes ranging from the easiest ones to the most challenging drops.

Benyamin Farnam / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Lillehammer Church

Lillehammer Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillehammer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.

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Lilleputthammer

An adventure park for young children featuring a 1:4 scale replica of Lillehammer’s historic main street, Storgata, as it appeared in the 1930s.

Jan-Tore Egge / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Fishermen's chapel

Norway's only preserved medieval log-built church building, dating back to approximately 1459. It is currently located within the Maihaugen open-air museum.

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Haugakampen

A viewpoint in Øyer offering panoramas of the Gudbrandsdalen valley and the Fakkelmannen hillside figure.