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Lillehammer Overview

By Roz Andrews

Lillehammer, built on a hill above Lake Mjøsa, is the most popular winter ski resort in Norway. It hosted the 1994 Winter Olympic Games and continues to benefit from Olympic facilities, including cross-country skiing tracks extending for 300 miles, an Alpine skiing area, a ski-jumping tower, ice rinks and an ice hockey arena.

In the summer, fishing, canoeing, walking and cycling are popular outdoor activities, as well as paddle steamer trips on the lake.

Open from May to September, the Maihaugen Open Air Museum is a collection of around 140 traditional buildings from the local area, including a thirteenth century stave church.

For a taste of Lillehammer’s nightlife, check out the lively bars at the west end of Storgata. Go!