Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Festivals & Events
On the second weekend of September, Seljord holds the
Dyrsku'n Festival
, which started
in 1866 and is now Norway's largest traditional market and cattle show, attracting 60,000
visitors, almost as many cows and not all that many monsters.
Sleeping & Eating
Seljord Hotell
HISTORIC HOTEL €€
( 35 06 40 00;
www.seljordhotel.no
,
in Norwegian; s/d Nkr990/1250, mains
Nkr210-260; )
This lovely old wooden hotel, which dates back to 1858, started
life as a ladies college, but on running out of potential 'ladies' they turned it into a hotel
and now even men are welcome to stay the night! Rooms have period touches and are in-
dividually named, each with its own story. It also gets points for having the same rates all
year, which is very unusual in Norway. The restaurant is Seljord's best, with gourmet local
fish and game dishes, each of which is a work of art.
Seljord Camping og Badeplass
CAMPGROUND €
( 35 05 04 71;
www.seljordcamping.no
; tent sites Nkr170, cabins Nkr450-1300)
This pleasant campsite with soft grassy pitches beside the lake and cabins that range from
the super-basic to the truly luxurious also serves as the dock for monster boats on Seljord-
vatn(faresvarywiththenumberofpassengers)andhasatelescopetohelpyouspotSelma.
Kayaks and canoes can also be rented here for Nkr30 per hour. There are a couple of other
campsites in the vicinity.
Information
The
tourist office ( 35 06 59 88;
www.seljordportalen.no
; 10am-6pm Mon-Fri
mid-Jun-mid-Aug, shorter hr rest of yr)
has lots of local information and revels in good
troll stories.
