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farm, where Gudbrandsdal cheese was first made in 1863. An open-air arena next to
Gålåvatn lake is the scene in early August for an opera concert of Edvard Grieg's
Peer Gynt
. To reach Skei, head north of Lillehammer along the E6 and at Tretten
take the turn-off for the Rv254. At Svingvoll, Peer Gynt Vegen branches off to the
northwest.
OLYMPIC SKI SLOPES
Lillehammer has two Olympic ski slopes.
Hafjell Alpine Centre (
www.hafjell.no
)
,
15km north of town, hosted the downhill events, while
Kvitfjell Alpine Facility
(
www.kvitfjell.no
)
,50kmnorthoftown,wasusedforcross-country.Bothofferpublicski-
ing between late November and late April and they're connected by bus with Lillehammer
Skysstasjon.
AULESTAD
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1903 and lived on a farm at
Aulestad (
www.maihaugen.no/aulestad
;
Follebu; adult/child/student/senior Nkr100/
50/80/80; 10am-5pm May-Aug, shorter hours rest of yr)
, 18km northwest of Lille-
hammer. It has been lovingly restored, although you'll need your own vehicle to get here.
For details on an entry ticket combined with other sights in Lillehammer,
Click here
.
Hamar
POP 28,344
Thismedium-sized townwouldneverwinabeautycontest,butitdoespossessasurprising
number ofattractions that are worth a detour onyourway between Oslo and the north. The
showpieceVikingShipSportsArenadatesfromthe1994WinterOlympicsinLillehammer
when Hamar hosted a number of events, but there are also some good museums.
Sights
Viking Ship Sports Arena
OLYMPIC SPORTS ARENA
