Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Museum of Iron Production (Jernvinnemuseum)
—Learn about iron pro-
duction from the late Iron Age (about 1,000 years ago) with the aid of draw-
ings, exhibits, and recorded narration from a “Viking” (available in English).
The museum is about 100 yards behind the Hegni Center (look for the sign
from the road to
Jernvinnemuseum
).
Cost and Hours:
Free, mid-June-mid-Aug daily 11:00-17:00, otherwise
ask for the key at the TI or Hegni Center.
Swimming Pool
—A super indoor spa/pool complex, the Hovden Badeland,
provides a much-needed way to spend an otherwise dreary and drizzly early
evening here.
Cost and Hours:
135-150 kr for 3 hours or more, cheaper for shorter vis-
its, daily 10:00-19:00 in summer, shorter hours off-season, tel. 37 93 93 93,
$$ Hovden Fjellstoge
is a big, old ski chalet renting Hovden's only cheap
beds. Even if you're just passing through, their café is a good choice for
lunch or an early dinner. Check out the mural in the balcony overlooking
the lobby—an artistic rendition of this area's history. Behind the mural is
a frightening taxidermy collection (hotel: Sb-750 kr, bunk-bed Db-990 kr,
includes breakfast; cabins: from 650 kr for 2-4 people with bathroom and
kitchen; dorms: dorm bed-200 kr, D-500 kr, 25 kr extra if you're not a
hostel member, breakfast-70 kr, sheets-100 kr, towel-20 kr; tel. 37 93 95 43,
