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Around Lom
East of Lom, just off the Rv15, a couple of sites pay homage to Arne Brimi, perhaps Nor-
way's best-loved celebrity chef.
Sleeping
Brimisæter
FARMSTAY
( 91 13 75 58;
www.brimi-seter.no
;
dm Nkr350, d from Nkr1000; )
This former summer mountain dairy has a simple but lovely rural family ambience and
plenty of animals that kids will love. Accommodation is in a mixture of dorms with beds ar-
ranged in a long line half built into the wall, and private rooms. Good meals are available.
Brimi-Fjellstugu
LODGE
( 61 23 98 12;
www.brimiland.no
;
r per person from Nkr600)
Owned by celebrity chef, Arne Brimi, this delightful mountain hotel offers high levels of
comfort in a stirring mountain setting. Meals are cooked by the man himself. This means
you're in for a real culinary treat.
Vågå Gardshotell
HOTEL
(
www.gardshotell.kulturgardar.no
; per person from Nkr650)
These converted 19th-century farm buildings just off the Rv15 between Lom and Vågå are
a wonderful alternative to hotels, and make a great base if you'll be in the area for more than
a night.
Jotunheimen National Park
This is it. This is the big one. The high peaks and glaciers of the Jotunheimen National Park
(1151 sq km), whose name means the 'Home of the Giants', make for Norway's best-loved,
busiest and, arguably, most spectacular wilderness destination. Seemingly hundreds of hik-
ing routes lead through ravine-like valleys past deep lakes, plunging waterfalls and 60 glaci-
