Lillehammer is a small cozy town in Norway. It is located on the coast of the largest Norwegian lake Miesa in the beautiful Gudbrandsdalen valley. It was in this place that legends about elves and trolls appeared many years ago.
This small but very picturesque town hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics. Such a major sporting event could not leave Lillehammer without reminders of himself. Olympic symbols are placed everywhere, which are surprisingly organically combined with local traditional figurines of trolls, elves and other representatives of the mystical world. Small houses with moss-covered roofs complete the overall look of the fabulous Lillehammer. Despite this fabulousness and mythicality, the infrastructure is well developed in the city. As you know, Norwegians are very practical people, so everything here is built and built with high quality, for many centuries.
Tourists are especially fond of the Olympic Park, which still retains the atmosphere of the long-past Olympics, which has become not the only important sporting event in Lillehammer's life. This city, like Norway itself, is imbued with the spirit of sports, a healthy lifestyle and active pastime. Of course, skiing is the most popular and favorite here. About Norway, they say that its young inhabitants are given skis on their very first birthday. There is hardly a Norwegian who does not know how to ride them. There are 4 ski centers in Lillehammer, with a free shuttle service between them.
In addition to sports activities, this picturesque Norwegian town will delight all tourists with numerous festivals, during which reindeer races are held. Various concerts and exhibitions are frequent here. Especially famous is the Ethnographic Museum, which is the best not only in this resort, but in the whole of Norway. No less popular in Lillihammer is the Olympic Museum, on the ground floor of which guests get acquainted with the history of the Olympics, and then they can see with their own eyes the various symbols of this sports festival and the inventory of famous athletes.
In 2016, the Norwegian capital Oslo will host the Biathlon World Championships, a large-scale sports tournament that will bring together thousands of foreign visitors to the Scandinavians. Not long before that, the Winter Youth Olympic Games will be held in Lillehammer - an equally striking event that will add to the history of this glorious city. World renowned Norwegian athletes will be the ambassadors for these Games. Another pleasant reason to visit this cozy Scandinavian town.
