Oppland » Jotunheimen Reiseliv

Welcome to the centre of the mountain region of Norway. Jotunheimen has the greatest concentration of peaks over 2000 m.a.s.l. in North Europe almost reachable for all people, 3 National parks (Jotunheimen, Reinheimen and Breheimen), unique walking routes and hikes, good fishing and hunting possibilities, National Tourist Routes, local slow food, traditional buildings from 1600-1700 century as museum or in daily use, 2 Stave Churches and many activity companies for skiing, rafting, climbing, canoeing, ice climbing, Canyoning, Moose Safaries, guided tours in the mountain and on glaciers.

Jotunheimen are in the very heart of Norway with short distance to the Fjords of Norway, The Sognefjord and the Geirangerfjord. The National Tourist Routes Sognefjellet, Gamle Strynefjellsvegen and the future Tourist Routes Valdresflye are in our region.

The most fames edge: Besseggen, and the highest mountain Galdhøpiggen are our best known landmarks. Take the boat Gjende in to the heart of Jotunheimen National Park.

Lom National Park Village,
Fossbergom is the name of the centre of Lom. During the summer months, the centre of town is busling with local villagers and tourists. There are plenty of shops, cafes, restaurants with outdoor patios and a consistent building tradition. The municipality centre of Lom, Fossbergom, has been heritage-listed as one of five national park villages in Norway.

Main attractions are the Lom stave church (850 years old), Norsk Fjellmuseum/ National Park Visitor Centre, Lom bygdamuseum ( open air museum and park) and Fossheim Steinsenter (mineral museum).

Approximately 90 % of the municipality of Lom is covered by glaciers and mountains with the highest mountain in Norway Galdhøpiggen (2469 meter above sealevel) and number 2 Glittertind, the two well known landmarks.

Klimapark2469
The world may be facing great climate changes. If the current climate prognosis is correct, much of the ice in Jotunheimen may disappear during the 21st century. Glaciers and ice patches in the high mountains of Oppland have already experienced increased melting. In the Klimapark2469 you can experience how nature responds to the climate changes in the mountains. You will also have an opportunity to see the unique traces from the Viking Age reindeer hunters that are literally melting out of the ice. In 2010 was an ice tunnel in the Juvfonna ice patch near Norway’s highest summit Galdhøpiggen (2469m.a.s.l) built, is an unforgettable experience. The first one in the Northen Europa. www.klimapark2469.no

Information and exhibition at Norsk Fjellmuseum (The Norwegian Mountain Museum).