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Hamardomen - cathedral under glass
tojoh Says: The remains of the old cathedral and the fortress that once used to be the home of the local bishop are the most important. They are located on a small peninsula, north of the city centre, and you can get there by walking along the beach. Here you can admire the view of the...
tojoh Says: hrough the Middle Ages Hamar grew into an important political and religious centre. The church played a major role in this process, but during the 15th and 16th century, Hamar's ambitions of power were challenged by Oslo. The Danish-Norwegian king Christian III embraced the...
NORSK JERNBANEMUSEUM - the trainmuseum
Maria_75 Says: This is the national trainmuseum of Norway. You can see the history of trains, and they have a great collection of trains. The gathering of the trains started in 1896, and continues still today. They also have a special library regarding trains and their history.
PRØYSENHUSET - the house of Alf Prøysen
Maria_75 Says: Alf Prøysen was a famous norwegian writer and songwriter that lived from 1914 to 1970. In this museum you can see the house where he was born and raised.The cowshed and barned are restored to the way it was in the beginning of the 1900's, but the livingroom is preserved as...
Maria_75 Says: Noone knows for sure when strong alcohol (booze/liquor) came to Norway, but they think it was somewhere around the 1300's when it slowly spread from Arabia. At that time it was very expencive and rare, concidered as a medicine and it was supposed to cure everything. In a...
Maria_75 Says: The norwegian emigrant museum shows the history of the norwegians that emigrated to overseas destinations. More than a million people went between 1825 and 2000. As we are only about 4,5 million people living in Norway today, this is a huge percentage of the population. No...
Maria_75 Says: This is the world's oldest paddle steamer. It was launched in 1856, and represents a little piece of norwegian history.Today it's primarily a touristship, taking you between Elverum and Lillehammer. It's a great way of seeing the nature along Norway's biggest lake; Mjøsa.
Maria_75 Says: This was the arena for skating during the winter olympics in 1994. The arena is built as a vikingship upside-down, and is one of the most famous landmarks of Hamar.It is 250m on the longest and 110m on the widest.
One of the oldest Stavchurches in Norway!
Roeffie Says: Borgund StavkyrkeOne of the oldest Stavchurches in Norway on road E16 from Fagernes to Lærdalsøyri.A guided tour tells you all about the history of Stavchurches in Norway and this one in particular.
Scandic Hamar: Big conference hotel
daarth Says: I've used this hotel 3 times for seminars, and it seems like an OK place for just that
Grimsbu Turistsenter Motell & Camping: Very nice campingground!
Roeffie Says: Lies beautiful between Rondane and Dovrefjell
Knutstad & Holen: A culinary oasis
tojoh Says: In Hamar, you get the best fish and seafood Norway can offer. Here you find one of the best fishmongers in the whole country. It is quite unexpected to find such a large variety of products here, so far away from the sea, but there are few places in Norway that rival...
Do you like to drive a little rough?
Roeffie Says: SlettefjellvegenA little Toll road that starts near road E 16 at Hemsing Bru. The Slettefjellvegen takes you up to 1300 m over the Slettefjell Mountain Range. And ends at Beitostølen on road 51.
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For the time being Hamar area Page
Gudbrandsdalen is the main artery to the nord of the country. European road E6 is coming trough this area. But said this it is never to crowded in Norway. There are is one bigger town for Norwegian...
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Hamar is a small town, approximately 120 km north of Oslo. When Lillehammer hosted the winter olympics in 1994, some of the arenas where in this city.
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My beautifull hometown of Hamar
Hamar i a small town in the eastern district of Norway in the county of Hedmark some 130 km north of Oslo. It has a poplation of aprox 28 000 people. The city as it is today is about 165 years old,......
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