Lillehammer is a town in Oppland county, Norway, and it is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. Hiring a car in Lillehammer lets you explore the region at your own pace, including local cultural attractions such as the Garmo Stave Church, originally built around 115, and the Lillehammer Art Museum, exhibiting Norwegian art from the 18s to today.
The town boasts picturesque views south overlooking the river Lågen and the upper reaches of lake Mjøsa, Norway's biggest lake. It also offers breathtaking mountain vistas to the north, where Lillehammer is famed as a venue for winter sporting events including the 216 Winter Youth Olympics.
Hiring a car in Lillehammer gives you the chance to visit the town's other notable attractions like Maihaugen, located in the centre of the town, which is the biggest open air museum in the country. It has an impressive 185 buildings and tells the story of the people who have lived in the Gudbrandsdalen Valley over the last 300 years.
Head to Håkons Hall and you'll find the Norwegian Olympic Museum, the only museum in Northern Europe that shows the full history of the Olympics. It is also the home of the Norwegian Sports Hall of Fame, and features a section all about the Lillehammer 1994 Olympic Winter Games.
