Scan Magazine | Special Theme | Top Places to Visit in Norway in 2016
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Photo: Ove Nestvold
Photo: Ove Nestvold
Lom National Park Village: the gateway to spectacular Jotunheimen Jotunheimen, or the ‘Home of Giants’, as the name translates, is the epitome of Norwegian culture and nature melted into one. Lom National Park Village is often considered the portal to the national park boasting the two highest peaks in Norway, Galdhøpiggen and Glittertind, both around 2,500 metres high.
reason to experience Jotunheimen, the journey also takes visitors through traditional and tasty food experiences and offers highly interesting cultural insight.
By Didrik Ottesen
The area surrounding the national park also has a long culinary tradition, with popular local produce being available for purchase. Several places produce and sell their own cheese, jam, bread and sausages, with Lom National Park Village being a natural place to start – for both food and hiking. “It’s really popular to start the hiking or trip from Lom,” says Martine Hårstad, manager at Visit Jotunheimen.
When you experience it, you will understand why Jotunheimen’s theatrical appearance influenced so much of Norwegian folklore and cultural history, as Lom, which is the gateway to the home of giants, is also the home of 135 mountain tops. The tallest one is Galdhøpiggen, an increasingly popular hiking destination 76 | Issue 88 | May 2016
and accessible from two places, one being over a glacier. Rampant and ferocious, the national park is famous for its hundreds of hiking trails through spectacular scenery and offers a unique wilderness experience. While the breathtaking landscape alone is a good