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| Shopping in Lillehammer, Norway |
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Lillehammer's commercial areas are centered on two areas: The main area, well-known because of the Lillehammer Olympic, is the centre of Lillehammer itself, with the pedestrian areas and adjacent side roads, back yards, parallel roads etc. The Storgata pedestrian street is the focal place.
Strandtorget Shopping Mall
Located at the base of town, Strandtorget Shopping Mall is a bustling and modern shopping enviroment with 53 stores, child care, cafes and stable shopping temperatures year round. Free parking. 15 minutes to walk from the town's centre.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10-20, Sat 10-18
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| Pedestrian Street of Lillehammer |
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Lillehammer town centre with its award winning pedestrian street is renowned all over the country. Charming and historically important buildings serve as the backdrop for a great christmas shopping street with a number og specialist stores. Stortorget locates Christmas markets Sat 08.12 (Farmers market) and Sat 15.12. From Lilletorget you can cut into the alley of the old industri area Mesna Brug where a nice collection of stores have replaces former trades.
Shop opening hours
Mon-Fri 09.00 - 17.00 Thursday 09.00 - 19.00 Saturday 10.00 - 16.00
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| Husfliden, Lillehammer |
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| Outdoor gear in Lillehammer |
| Lillehammer has probably the largest concentration of sports goods cum outdoor gear shops in Norway. Oslo will have more, but very spread out. Fjallräven, the Swedish outdoor clothing store has their Norway office and outlet in Storgaten (north). Rustadstuen is on the other side of the street, a bit further north, with frequent sales and good service. Specialists on ice fishing and fly fishing. Buy fishing licences here. G-Sport, in the opposite end of Storgaten specialize in xc skiing. Mesna Sport near the Mesna Bridge is big on ice skating, hockey, alpine skiing. Sport og Fritid on Kirkegaten toward the railway station is big and has a good selection of camping gear, hiking gear, sleeping bags etc. They also have brand departments for Norrona, Bergans and Lowe. Stock up on good quality outdoor gear. You really need a souvenir from Lillehammer? Buy Swix ski wax, it's even produced in town! If you live in Ireland, it will last you forever. The various stores in town sometimes have good buys on sleeping bags (Ajungilak, a Norwegian make), skis and bikes at the beginning and tail end of the respective seasons, fishing gear at the end of the season. |
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