Where to Stay in Slidre, Innlandet

What is Slidre known for?

Slidre is a village in the municipality of Vestre Slidre, set in the Valdres district in the south-western part of Innlandet, in south-eastern Norway (Østlandet). Its great landmark is Slidredomen, the old stone church that has stood above the valley since the Middle Ages. The church crowns the slope.

The wider parish keeps a string of timber churches too, among them Lomen kirke, Røn kirke and Øyjar kapell, marking the long Christian history of this corner of Valdres.

What are the main landmarks in Slidre?

Slidredomen is the great sight of the valley. The old stone church has stood above Slidre since the Middle Ages, the chief landmark of Vestre Slidre and a fixed point in the parish. A medieval church crowns the hill.

The district holds a string of timber churches as well: Lomen kirke and Røn kirke stand among the farms, while the older Øyjar kapell counts among the heritage chapels of the valley. Together they carry the long church history of this part of Valdres.

What is the history of Slidre?

Slidre carries a deep church history in the valleys of Valdres. The stone church of Slidredomen rose above the settlement in the Middle Ages, a sign of how early the faith and the farms took hold along the river in the south-western part of Innlandet. The parish formed early.

Around it the timber churches of Lomen kirke and Røn kirke served the scattered farms of the valley, and the chapel of Øyjar kapell stood among the upland communities of Vestre Slidre. The valley kept its farms and its churches through the centuries. Trade and travel moved along the road that climbed through Valdres toward the mountains, and Slidre held its place as a church and farm village at the heart of Vestre Slidre.

The old parishes settled into the modern municipality, and the village kept the medieval Slidredomen and the cluster of valley churches that mark its long past in this corner of south-eastern Norway (Østlandet).

Where is Slidre?

Slidre lies in the Valdres district, in the south-western part of Innlandet, in south-eastern Norway (Østlandet). The village sits on the valley slope above the river and the lake, with Slidredomen standing on the higher ground and the road running on through the dale of Vestre Slidre. Hills and water frame the valley.

The wider municipality reaches across the dales and the high country, taking in the farms and the timber churches of Lomen kirke and Røn kirke among the slopes above Slidre.

What is the climate of Slidre?

Slidre has the dry, sharp climate of the inner valleys of Valdres. Winters run cold and snowy, with frost gripping the valley floor and deep snow lying on the slopes around Slidredomen through the long dark of the season. The bright season is brief.

The shelter of the surrounding hills keeps the heavy rain off, so Slidre shares the drier weather of the south-western part of Innlandet, the long northern daylight warming the river meadows while snow holds late on the high ground above the village.

How do you get to Slidre?

Slidre sits on the road that climbs through the valleys of Valdres. Buses and cars reach the village along the route toward the mountains, and the centre lies close to Slidredomen and the valley shops. Most reach the village by car.

The road carries the valley traffic past Lomen kirke and the western farms toward the high country, while the wider towns of Innlandet handle the rail and the longer journeys of travellers reaching this part of south-eastern Norway (Østlandet) from further afield.