Høvringen

When the farm hamlets were at its peak in the period around 1900, Høvringen was one of the largest farm villages with at least 35 summer farms. Herds of cattle, sheep, goats and horses were on summer in the mountains and there was life on the farm meadow. Mountain farming in the traditional form has ceased in our mountains, but still there are herds of cattle in the summer. Still is the old deer tracks that winds ties into the mountain. These tracks have become the modern human trails.

In the middle of the 1800s, the modern tourism had its humble beginnings in the night. Englishmen went to the mountains with a guide and a gun. We can still see the hunting cottages they built and that today serves as a shelter for hunters in the fall hunt.

Some of the farm owners in Høvringen realized early the townspeople need for scenery and recreation in the mountains. The first stub of business was added and tourism gradually evolved over the years from improvised and modest ancillary to a substantial and self-employment.

We at Høvringen believe in sobriety and calm in an atmosphere where the old farm tradition is not completely gone. Høvringen is where qualities such as closeness to nature and the elements together with harmony with fellow human beings and peace of mind is top priority and why is the tourist businesses here still good and pleasant places to be.