Knife and tool production

The blacksmith’s trade has long traditions at Geilo. Today’s industry has grown from the earlier farm and regional smiths. Brødrene Øyo was established in 1882 and Brusletto & Co. in 1896.

Today, knives, axes and tools from Geilo are exported worldwide. The knife and tool factories have shops where products may be purchased.

The Geilo Smithy

A museum/theme centre that portrays Geilo’s iron industry development through 2,000 years. Can be visited at Brødrene Øyo AS. Groups can order in advance a storytelling theatre - "From coal-burning pits to robots" with instructive and humorous insights into the history of production from its beginning to today.

Geilojordet

Farm yard with old buildings from the eighteenth and nineteenth century in the centre of Geilo. This is a very pleasant place to visit with an outdoor café and various activities.

Cultural monuments

Around Lake Ustedalsfjorden you can follow a 12-kilometre long path and experience cultural monuments such as:

• Fekjo Culture and Heritage Park
  A burial place from the Viking Age was found at Ustedalsfjorden. There are also several coal-burning pits that where part of an iron extraction site. An outdoor sculpture exhibition opened in 2001.  
• Tufte Bridge
  Bridge built in the traditional log construction method – a true copy of the old listed bridge from 1884.
• Hol Old Church
  The old church is beautifully situated by Lake Holsfjorden 15 minutes from Geilo. The church was originally a small stave church, but it has been expanded several times. The first expansion happen around the fifteenth century. The second large expansion was around 1798/1799.
  The church living room: The biggest part of the two buildings that lies by the church was built in 1815.
  The Priest living room: Built in 1844 in order to accommodate the priests on their official journeys to Hol.