Tofte

Tofte is an old farm on the route over Dovrefjell, between Gudbrandsdalen and the road north to Nidaros. A royal estate in the Middle Ages, it stood beside a difficult mountain crossing used by kings and travellers. King Håkon Håkonsson built a hall and chapel here in the thirteenth century. Tofte remained a royal estate until the late seventeenth century and later served as a guesthouse and transport station, continuing its association with journeys across the mountains.