Frescopaintings at Sylte Hotell

You are now standing at Sylte hotell. The hotel was established in 1870 and had many English salmon lords as guests. In 1936, King Haakon VII also had lunch here in connection with the opening of the road over Trollstigen. A real gem in this building is the frescoes in the hall, which depict King Olav's journey through Valldal in 1029. Fresco painting is a technique where wall paintings are made on newly plastered, still damp walls. The artist Johannes Smogeli came in the summer of 1935, worked through the autumn, and was finished by Christmas 1936. He was a productive artist with education from the State Craft and Art Industry School in Oslo.