The fertile region of Valdres in southern Norway lies on both banks of the river Begna, which rises in the southern Jotunheim and flows into the Tyrifjord at Hønefoss. It is a region of many farms and lush pastureland. There are a number of stave churches in the area.
From Hedal the E 16 follows the right bank of the Begna to Begndal and continues to Bagn, a pretty village straggling up the valley, with a wooden 18th century church on a cruciform plan. At Bagn a side road branches off to the stave church of Reinli (12th C.).
Fagernes, situated amid hills covered with spruce forests at the mouth of the Neselv, which here forms beautiful waterfalls as it flows into the Strandefjord, is a popular holiday resort, much frequented by anglers. The Valdres Folk Museum, one of the largest open-air museums in Norway, has numerous old buildings, as well as collections of domestic equipment, textiles, musical instruments and hunting weapons.
At Fagernes the road divides. E 16 bears west, while Road 51 continues northwest towards the Jotunheim.
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