Pilgrim reception

At the pilgrim reception you can receive the Olav Letter and have your pilgrimage registered. The reception is located at Kjøpmannsgata 1 (by the river behind the cathedral).

Address

Kjøpmannsgata 1, 7013 Trondheim

Opening hours 2026

Every day from 1:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. until September 15.

In the pilgrim reception you will receive the last stamps in your pilgrim passport, and if you qualify for the Olav Letter you will be awarded it here. Your walk will be registered in the pilgrimage statistics, and you will receive the "Pilgrimage town of Trondheim's gold coin" which provides good offers on selected restaurants, accommodations and attractions in Trondheim.

The pilgrim reception is located at Kjøpmannsgata 1 (by the river behind the cathedral). In 2026 the reception will be open every day from 1:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. until September 15 (Special opening hours around St. Olav's Day July 29).

The pilgrim reception was temporarily moved to the visitor center of Nidaros Cathedral between October 1 2025 and June 8 2025, but is now back at its original location. Trondheim Pilgrim Center is temporarily without a fixed location, but can be contacted at trondheim@pilegrimssenter.no

The pilgrim reception is located between the cathedral and the river.

Olav Letter, pilgrim passport, stamps and pilgrim marks. Photo — The Olav letter is awarded at the pilgrim reception for those who have walked the last 100 kilometers to Trondheim, biked the last 200 kilometers, or visited at least 6 key locations along Kystpilegrimsleia (the coastal pilgrim route).