Introducing Vardø
It’s a pancake-flat 75km drive between Vadsø and Vardø, well off the beaten track for all but the most die-hard travellers. But the ribbon of road has a lonely charm as it threads its way between the shoreline, hardy grasses and tough, low shrubs.
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Vardø qualifies as Norway’s easternmost town. Although this butterfly-shaped island is connected to the mainland by the 2.9km-long Ishavstunnelen (Arctic Ocean tunnel), locals maintain that theirs is the only ‘mainland’ Norwegian town lying within the Arctic climatic zone (its average temperature is below 10°C). Once a stronghold of trade with the Russian Pomors, it’s now a major fishing port and home to many Russian and Sri Lankan immigrants.
The tourist office (78 98 69 07; www.varanger.com; 10am-7pm Mon-Fri, noon-7pm Sat & Sun Jun–mid-Aug) is in a smart wooden building beside the Hurtigruten quay.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Pasvikdalen and Grense Jakobselv
by mylittlenorway 04 June 2009
To nett09 We are actually talking about Pasvikdalen and Grense Jakobselv. Vadsø to Vardø is like lunar land. This is what 'bush' mean…
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RE: Pasvikdalen and Grense Jakobselv
by netts09 04 June 2009
haha, "bushland". that's funny! there is abseloutly NO bushes from Vadsø and out to Vardø. about if it's any sense to go to pasvik before…
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Re: Pasvikdalen and Grense Jakobselv
by steinarh 29 May 2009
bushland???? Pasvikdalen is heavily forested. Really a corner of the russian taiga, and the northernmost area in the world with such…
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