Things to do in Longyearbyen
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Huset
It’s something of a walk to work up an appetite for the Huset’s highly regarded restaurant, on whose menu (Nkr495) reindeer and grouse feature regularly. The bar serves up pizzas (Nkr85 to Nkr100), whale in pepper sauce (Nkr165) and seal stew (Nkr155) and its signature hamburger med alt (Nkr96) – a meaty burger with all the trimmings, so juicy, a researcher told us, that lonely scientists in their tents dream of it. A curiosity for a place so far from the nearest vineyard: its wine cellar has over 20,000 bottles.
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Kroa
This pub and restaurant was reconstructed from the elements of a building brought in from Russian Barentsburg (the giant white bust of Lenin peeking from behind the bar – and sporting a Liverpool FC scarf when we were last here – gives a clue). Service is cheerful and mains verge on the gargantuan. Starters are more modest in size. Try, for example, the cured seal (Nkr78) or Arctic char (Nkr92).
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Svalbard Museum
The Svalbard Museum is an impressive, recently inaugurated exhibition space. Themes include the life on the edge formerly led by whalers, trappers, seal and walrus hunters and, more recently, miners. It's an attractive mix of text, artefacts and birds and mammals, stuffed and staring. There's a cosy book-browsing area too where you can lounge on sealskin cushions and rugs.
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Mine No 3
Sign on for a journey deep into Mine No 3. Productive from 1971 to 1996, this was the last shaft to be worked manually, thrusting itself 5.5km deep into the heart of the mountain. The side spurs, from whose veins the coal was hacked, were only 80cm high. You can crawl into one to sense what life at the coal face was really like.
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Galleri Svalbard
Galleri Svalbard features the Svalbard-themed works of Norwegian artist Kåre Tveter, so pure and cold they make you shiver; reproductions of early maps of Svalbard; and a 10-minute film, The Arctic Nature of Svalbard, which gives a glimpse of Svalbard’s other, winter persona.
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Brasseri Nansen
Longyearbyen has two excellent hotel restaurants: Brasseri Nansen at the Radisson SAS Polar; and Funktionærmessen Restaurant in the Spitsbergen Hotel. These apart, locals will tell you that the two best places to eat and drink are the pub and the house. But not just any old pub or house…
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Karls-Berger Pub Café
Enter Karls-Berger Pub Café, put on your shades and prepare to be dazzled at the sight of over 1000 bottles of whiskies, brandies and sundry spirits shimmering behind the bar of this snug pub.
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Atelier Aino
Follow the sign directing you off the main pedestrian street to the gallery and workshop of Danish artist Aino Grib. A resident of Svalbard, she captures in her canvases the hues and tones of the Arctic seasons.
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Fruene Kaffe Og Vinbar
Fruene Kaffe og Vinbar ‘The Missus’, run by three sprightly young women, is a welcoming café, serving decent coffee, baguettes, pizza and snacks.
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Svalbard Explorer
In summer Svalbard Explorer runs trips once or twice daily to Longyearbyen's last producing coal mine, 15km east of the town.
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Longyearbyen Heated Pool
If you've energy left at the end of the day, plunge into Longyearbyen Heated Pool at the Sports Hall.
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Spitsbergen & Northeast Greenland
13 days (Longyearbyen)
Experience the raw beauty of Spitsbergen and the magnificent east coast of Greenland.
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North Spitsbergen
8 days (Longyearbyen)
Experience the magnificent wildlife and scenery of Spitsbergen.
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from USD$3,900 -
Spitsbergen Odyssey
12 days (Longyearbyen)
Cruise around Spitsbergen on this amazing voyage of discovery.
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North or Around Spitsbergen
10 days (Longyearbyen)
Experience the magnificent wildlife and scenery of Spitsbergen.
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North or Around Spitsbergen - Antarctic Dream
10 days (Longyearbyen)
Experience the magnificent wildlife and scenery of Spitsbergen.
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from USD$5,600 -
Northeast Greenland
13 days (Longyearbyen)
A journey of discovery encompassing north west Spitsbergen and the stunning eastern coastline of Greenland.
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from USD$7,000 -
South Spitsbergen - Aurora Borealis
8 days (Longyearbyen)
Explore the magnificent scenery of southern Spitsbergen enjoying the annual Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights).
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from USD$2,480 -
North Spitsbergen - Aurora Borealis
8 days (Longyearbyen)
Explore the magnificent scenery of southern Spitsbergen enjoying the annual Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights).
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Spitsbergen Adventure
10 days (Longyearbyen)
Explore the vast wilderness and prolific wildlife of Spitsbergen.
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