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Visiting Svalbard is a proper Arctic adventure. ginger_polina_bublik/Shutterstock

Dec 16, 20259 min read

A Guide to Svalbard, Norway

Left: A bedroom at Funken Lodge. Right: A view of a glacier from the room

Dec 16, 20258 min read

Checking in: Scandinavian Comfort in a Boutique Hotel in Svalbard

Four people at the front of a boat in blue water heading toward a blue glacier next to snow-covered mountains on shore.

Aug 18, 20258 min read

6 Great Things to Do in Svalbard, Norway

Cecilia Blomdahl in Longyearbyen, or “the village,” as locals call it. Courtesy of Cecilia Blomdahl

Aug 6, 20248 min read

A Local's Guide to Svalbard

The town of Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway

Sep 23, 20202 min read

New Owner Wanted for This Arctic Pub Where Polar Bears Stop to Visit

The only Russian Orthodox Church in the furthest north.JPG

Jul 27, 20203 min read

Barentsburg - the Northernmost Inhabited Island of the World

The town of Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway

May 19, 20202 min read

The Archipelago of Svalbard Will Reopen from June, but Only to Norwegians

Stockholm, Sweden - July 15, 2023: Electric Bikes for Rent Ridemovi Parked at Street in City Centre., License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-12-09T22:12:31.000Z, User: Norma.PrauseBrewer_LonelyPlanet, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Europe 5, other: Norma Brewer

Nov 6, 20192 min read

Is This the Greenest Way to See the Northern Lights in Svalbard?

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