Destinations

There are several interesting small settlements to visit in Svalbard.

Longyearbyen the administrative center is a Norwegian small town with 2100 inhabitants from 51 nations. Barentsburg is the second largest settlement in Svalbard, with 450 inhabitants. In Pyramiden there are 4-8 people livind, depending on the season. Isfjord Radio is a hotel and gourmet restaurant out in Isfjorden. Ny-Ålesund, the northernmost settlement in the world, is a research station on 79 degrees north.

In Svalbard, there are only 40 km of roads. Between Longyearbyen and the other settlements Barentsburg, Pyramiden, Ny-Ålesund, and Isfjord Radio, there are no roads and to drive a car between the settlements is not possible.

All of these settlements can be visited, and you will need to go by snowmobile in winter or boat in summer, on organized trips.

Svalbard

Inspiration

Longyearbyen

Longyearbyen, the administrative center in Svalbard. It's a tiny arctic Norwegian metropole with an international wibe.
Pyramiden

A living museum and former mining community which is often referred to as a "ghost town"
Barentsburg

60 kilometres away from Longyearbyen you’ll find Barentsburg, a mining community on the shores of the beautiful fjord Grønfjorden
Ny-Ålesund

The world's northernmost settlement. A research station at 80 degrees north.
About Svalbard

Svalbard is a Norwegian Arctic archipelago with endless areas of untouched and raw wilderness. Read more here.
Isfjord Radio

Isfjord Radio, hotel and gourmet restaurant at the end of the world.