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78 99 11 59;
www.rica.no/arctic
;
Kongensgate 1-3; d from Nkr990;
)
The Rica Arctic, a pleasing modern block, boasts Norway's most easterly swimming pool,
heated and open year-round. The other special attribute, its Arctic Menu restaurant (sum-
mer buffet Nkr350) is the best of the town's hotel dining options.
Kirkenes Snow Hotel
HOTEL
( 78 97 05 40;
www.kirkenessnowhotel.com
; s/d half board & sauna incl transfer from Kirkenes
Nkr2500/5000; 20 Dec-mid-Apr)
Yes, the price is steep but you'll remember the occasion for life. And bear in mind that 25
tonnes of ice and 15,000 cu metres of snow are shifted each winter to build this ephemeral
structure. For dinner, guests cook reindeer sausages over an open fire, then enjoy a warm-
ing main course of baked salmon.
Eating
The best in-town meals are in the
Rica Arctic Hotel
.
Ritz
PIZZA
78 99 34 81;
www.ritzkirkenes.no
; Dr Wessels gate 17; pizzas Nkr193-269;
3-11.30pm)
Has an all-you-can-eat dinnertime taco buffet (Nkr128) on Wednesday and pizza buffet
(Nkr150) each Friday.
Gapahuken
NORWEGIAN
(
78 99 08 20; mains Nkr220-550, buffet Nkr400;
4-10pm Tue-Sat, 3-7pm Sun mid-Jun-Aug, on
demand rest of year)
From the broad picture windows of Gapahuken, Sollia Gjestegård hotel's restaurant, there's
a grand panorama of the lake at its feet and the Russian frontier post beyond. Discriminat-
ing diners drive out from Kirkenes to enjoy gourmet Norwegian cuisine made with fresh
local ingredients such as reindeer, king crab, salmon and halibut. Sunday is buffet only.
