Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A relative newcomer to the Longyearbyen bar scene, Svalbar is your fairly standard Nor-
wegian bar with a dartboard, billiard table and small menu of food until 11pm. It's popular
with a younger crowd.
Huset
BAR
(The House; bar 4-11pm Mon-Sat, 2-11pm Sun, nightclub 10pm-4am Fri & Sat)
Huset is your all-purpose night spot, with a bar and weekend nightclub (cover charge
Nkr100) where live acts take to the stage on weekends.
Shopping
Skinnboden
HANDICRAFTS, CLOTHING
( 95 97 31 46;
www.skinnboden.no
;
10am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, noon-3pm Sun)
The range of 'Arctic Products' at this place is something of a catch-all for all manner of
rather unusual products - reindeer-skin boots, seal-skin gloves, hats and vests, and even a
range of rugs made from the pelts of musk ox and other Arctic creatures. They also have a
small range of jewellery. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, but at least it's different.
Information
Sysselmannen På Svalbard
TOURIST INFORMATION
( 79 02 43 00;
www.sysselmannen.no
; 8.30am-3.30pm Mon-Fri)
For independent hiking and gun permits.
Tourist Office
TOURIST INFORMATION
( 79 02 55 50;
www.svalbard.net
; 10am-5pm May-Sep, noon-5pm Oct-Apr)
Produces a helpful weekly activities list and has other information about the archipelago.
Getting There & Away
flights weekly) or via Tromsø (three to five times weekly) year-round.
