Visiting Svalbard in June also allows travelers to avoid the busier month of July, which marks the height of the Svalbard ...

Hurtigruten is unveiling two new Svalbard itineraries for 2026 and beyond. The newly announced offerings, which are either 13 or 17 days long, combine Hurtigruten’s popular Svalbard Line with several ...

Ask seasoned travelers to rattle off their ultimate bucket list destinations and a pronounced pattern will emerge. The adventurous among us tend to prefer places that are off the beaten path. Way off.

Cozy rooms, wonderful views at breakfast, a relaxing sauna, fine dining, and an impressive wine list are among the home comforts available after a day of exploring Longyearbyen. ByDavid Nikel, Senior ...

To visitors, the Norwegian archipelago can seem both ethereal and eternal. But climate change all but guarantees an eventual collapse of its vulnerable ecosystem. The strong summer sun melts the top ...

With everyone jumping on the Iceland bandwagon, dare we say that photo-ops on a glacier are getting quite…common? But spending the night on one? You’ll need to venture farther into the Arctic Circle ...

The summer before I turned 40 – with my fertility ebbing, as everyone with a vested interest in such things felt the need to remind me – I decided to set sail on the biggest adventure of my life.

LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY — High above the icy fjord, the vault is almost complete. Inside a frozen mountain not far from the North Pole, workers are building three concrete chambers to withstand global ...

Svalbard, Norway, offers an unparalleled Arctic adventure, boasting abundant polar bears and extreme natural phenomena like ...

In Svalbard, above the Arctic Circle, you can’t be born and you can’t be buried, but you can find renewal in the dark of winter. The northern-most greenhouse dome in the world provides microgreens to ...

Svalbard is one of the world's northernmost inhabited areas – and certainly isn't for everyone. As resident Cecilia Blomdahl reveals. The Swedish author moved there from Gothenburg in 2015, because it ...

LONGYEARBYEN, Norway – Sky-gazers in the Arctic were treated to a perfect view of a total solar eclipse Friday as the moon completely blocked out the sun in a clear sky, casting a shadow over Norway's ...