Pomor Hostel

Svalbard


This simple place was renovated in 2015 and has unadorned but tidy rooms that have a slightly institutional feel but are well priced. Some have fine views of the surrounding mountains. The hostel is a cheaper alternative to the Barentsburg Hotel. The Red Bear Pub & Brewery across the road is good for meals and drinks.


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1. Chapel

0.14 MILES

The small wooden Orthodox chapel above the football pitch commemorates the twin disasters of 1996 (a plane crash) and 1997 (a mine explosion).

2. Pomor Museum

0.14 MILES

This simple, appealing little museum outlines (in Russian only) the historical Pomor trade with mainland Russia, plus Russian mining and history on…

3. Svalbard Global Seed Vault

21.7 MILES

Deep inside a mountain, down beneath the permafrost, a vast artificial cavern, already dubbed the Doomsday Vault or a vegetarian Noah's Ark, was opened in…

4. Galleri Svalbard

21.95 MILES

Galleri Svalbard features the Svalbard-themed works of renowned Norwegian artist Kåre Tveter (1922–2012), so pure and cold they make you shiver, as well…

5. Kunstnersenteret

21.95 MILES

Attached to the Galleri Svalbard is the Kunstnersenteret, which serves as a workshop for local artists, with many of the works on sale.

6. Mine No 2

22.11 MILES

High on the steep valley wall south of the town centre, the crumbling, evocative ruins of Mine No 2 loom over the town.

7. Graveyard

22.34 MILES

Southwest of the town centre lies a haunting little graveyard with simple white, wooden crosses. It dates from the early 20th century and includes the…

8. Wooden Steps

22.66 MILES

Some 50m south of Svalbard Kirke stand five weathered wooden steps, all alone, and a sign, 'Sykhustrappa' (Hospital Stairs). This is all that remains of…