One of Norway’s most northerly towns is home to the Kirkenes Snow Hotel, which mimics Sweden’s popular Ice Hotel. It has rooms with unique snow sculptures, an ice bar serving vodka in ice-crafted ...

Other excursions include walks, hikes, horse riding, dogsledding and a stay at the Ice Hotel in Kirkenes. Excursions are extra and cost from $79.

9) Stay in a hotel made of snow Terje Rakke/Nordic Life/VisitNorway.com Two hundred and fifty miles north of the Arctic Circle near the Russian border lies the Kirkenes Snow Hotel.

I was in Kirkenes, a remote mining town ten minutes drive from the Russian border that was once occupied by Nazi Germany. I had been invited to chase the elusive aurora borealis on a cruise with ...

‘Hurtigruten is the lifeblood of our business and so many others,’ says Milivoj Krzanic, head of international sales at the Snow Hotel in Kirkenes.

But Norway above the Arctic Circle is an ideal place to see it. And the next 18 months could be the best time in a decade as the sun is at its most active. Hurtigruten has been running ships along ...

The ship's "Norway's Coastal Kitchen" program sources 80 percent of its food and 60 percent of its drinks locally — including what may be the world's most intriguing sparkling wine.

At $475 per night, this was the most we've ever spent on a hotel stay. However, it felt like a once-in-a-lifetime chance to check off a bucket-list experience and stay at a place made of ice and snow.

Celia Grace Nachura There are very few things Celia won’t do for a good story, but her favourite ones always involve the beach, animals, or any type of outdoor activity. She’s been writing for as long ...

Here’s how to watch the waltz of luminescent ribbons from cruise ships, mountain tops and snow hotels in northern Norway Natalie Wilson Tuesday 02 July 2024 15:28 BST Comments open image in gallery ...