3★+ hotels in Longyearbyen from €319/night (range €319–437, 3 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
In Jul, Longyearbyen typically sees ~10°C daytime highs and 14 rainy days.
Top-rated tours and tickets from €152 — book ahead for the popular ones.
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Longyearbyen, (pronounced lungyer-byin) is the largest populated area, and capital of the Norwegian region of Svalbard. The settlement is generally regarded as the northernmost town in the world as well as the most easily accessed frontier in the Arctic, and is an ideal base for the greater exploration of Svalbard and the high Arctic.
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