"Barentsburg" Barentsburg by shugoey

Barentsburg Travel Guide: 18 reviews and 52 photos

Russian settlement

Barentsburg is a Russian settlement on Svalbard. It has around 700 russian and ukainian inhabitants. It is more or less built on top of the coal mine.

Main street Barentsburg

I came here on a boat trip from Longyearbyen. The place is very grey and poor, but still very fascinating. We had a guided tour, which took around 30 minutes. There is one street, a museum, a post office, a hotel and a souvernir shop.

Coal mine

Power plant

The snow around Barentsburg was very black from pollution. The power plant was the first thing we spotted getting in to Barentsburg. Our guide told us that the russian coal company is planning to build a new power plant next year.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Grey, poor
Cons:Fascination history

Last visit to Barentsburg: May 2006
Intro Updated Jun 10, 2006
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Pomor Museum Things to Do (1)

In the main street the is a Museum, which is suppose to be very interesting. We never had the time to visit on our short... more travel advice

Selling souvernirs at the bar - Barentsburg

The bar at the hotel Restaurants (1)

There is a bar at the hotel. Here they sell souvernirs and of cause a lot of Vodka. A shot of vodka was sold at NOK... more travel advice

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tini58de Dec 4, 2006 at 4:31 AM

Too bad you did not make it to the museum - I found it very very interesting! Hahaha: a restaurant that only serves Vodka .... nothing seems to be impossible in Barentsburg!!