Varanger · Norway
Smelror · Vardø
Old fishing hamlet on the Norwegian Scenic Route just before Vardø, at Norway’s easternmost edge, with a wide sea horizon.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- East and north over the Barents Sea.
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 74 km by road from the middle of Varanger (estimate), roughly 1 h 25 by car.
- Coordinates
- 70.3854, 31.0204 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from visitnorway.com.