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Practicalities
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The coastal boat (
Hurtigrute
) docks in the centre of town at the foot of Kirkegata; buses arrive and leave from the adjacent car park. The
tourist office
, Destination Tromso, is at Storgata 61, near the Domkirke (June to mid-Aug Mon-Fri 8.30am-6pm, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm; rest of year Mon-Fri 8.30am-4pm), and issues free town maps as well as having a small supply of
private rooms
at around 300kr per double per night (200kr single). The large and basic
hostel
,
Troms
o
Vandrerhjem
, Gitta Jonsons vei 4 (tel 77 68 53 19; ?5-10/$8-16; late June to late Aug), is located approximately 2km west of the quay, a steep twenty-minute walk up Fr. Langesgate. Alternatively, try one of two reasonable
guest houses
:
Skipperhuset Pensjonat
, Storgata 112 (tel 77 68 16 60; ?15-20/$24-32), or
Kongsbakken
, on the hillside directly west of the city centre at Skolegata 24 (tel 77 68 22 08; ?15-20/$24-32). The nearest
campsite
,
Tromsdalen Camping
, lies over the bridge on the mainland, about 1500m beyond the Arctic Cathedral. It has cabins and is open all year; several city buses go near there - ask at the bus station. Tromso has a varied selection of
restaurants
,
cafes
and
pubs
. For excellent coffee, pastries and light snacks try
Kaffebonna
, Strandtorvet 1.
Aunegarden
, at Sjogata 29, has everything from coffee and tasty cake to traditional Norwegian dishes. The
Sjomatrestauranten Arctandria
and the adjacent
Biffhuset
, Strandtorget 1, have excellent food for around 200kr per person a main course, and a good, lively pub,
Skarven
. In the evening,
Bla Rock Cafe
, Strandgata 14, is a lively spot with a CD jukebox and weekend discos. Other useful information
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Norway,
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