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program with a little look forward. i see advantages taking a holiday on norway's spitzbergen i ended. up breaking the ice booking through iceland's second largest glass here. and decadence and of those skiing in one of my saloons most exclusive result. if you want snow and ice there is no better place to guarantee its than spitsbergen this is the largest of a group of no wages nine and up in the arctic ocean the winter that lasts for nine months of the year and it's so high up that they don't see daylight free over two months of the heat still it is increasingly popular with tourists who want a winter wonderland experience yes if you want to spot a polar bear go want to dog sled and trek inside the glass only one day and

spitzbergen is the place to. martin hop takes the brakes off his dog sled. who's danish runs the largest husky farm on spitsbergen island off way between norway's north cape and the north pole dog sled tools are very popular here. monk started his fallen six years ago in two thousand and eleven with sixty dogs today he has over two hundred fifty they're a cross between the alaskan husky and the greenland dog. countrified more than what they were and they also like climbing. less aggressive. is already. there is certainly. known aggression towards humans is important considering the launch number of tourists who visit the farm every day and want to pass the animals. the husky farm

is located at the end of the island's main road which is a good ten kilometers long haul in all the archipelago that spitzbergen is part of has only forty kilometers of roads even though its surface area is one half times as large as denmark. fewer than three thousand people live on spits back and most of them in the capital long year b.m. named after an american who founded a mining company here in one thousand nine hundred six coal mining used to be spits baggins major source of income now it's tourism science and research are also becoming increasingly important. more than seven hundred students have been rolled for sciences at the nor the most university in the wont and more and more young people are getting interested. the number of tourists is also rising in twenty

sixteen there were one hundred forty five. and overnight stays eight percent more than the previous year along with dog sled tours the most popular activities all snowmobile excursions. vacationers can also go out on miniature expeditions on boats small and long. it's not all that unusual to see the king of the yacht take the polar bear spotting one of them is the dream of many spitzbergen tourists. there are an estimated three thousand pota bass on this group of islands.

this is also a good example of how spitzbergen is being transformed more and more people are working in the tourism sector point the farm has seventy guides including greg hall pac-man a biologist from germany. i've always lived somewhere where it's cold i like cold weather and snow the thing is that the longer it lasts the better so it's great that the winter season is so long here if you're lucky you can go dog sledding from october to late june it's perfect. one of the most beautiful dog sled tours goes to the scott tunnel glacier. after three hours they arrive at their destination a small home in the middle of the glacier. the hole goes down thirty metres leading to a labyrinth of bizarre ice tunnels that snow water dog into the glacier last summer

. they provide a look at the inside of the glacier ventures like this are attracting creasing numbers of people to be arctic. spits back in the gateway to the north pole and the landscape straight out of a fairy tale. just had some people prefer the cold weather to the wall of the sun and many people cheers to living colder climates whereas a couple who search for twenty years to find the perfect spot to build their dream home they found it on a peninsula in northern norway that shell like home is now that perfect little sanctuary where they can go to hibernate whenever they so desire.

the lignin an insulin lies north of the arctic circle this holiday home is perfectly suited to the cold climate in northern norway where snow covers the ground for roughly half the year it was built by hard part kramer tova felt hello welcome to my cabin come inside. the heart of the building is the living area with its floor to ceiling windows which afford a stunning view of the water this two hundred square meter bungalow it's hot board kramer's until the felts weekend for treat the retiree's spend as much time here as possible i am. most the side now. and looking at the sea. we are a relaxing more become an eerie that book we can.

be a more outside. during the winter months the sun doesn't rise for two long months to compensate for the lack of daylight has decorated the house and vibrant colors and fitted it with cosy carpets and blankets the geothermal heat pump and a wood fire ensure cozy temperatures. i can stand. here the warm from the fireplace it's very giving me i love that and it's. the house also boasts a sauna that can be used all year round. i go in this home that every saturday when we are here we take this out with the family to get our daughter granted and they also. they have a yeah we warm us here. have

a very coffee the bedrooms face the heath behind the cabin till the fells and her husband searched for twenty years until they found this spot to build their cabin construction began in two thousand and seven their idea was to build a cabin that harmonizes with its environment yet also provides a warm haven amid these harsh climes. i like the structure that feeling the warmth feeling it gives they want to. be like i said. you see it oh i own all there. on the outside. the cabinets wooden structure was neatly fitted into the few words rock formation it's malls are lined with low who wind currents. architects norris jenison designed the cabin and chose materials like wood which will withstand the harsh arctic climate for many years. it's

untreated so it has a great ice look but still it's a warm work on the outside cedar which of course in this climate also is. very well suited. and turns your silver grey in time. yet twelve the fountain hubbard kramer spent plenty of time outside if the weather permits it sometimes they can observe reindeer or whales at sea and in the winter they sometimes see the northern lights this is why they love being so far north. it's the better and not the temperate or. they are their surroundings we have here. that i haven't seen.

or to over felt and hope are kramer spending time in their cozy cabin north of the arctic circle his goodness no matter what the seas are. now of course we all know that global warming is affecting our sea levels and causing a lot of ice surrounding the poles to meant iceland is europe's northernmost country and we can't do a show on ice without going there but they are seeing the effects of climate change fast hand the long yoko glass it is shrinking this is the country's second largest glass yeah and in a bid to try and raise awareness of the issue a tunnel has been built to take tourists into the heart of the ice a magical experience but one that won't last forever. the journey to europe's longest ice total passes through a snow covered wilderness. along your code is iceland second biggest glacier it measures fifty kilometers long and up to twenty kilometers wide but global warming

means it's shrinking fast until recently it was only possible to view the glacier from above. going inside was a perfectly true reserved for scientist. but last year the glacier opened to the public. again this is going to be here i'm going to tell ya you would be is on your feet so you don't. target so few of your odin's daughter is taking twenty visitors from the u.s. and china into the glacier. seismic activity and glacier movement monitored regularly to make sure it's safe to enter the project is the first of its kind many people were skeptical at first but it's proved the real hit with tourists we always believed in the projects. we thought it was a good idea it was a bold idea but the a good idea in a way it was exciting and we had full faith in the project all along. planning

and preparation for the tunnel took four years while the actual building phase lasted fourteen months the project team was made up of blazer experts engineers geologists and architects. the tunnel lies about thirty meters beneath the surface. for sophia showing visitors to beauty of the glacier is a labor of love. it's. just like lots of things going on all the time i'm not the kind that you know it's used to want to sit at a desk and work there. eight hours a day because i get bored he said. if you would take this entire case and melt it down. melt it down and put it over manhattan island who would have

water that was three feet long but there's the. and also look at the lines in the walls. just like if you would cut open a tree you can read the years of the buffalo. it's not crying the same with the glacier but you know you can read the weather. whatever grow there has been you know from the was. fairly good lives maybe there was a crisis in summer time or the computer. the winter time. you know. so that is really cool. the jury is just over half a kilometer long. every now and then i future could pass opens up that allow us visitors to peer deep into the heart of the glacier.

iceland story shares have shrunk by ten percent over the last two decades if that trend continues there won't be much left of longer code by the end of the century. organizers hope that opening up the glacier will serve to raise the alarm showing visitors from around the world the precious beauty and fragility of this ice clad natural wonder. well the ever changing weather patterns have brought less snow to the german hotz mountains than in past years too but that doesn't stop the views from being spectacular we hoped on a train to the highest peak in the region to discover this magical landscape. days with light like this are rare in the hearts mountains in winter the sun is rising over northern germany's highest peak the pock.

the weather is putting on quite a show for the meteorologists at the palm weather station the morning slows way below freezing for record breaking. it was like a dream the skies were really clear this morning in the trees where i stop when the sun came up everything was bathed in pink light it was minus seventeen degrees celsius and with the snow minus twenty two it crunched under my feet a beautiful winter morning. and on top of that there was a spectacular view. from which he told me the visibility is fantastic i can see for around one hundred seventy kilometers so old wage of the four was bagging has. to the run in the us a cup i couldn't be more beautiful your

concern is. when the weather's this nice visitors want to take the proper narrow gauge railway to the summit. during the winter nine trains a day each other through the hearts national park on their way to the top at one thousand one hundred forty two meters above sea level many tourists enjoy wandering around on the patents plateau. and other visitors like the notion it. choose to rucka known as papa benno he's hiked appear on the list every day since german reunification. morning mr schmidt good morning are already coming back down yes notion of a cold when the weather is nice i have to go up the hill it's just ideal or is

optimistic about winter in spite of climate change every bit of begin to windows just doctors here most of it comes later in february and march then with a lot snow drifts that are up to five meters deep but that's last year there weren't many but i hope this winter will be a better one. for my eight thousand hike it is pouring rain it was still an experience nevertheless. for died and after doing it a thousand times i thought about going every other day but no i've got to go up there. on the worm back opposite the block it's just as pleasant here most of the ski slopes open in january. now more and more operators have had to use snow making machines to keep things running. as the trees and it's really hard work and we do it through the night you

know it's a lot to keep such began area covered in snow with mcleish my and off the bone. the most beautiful of winter days has come to an end in the hearts mountains but with some luck they'll be more like it before spring. i want to know more about european lifestyle and culture visit euro max on facebook. you'll find highlights from our programs. three hundred sixty degree videos of the most beautiful places in europe and snapshots taken by our reporters take an exclusive look behind the scenes at how the program is produced and follow us on facebook live. we love it when fans visit our facebook page and give us. your feedback visit d w euro max on facebook. went as full as the popular all over the world and the swiss region of the house is always busy at this time of year the both is just one of the many resorts the thriving right now that's because

long before it became known for its winter sports people came to the town for health and wellness we take a look back at the history of this town and how it's a vote over the years. davos is a swiss winter sports resort nestled in the alps it attracts snowboarders and skiers on around three hundred twenty kilometers of peace that's. home to a population of about thirteen thousand is a blend of traditional and modern one of its newer landmarks is the luxury hotel intercontinental which opened in two thousand and thirteen also affectionately called the golden egg. but it was the congress center built in one nine hundred sixty nine that put davos on the map as a location for international business and medical conferences the best known is the

annual world economic forum. is what. professor talk of the founder of the world economic forum with professor dr klaus schwab and he decided it should take place in davos before with very few wanted it spirit it's climate to help shape the. whole it was a well known holiday resort and he hoped its atmosphere would help participants discuss matters in an open minded way but it was to get that's the background to the spirit of course to this day when the president of the small mountain village of davos first became known internationally as maddox and tuberculosis patients. shattered been all at that time in europe one in seven people died of tb they want just sick they actually died of it it was a terrible play by one of. wealthy patients would stay in a luxury wellness clinic such as the shots out which opened in one thousand nine

hundred and is now a hotel many spent months if not years here following a strict health regime five meals a day cold showers and hours of rest and recuperation in the. fresh air german writer thomas munda scribe the experience in his nine hundred twenty four masterpiece the magic mountain he was inspired by his wife cockiness stay in davos . the south by devices corina but so when the u.s. wife would tell him about characters who are often very eccentric. and he actually met some of them himself in the form did involve yes yes i mean originally set out to write a novella fisheye but it turned into a thousand page novels on one thousand a magic month give all of them even that's what about. beyond the shots out is the shtick kaleb eric the first slow skiing trail in switzerland no snow cannons are used here it's one hundred percent natural if there's no snow the trails remain

closed. at the local winter sports museum visitors can explore the history of davos as a ski resort which came about mainly due to its popularity as a health resort. for. the deed on the nj boat but the enough that it was mainly the british helped establish the winter sports industry in davos specifically ski the father it's the with all how we were very fortunate that surround our conan doyle came here it was the man who wrote calm and valued of audio other chiefs day the full fayne that alfie visited him in ninety three and it was thanks to him that the sport became so popular that hut gets than i can fish. folkestone least get off to. not only famous writers but artists too were drawn to the mountain in a center of doubles is the and stupid big kitchen

a museum the german expressionist painter lived in davos from one thousand nine hundred eighteen until his death in one nine hundred thirty eight and he created some of his best known paintings here the museum houses some twelve thousand artworks by kishner. about half his entire body of work done voce also has colon nary delights on offer local restaurants serve up traditional swiss fare cheese and fruit bread as well as specialties such as bun there fleiss or air dried meat. so it's a lot for on for the back bone. but no flies she told because villagers originally had no way of refrigerating the food. they had to preserve it so they dried it if that meant they had plenty of meat to eat throughout the winter said with the flies in the. vase has come a long way since then the last one hundred fifty years have seen the small town in the swiss alps evolve into a center for support major congresses and culture. last

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