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Food Scene
It is a very good restaurant and they also have popular exhibitions about the old sagas and Iceland´s first settlers
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Das Siedlungszentrum
13-15 BrákarbrautIt is a very good restaurant and they also have popular exhibitions about the old sagas and Iceland´s first settlers
A nice little pizzeria with good service and delicious pizzas
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La Colina Pizzeria
1b HrafnakletturA nice little pizzeria with good service and delicious pizzas
A bakery and a coffee shop where it is nice to sit and enjoy the beautiful scenery
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Geirabakari Kaffihus
ÞjóðvegurA bakery and a coffee shop where it is nice to sit and enjoy the beautiful scenery
In Húsafell there is a very good restaurant as well as a swimming pool
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Hotel Husafell
StórarjóðurIn Húsafell there is a very good restaurant as well as a swimming pool
A very nice restaurant in Akranes, the place to enjoy good food after a day of sight seeing in the area.
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Galito
16-18 StillholtA very nice restaurant in Akranes, the place to enjoy good food after a day of sight seeing in the area.
Essentials
Bónus
6 DigranesgataNettó
58-60 BorgarbrautLyfja
A pharmacy in Borgarnes
Heilbrigðisstofnun Vesturlands
4 BorgarbrautThis is the medical center in this area
Sightseeing
Hraunfossar Waterfall
VesturlandSpectacular lava waterfalls only 20 minutes away
Iceland´s highest waterfall in Hvalfjörður, ideal for a day trip.
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Glymur Waterfall
Iceland´s highest waterfall in Hvalfjörður, ideal for a day trip.
Europe´s most powerful hot spring which produces 180 liters of boiling water every second. Only 20 minutes away.
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Deildartunguhver
Europe´s most powerful hot spring which produces 180 liters of boiling water every second. Only 20 minutes away.
A day trip to the Snæfellsnes peninsula and the glacier Snæfellsjökull is a must when staying in this area.
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Snæfellsjökull
A day trip to the Snæfellsnes peninsula and the glacier Snæfellsjökull is a must when staying in this area.
A visit to the Akranes lighthouses has become quite popular both for the view and spectacular acoustics. Recently chosen by The Guardian as one of the best travel discoveries 2018.
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Alter Leuchtturm von Akranes
A visit to the Akranes lighthouses has become quite popular both for the view and spectacular acoustics. Recently chosen by The Guardian as one of the best travel discoveries 2018.
Arts & Culture
Reykholt is a historical place, packed with history and culture. It was the home of Snorri Sturluson who wrote many of the Icelandic sagas, you can visit the museum or his old geothermal pool from the thirteenth century.
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Reykholt, Southern Iceland
Reykholt is a historical place, packed with history and culture. It was the home of Snorri Sturluson who wrote many of the Icelandic sagas, you can visit the museum or his old geothermal pool from the thirteenth century.
Interesting museum showing the history of agriculture in Iceland
Landbúnaðarsafn Íslands - The Agricultural Museum of Iceland
53/2Interesting museum showing the history of agriculture in Iceland
Shopping
Here you can find all kinds of hand-made clothes and blankets, hand spun yarn, patterns etc.
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Ullarselið - Wool Centre
53/2Here you can find all kinds of hand-made clothes and blankets, hand spun yarn, patterns etc.
Entertainment & Activities
A new and popular geothermal bath resort only 20 minutes away and there is also a very nice restaurant
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Krauma
A new and popular geothermal bath resort only 20 minutes away and there is also a very nice restaurant
If you feel for an adventure a trip into the glacier Langjökull might be something for you.
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Into the Glacier
If you feel for an adventure a trip into the glacier Langjökull might be something for you.
Parks & Nature
Víðgelmir is one of the world´s largest lava tube caves with unique rock formations. Guided tours.
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Vidgelmir-Höhle
Víðgelmir is one of the world´s largest lava tube caves with unique rock formations. Guided tours.
A new geothermal bath by the beach Langisandur in Akranes.
Check opening hours.
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Guðlaug Baths
A new geothermal bath by the beach Langisandur in Akranes.
Check opening hours.