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Akranes
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Akranes - one of the most attractive town in Iceland -
The pretty town of Akranes offers a beach, a beautiful forest and a fascinating museum, as well as being home to the nation´s best football team.
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Arnarstapi
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Arnarstapi is a fishing hamlet at the foot of the low Mt. Stapafell on the southern side of the Snaefellsnes peninsula. According to the Bardar-Saga, this mythological person, half a man and half an ogre, lived in a cave in the northern slopes of this mountain. The lighthouse of Arnarstapi was |
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Borgarnes
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Borgarnes
- An attractive town -
Borgarnes is an attractive town with a population of about 2000, located 70 kilometres west of Reykjavík on National Highway No. 1 (the “ring road”), which extends all the way around Iceland. The distance to Leifsstöð (Kefla |
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Budardalur
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Budardalur
Budardalur is a small village at the head of Hvammsfiord Bay. The village is the commercial centre for the county and boasts of one of the most advanced dairies in Iceland. The dairy serves several nearby counties and daily its trucks drive hundreds of kilometres to gather milk f |
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Grundarfjordur
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Grundarfjordur
- Where gentle breezes blow -
Grundarfjörður is a growing community on the fjord Breiðafjörður near the midpoint of the northern coast of Snæfellsness peninsula. The site is characterized by a unique climate and unusually beaut |
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Hellissandur
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Hellissandur
The villages are far out north on the peninsula Snæfellsnes. The residents are altogether around 600.
Formerly a fishing station was based in Hellissandur but today fishing is mostly done from Rif, which is a former commerce center on the peninsula.
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Olafsvik
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Olafsvik
- Fishing Town -
The community Olafsvik developed centuries ago on a sinonymous cove. It offers a good natural harbour and rich fishing grounds nearby. The harbour was rebuilt and greatly enlarged in the 1950’s and since then Olafsvik is the most productive fis |
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Reykholt
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Reykholt
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Reykholt is one of the most important historical places in Iceland and a cultural centre for centuries. Here was the home of Snorri Sturluson, the chieftain and historian, from 1206 until 1241, when he was slain by his enemies. Snorri Sturluson was I |
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Saurbaer
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Saurbaer
- Camping and hiking -
Saurbær is a community at the North – East end of Breiðafjörður. The landscape is beautiful the district lies in semicircle of mountains, in a relatively flat, grassy and marshy valley. . Farming is the main occupation with the ser |
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Stykkisholmur
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Stykkisholmur
- Worth a visit -
For centuries, Stykkishómur has been a centre of trade, service and transport for the Breiðafjörður area. The village is still an ideal destination for those who are visiting the Breiðafjörður area, the Sn |
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