The Official Tourist Guide - East Iceland

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MAIN TOWNS / VILLAGES
Egilsstaðir www.fljotsdalsherad.is
Egilsstaðir is one of Iceland’s youngest towns and unlike most towns
it was established in 1947 by the national government. Since then
Egilsstaðir has developed an extensive array of services and become
the service and trade centre for most of East Iceland. The town is
a centre of transportation, mainly through Egilsstaðir international
Airport. Scheduled buses connect to all the villages, from Breiðdalsvík
in the south to Borgarfjörður eystri, as well as to Höfn and Akureyri.
Fljótsdalshérað municipality offers free bus rides between its main
centres of population.
The ferry Norræna,
docks at the port of
nearby Seyðisfjörður with
is only road connection
to Egilsstaðir. Ferry days
tend to be very lively in
the towns markets and
excellent restaurants.
The town´s strategic
location makes it
perfect to plan daytrips
to many of the great
locations nearby. There are many good hotels and guesthouses,
as well as restaurants to be enjoyed. The municipality provides
exemplary facilities for sports, operating for example four sports halls
and an artificial turf football field. Fljótsdalshérað has two swimming
pools, a small one at
Hallormsstaður and a
great outdoor pool at
Egilsstaðir, with a water
slide and a children’s
splash pool.
Things to do:
Visit the Minjasafn, museum
Stroll in Selskógur village woods
Soak in the hot tubs
Visit the culture centre
Enjoy fabulous local food
Go horseback riding