The Official Tourist Guide - East Iceland

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EAST ICELAND Forword In this handbook you will find information about the East of Iceland to ease your travels and help you make your visit to our part of Iceland a memorable experience. The book is published by the East Iceland marketing office, located in Egilsstaðir in close cooperation with the Icelandic Tourist board. We are responsible for promoting East Iceland as a tourist destination, as well as running the East Iceland Tourist Information Centre in Egilsstaðir. Our goal is to strengthen the image of the east and make our guests aware of the great possiblities and experiences that await you in our part of Iceland. For further information go to our website www.east.is. We wish you an enjoyable stay in East Iceland. Markaðsstofa Austurlands 2010 East Iceland Marketing Office. east@east.is Tel. (+354) 472 1750 www.east.is Enjoy your stay! UMHVERFISMERKI 141 776 Editor: Ásta Þorleifsdóttir PRENTGRIPUR Layout: Zetor / Héraðsprent Photos: Andrés Skúlason, Atli Börkur Egilsson, Ásta Þorleifsdóttir, Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson, Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson, Sindri Skúlason, Ólafía H. Jóhannsdóttir, Guðmundur Gíslason and many others. Printing: Oddi Ecolabelled Printing Company
www.east.is General information ...........4 Main towns / Villages ..........8 Nature .....................................21 Tours & Activities ..............56 History & Museums ........70 Culture & Arts .................100 Accommodation ............111 Dining ...................................141 Note: The information in this book is always arranged from North to South, from Vopnafjörður to Djúpivogur. 3
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eefs. Hamarsá river is one of the
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Klaustursel Crafts and Mini-Zoo Kla
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Gaedingatours Útnyrðingsstaðir,
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Hiking tours in Borgarfjörður Bor
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East Iceland Snowmobile adventures
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Kajakklúbburinn kaj Kirkjufjara 74
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Birds.is Bakki 1, 765 Djúpivogur (
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Selárdalslaug in Vopnafjörður is
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www.east.is The 19th century was pr
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⌘ Kjarvalshvammur is an artist ca
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Gunnarsson (1889 - 1975) bought Skr
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www.east.is The Saga of the Vopnafj
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www.east.is The Dragon of the East
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Múlastofa Did you know that the wo
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Á hreindýraslóðum “On a Reind
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Fljotsdalur Powerplant Visitors cen
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Íslenska stríðsárasafnið / The
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Sjóminjasafn Austurlands / The Eas
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The Jósafat Hinriksson Maritime Mu
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Petra’s rock collection This wond
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Steinasafn í Breiðdal Well organi
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www.east.is The French hospital The
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Sláturhúsið Culture Centre The S
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Bláa kirkjan Blue Church, the summ
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Fjarðabyggð Church and Culture Ce
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Gallerí Snærós Gallery Snærós
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www.east.is You will surely find na
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Síreksstaðir Cottages Sírekssta
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Guesthouse Sámur bóndi Aðalból,
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Guesthouse Eyvindará Eyvindará II
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Gistihús Olgu Tjarnarbraut 3, 700
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Eyjólfsstaðir á Völlum Eyjólfs
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Hótel Hallormsstaður Hallormssta
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Borg Guesthouse Borg, 720 Borgarfj
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Hótel Aldan Norðurgata 5, 710 Sey
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Mjóeyri Strandgata 120, 735 Eskifj
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Tunguholt Tungu, 750 Fáskrúðsfj
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Eyjar Hunting lodge Veiðihúsið E
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GPS 65.27.830 N / 13.40.286 V Winte
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I really can’t make up my mind, i
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Gistihúsið Egilsstöðum Egilssta
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Fancy something sweet or a cold dri
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Kaffi Sumarlína Búðavegi 59, 750
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