Guidebook for Egilsstaðir
Food Scene
The food is usually excellent. Nice service, clean and and cozy.
12 lokale anbefaler
Salt Café & Bistro
2 MiðvangurThe food is usually excellent. Nice service, clean and and cozy.
Local ingredients make up a suprising and great menu, service is wonderful and the location exeptional.
7 lokale anbefaler
Gistihúsið - Lake Hotel Egilsstadir
Local ingredients make up a suprising and great menu, service is wonderful and the location exeptional.
Parks & Nature
Love the beautiful waterfall Hengifoss and the area surrounding it. The Lagarfljót, Snæfell mountain and the heaths, Kárahnjúkastífla in the middle of the wilderness, Hallormsstaðaskógur forest - those are our favorites.
Snæfell
Love the beautiful waterfall Hengifoss and the area surrounding it. The Lagarfljót, Snæfell mountain and the heaths, Kárahnjúkastífla in the middle of the wilderness, Hallormsstaðaskógur forest - those are our favorites.
Arts & Culture
It always has exhibits and permanent collections.
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East Iceland Heritage Museum (Minjasafn Austurlands)
It always has exhibits and permanent collections.
An interesting museum about one of our most famous authors. Skriðuklaustur is a farmstead in the valley of Fljótsdalur in Iceland. It was the home of author Gunnar Gunnarsson and in 1939 was built and designed by German architect Fritz Höger. The house today is a museum for Gunnarsson. One of the Visiting Centers for the Vatnajökull National Park is at Skriðuklaustur.
It also has a very nice restaurant which we highly recommend.
Nearby is the end of the tunnel that is leading water from Kárahnjúkastífla Dam, approx 50 km away, to the power plant in Fljótsdalur near Skriðuklaustur.
12 lokale anbefaler
Skriduklaustur
An interesting museum about one of our most famous authors. Skriðuklaustur is a farmstead in the valley of Fljótsdalur in Iceland. It was the home of author Gunnar Gunnarsson and in 1939 was built and designed by German architect Fritz Höger. The house today is a museum for Gunnarsson. One of the Visiting Centers for the Vatnajökull National Park is at Skriðuklaustur.
It also has a very nice restaurant which we highly recommend.
Nearby is the end of the tunnel that is leading water from Kárahnjúkastífla Dam, approx 50 km away, to the power plant in Fljótsdalur near Skriðuklaustur.
Essentials
Bónus
13 MiðvangurCheap and long opening hours it provides everything you need!
Bónus and Nettó grocery stores - handy for tourists Lagarfljót lake - drive around the lake and take in the sights, go bird watching or hiking. Just lovely!
Fljótsdalshérað
Bónus and Nettó grocery stores - handy for tourists Lagarfljót lake - drive around the lake and take in the sights, go bird watching or hiking. Just lovely!
Drinks & Nightlife
Hotel Valaskjalf
Kaffi Egilsstaðir
2 BláargerðiThe local hangout for the younger generations mostly!
Getting Around
The airport is the center of transport in and out of the area. There are car rentals and bus stops down to the fjords.
Egilsstaðaflugvöllur
2 Miðvangur The airport is the center of transport in and out of the area. There are car rentals and bus stops down to the fjords.
Everything Else
The Wilderness Center is an authentic and peaceful hideaway, located right by the edge of Northern Europe’s biggest wilderness. Our guests experience the spirit of the past through a variety of services, such as: unique accommodation, local food, exhibitions, horse riding and hiking, day tours, escorted tours and tailor made tours.
7 lokale anbefaler
Wilderness Center
The Wilderness Center is an authentic and peaceful hideaway, located right by the edge of Northern Europe’s biggest wilderness. Our guests experience the spirit of the past through a variety of services, such as: unique accommodation, local food, exhibitions, horse riding and hiking, day tours, escorted tours and tailor made tours.