around iceland

244 Pages·2012·36.83 MB·English

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around iceland
A COMPREHENSIVE AND CONCISE
VISITORS’ GUIDE TO ICELAND
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Reykjavík Summit
I’ve been flying before but completely nothing can be compared to flying in Iceland.
The views you see… it just made me speechless, my heart was racing, a big smile on my face… as if I was in love!
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COME AND MEET
THE ICELANDIC

HORSE
IN PERSON
HORSE THEATER - RESTAURANT - SHOP
VISIT THE STABLE
At Iceland’s only horse park, Fákasel, visitors can meet
the unique Icelandic horse, either at the stables or the ONLY
daily horse theatre show. 30 MIN. FROM
Daily excursions available from hotels in Reykjavik, REYKJAVÍK
contact your tour desk for further information.
Restaurant serves fresh Icelandic food and is open
daily from 10am to 10pm.

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DEAR tRAvElER,
We who travel around this country the weather can change rapidly and with little warning. Travelers need
know that Iceland is a traveler´s to pay special attention to safety and should always carry equipment
dream. The landscape here is incredi- in keeping with the conditions at the time.
bly diverse and each region offers its
One of the proposals we have agreed to relates to enhanced education
own uniqueness and special charm.
for tourists. A key component is being undertaken by search and res-
Iceland is all at once spectacular,
cue teams around the country and involves the project “Safe Travel”
beautiful and exotic. Iceland´s popular-
which provides tourists with access to important information on road
ity as a tourist destination has never
conditions, emergency services and other details necessary to keep in
been greater than now and this in-
mind when organising a journey around Iceland.
volves facing a range of challenges
and numerous projects. This year the focus of our “Inspired by Iceland” marketing campaign is
on educating tourists and comes under the heading “Iceland Acade-
One of these projects is to promote
my”. This unique online program provides tourists with essential infor-
tourist safety. Recently extensive suggestions for improvement have
mation on what to consider when traveling in Iceland. I encourage you
been finalized which local authorities around the country are working
all to visit “Iceland Academy” and learn as much as you can.
on implementing. Here the state takes its share of responsibility – but
each traveler takes on a good deal of the responsibility as well. The overall aim is to ensure better travel safety for us all. I wish you all
a pleasant journey in the coming year. Please respect the land, travel
It is not enough to have good footpaths or clear signposting indicating
carefully and safe journey home!
where one may go and where not, if the traveler chooses to leave the
path or not to respect notice of closure. We must all, each individual Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir
traveler, show responsibility because we all want to reach our jour- Minister of Industry and Commerce
ney´s end safely. We also know that Icelandic nature can be harsh and
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FROM tHE EDItOR
Iceland is now published for the 40th Accompanying each chapter is a map of the area, with listings of the
time. It was first published when the main camping sites, accommodation, and swimming pools with co-
ring road was opened in 1976. This lours and numbers, which in turn correspond to service listings ac-
travel guide has been immensely pop- companying the chapters on rural areas in the booklet. These maps
ular and has had a circulation of are not accurate enough to be intended as roadmaps. You will also find
100,000 copies annually for many maps of towns with service listings in the book.
years now. This popularity is based on
Over three hundred and fifty advertisers introduce their services in the
the accurate and detailed information
booklet, making it possible for us to distribute it in 100,000 copies
about most things that can be of use
free of charge to tourists. The pages of Around Iceland are graced with
to visitors when they travel Around
beautiful photographs of Iceland by our top photographers. These pho-
Iceland. This information has been
tos are for sale on our website (www.heimur.is). At the beginning of
gathered through excellent coopera-
each chapter, you will find concise landscape descriptions and infor-
tion with tourist agents and locals all over the country. It is updated
mation on the area, such as history, culture, places of interest, leisure
annually with great care, in close cooperation with tourist information
activities, and communications.
offices and locals all over the country, to make sure that the informa-
tion is as accurate as possible. At the very beginning of the booklet, you will also find useful general
information on Iceland and its people. Finally, I hope that travellers will
The contents are arranged in order of their geographical location, go-
respect Iceland’s fragile nature on their journey. I wish you all a won-
ing clockwise around the country from its south-west corner, then
derful trip around Iceland and a safe return.
north and back through south Iceland.
Ágústa Einarsdóttir, editor,
[email protected]
Reykjavík
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