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Galleri Laugarvatn / bed and breakfast

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Address Háholt 1

Town 840, Laugarvatn

Telephone +354 486-1016

E-mail galleri@simnet.is

Website www.gallerilaugarvatn.is

Galleri Laugarvatn bed and breakfast opened in the summer 2010.Laugarvatn is a special, natural paradise with a lake, where guests can enjoy a nice ...

Opening Period Open All Year

Sagnheimar Folk Museum

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Address Safnahúsið við Ráðhúströð

Town 900, Vestmannaeyjar

Telephone +354 488-2045

E-mail sagnheimar@sagnheimar.is

Website www.sagnheimar.is

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Gamlabúð Folk Museum

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Address Gamlabúð - Hafnarbraut

Town 780, Höfn í Hornafirði

Telephone +354 478-1833

E-mail menningarmidstod@hornafjordur.is

Website www.hornafjordur.is/menningarmidstod

The Folk Museum tells the story of the district and focuses on the history of one of the most isolated areas of Iceland. Souvenirs and handcraft. In ...

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Sagnagarður Visitor Centre

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Address Gunnarsholt

Town 851, Hella

Telephone +354 488-3000

E-mail land@land.is

Website www.land.is

Sagnagardur is the information- and visitor center of the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland. In Sagnagardur, which was opened in 2011, the ...

Opening Period 01/06 - 15/09

Library and Folk Museum

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Address Ráðhús Ölfuss, Hafnarberg 1

Town 815, Þorlákshöfn

Telephone +354 480-3830

E-mail bokasafn@olfus.is

Website www.olfus.is/bokasafn

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Skálholtsskóli Guesthouse

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Address Biskupstungnahreppur

Town 801, Selfoss

Telephone +354 486-8870

E-mail skoli@skalholt.is

Website www.skalholt.is

Skálholtsskóli – the center for education, culture and dialogue of church and society – welcomes individuals and families ...

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Katla Center

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Address Víkurbraut 28

Town 870, Vík

Telephone +354 852-1395

E-mail eirikur@vik.is

Website www.kotlusetur.is

Katlacenter Katlacenter is a center of culture and tourism. In Katlacenter are to exhibitions. „Life and Nature“ and „Good or bad ...

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The geothermal energy exhibition

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Address Hellisheiðarvirkjun

Town -1,

Telephone +354 412-5800

E-mail orkusyn@orkusyn.is

Website www.orkusyn.is

The Geothermal Energy Exhibition at Hellisheiði Power Plant is a state-of-the-art look into the harnessing of geothermal energy in Iceland. The ...

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Aquarium and Museum of Natural History

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Address Heiðarvegur 12

Town 900, Vestmannaeyjar

Telephone +354 481-1997

E-mail saeheimar@setur.is

Website www.saeheimar.is

In addition to live fish and other marine creatures at our Aquarium, the museum includes a large collection of stuffed Icelandic birds and fish, ...

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Vatnajökull National Park

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Address Skaftafellsstofa

Town 785, Öræfi

Telephone +354 470-8300

E-mail skaftafell@vjp.is

Website www.vatnajokulsthjodgardur.is

Skaftafellsstofa is an information and education centre where visitors can find answers to their questions about the Skaftafell area, along with ...

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LÁ ART MUSEUM

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Address Austurmörk 21

Town 810, Hveragerði

Telephone +354 483-1727

E-mail listasafn@listasafnarnesinga.is

Website www.listasafnarnesinga.is

LÁ Art Museum (Listasafn Árnesinga) hosts four to five ambitious exhibitions every year in its four spacious rooms. They can be modern and ...

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Hotel Leirubakki

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Address Landsveit

Town 851, Hella

Telephone +354 487-8700

E-mail bookings@leirubakki.is

Website www.leirubakki.is

Leirubakki is an old manor farm in South Iceland, only 100 kilometres from Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík. Today the farm boasts a new ...

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The Ghost Centre

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Address Hafnargata 9

Town 825, Stokkseyri

Telephone +354 483-1202

E-mail draugasetrid@draugasetrid.is

Website www.draugasetrid.is

The Ghost Centre is located in the same building as the Icelandic Wonders museum. It features all of Iceland’s most famous ghosts. Ghost ...

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Kirkjubæjarstofa

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Address Klausturvegur 2

Town 880, Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Telephone +354 487-4645

E-mail kbstofa@simnet.is

Exhibition and study centre on the nature, history and culture of the region.

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Skógar Museum

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Address Skógar

Town 861, Hvolsvöllur

Telephone +354 487-8845

E-mail skogasafn@skogasafn.is

Website www.skogasafn.is

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The Icelandic Saga Centre

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Address Hlíðarvegur 14

Town 860, Hvolsvöllur

Telephone +354 487-8781

E-mail njala@njala.is

Website www.njala.is

At the Saga Centre guests are introduced to two periods of Icelandic history that have influenced the southern communities. In the exhibitions ...

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Selfoss Library

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Address Austurvegur 2

Town 800, Selfoss

Telephone +354 480-1980

E-mail heradsskjalasafn@heradsskjalasafn.is

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Bjarkarhóll

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Address Skólabraut 4, Reykholti

Town 801, Selfoss

Telephone +354 587-6655

E-mail garn@garn.is

Website www.garn.is

Welcome to Bjarkarhóll! We are located in Reykholt on the road to Gulfoss and Geysir.In Bjarkarhóll you find the knitting store Björk where you ...

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Hólmur Travel Service

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Address Hólmur

Town 781, Höfn í Hornafirði

Telephone +354 478-2063

E-mail holmur@eldhorn.is

Website www.eldhorn.is/mg/gisting

Hólmur offers accomodation in an old farmhouse, renovated in 1960-70 style, with 6 double bedrooms and 2 shared bathrooms. Good cooking ...

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Eyjafjallajökull Visitor Center

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Town 861, Hvolsvöllur

Telephone +354 487-5757

E-mail info@icelanderupts.is

Website www.icelanderupts.is

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Þórbergssetur

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Address Hali, Suðursveit

Town 781, Höfn í Hornafirði

Telephone +354 478-1078

E-mail hali@hali.is

Website www.thorbergur.is

The Þórbergur Centre was established in memory of the famous Icelandic writer Þórbergur Þórðarsson (1888 – 1974), who was born in Hali in ...

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The Quake 2008

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Address Sunnumörk 2

Town 810, Hveragerði

Telephone +354 483 4601

E-mail tourinfo@hveragerdi.is

Website www.hveragerdi.is

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Þuríðarbúð Folk Museum

Address Strandgata 13

Location 825, Stokkseyri

Telephone +354 483-1504

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Keldur - An Old Farmhouse

Address Keldur, Rangárvellir

Location 851, Hella

Telephone +354

E-mail thjodminjasafn@thjodminjasafn.is

Maritime Museum

Address Túngata 59

Location 820, Eyrarbakki

Telephone +354 483-1504

E-mail husid@husid.com

Menningar Staður Eyrarbakka

Address Eyrargata 36

Location 820, Eyrarbakki

Telephone +354 898-4240

E-mail siggeiri@simnet.is

Icelandic Wonders

Address Hafnargata 9

Location 825, Stokkseyri

Telephone +354 483-1202

E-mail info@icelandicwonders.com

Hornafjörður Cultural Center

Address Litlabrú 2, Nýheimar

Location 780, Höfn í Hornafirði

Telephone +354 470-8050

E-mail menningarmidstod@hornafjordur.is

Þjórsárstofa

Address Árnes, Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur

Location 801, Selfoss

Telephone +354 486-6115

E-mail thjorsarstofa@skeidgnup.is

The Wildlife Museum

Address Eyrarbraut 49

Location 825, Stokkseyri

Telephone +354 483-1558

E-mail museum@hunting.is

Vestmannaeyjar Archive

Address Safnahúsið við Ráðhúströð

Location 900, Vestmannaeyjar

Telephone +354 481-3194

E-mail jonab@vestmannaeyjar.is

Pakkhúsið - Museum and Art By the Harbour

Address Við Höfnina

Location 780, Höfn í Hornafirði

Telephone +354 478-1540

E-mail menningarmidstod@hornafjordur.is

Listgjáin

Address Austurvegur 2

Location 800, Selfoss

Telephone +354 482-1467

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Aurora Experience

Address Hafnargata 9

Location 825, Stokkseyri

Telephone +354 895-0020

E-mail info@auroraexperience.com

Thingvellir, Sercice center

Address Þingvellir

Location 801, Selfoss

Telephone +354 482-2660

E-mail info@thingvellir.is

Árnessýsla Folk Museum in Eyrarbakki

Address Húsið

Location 820, Eyrarbakki

Telephone +354 483-1504

E-mail husid@husid.com

Stöng, Viking-era Long house

Address Þjórsárdalur

Location 801, Selfoss

Telephone +354 488-7713

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Óðinshús, art gallery

Address v/Eyrargötu/Hjallavegur

Location 820, Eyrarbakki

Telephone +354 896-2866

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Eyrarbakki Hostel

Address Eyrargata 51-53

Location 820, Eyrarbakki

Telephone +354 483-1280

E-mail eyrarbakki@hostel.is

Sesseljuhús Environmental Center

Address Sólheimar

Location 801, Selfoss

Telephone +354

E-mail sesseljuhus@solheimar.is

Emil Ásgeirsson - Memorial Museum

Address Gröf

Location 845, Flúðir

Telephone +354 486-6634

E-mail guggilax@simnet.is

Hekla Center

Address Leirubakki

Location 851, Hella

Telephone +354 487-8700

E-mail bookings@leirubakki.is

Geysir Center / multimediashow

Address Geysir í Haukadal

Location 801, Selfoss

Telephone +354 480-6800

E-mail geysir@geysircenter.is

The Dairy Farm

Address Baugsstaðir

Location 825, Stokkseyri

Telephone +354 483-1082

E-mail husid@husid.com

Hof I

Address Öræfi

Location 785, Öræfi

Telephone +354 478-2260

E-mail hof@frostogfuni.is

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