Legends - Reykjavík

ULLARHÚSIÐ
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• Hotel tours
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THE WOOLHOUSE
AUSTURSTRÆTI 3
Tel. 552 6970
for individuals and groups
Guðmundur
Jónasson
Travel
Icelandic woolen
goods Souvenirs
• Buses of all sizes for long
or short tours
• Comfortable guesthouse
BORGARTÚN 34 • 105 REYKJAVÍK
TEL 511 1515 • FAX 511 1511
E-mail [email protected] • www.gjtravel.is
MANY PEOPLE COME HERE
TRYING TO THROW PEBBLES
ACROSS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE 66°
Hornbjarg
Hafnir
Hafnaberg
44
43
Kapel
3
HVERAGERÐI38
39
Kleifarvatn
SELFOSS
Krýsuvíkurberg
Herdísar
42
9 Þorlákshöfn
MAGNIFICENT
SCENERY
& BIRDLIFE
38
32
Hestvatn
á
jórs
4x4
34
268
Eyrarbakki
305
lsá
Hó
Cash Refund
255
Markarfljót
252
Bergþórshvoll
252
Land Survey of Iceland are available in book stores,
tourist information centres and filling stations all around
Seljalandsfoss
4x4
Eyjafjallajökull
F208
6
Böðmóðstunga
Ska
ftá
FIMMV…RÜUHçLS - SKîGARÞîRSM…RK - BEAUTIFUL AND
POPULAR TRAIL. 20 KM / 7-9 HOURS
MÝRDALSJÖKULL
21
M
r
ðu
fjö
r
na
Vo
p
ll
fsá
áá
Sm
Da
l
jör
fjö
Ho
Lagarfljót
uls
Jök
ður
sta
jót
llor
ms
rfl
ga
La
Ha
Gerpir
PHOTO GALLERY
Búlands-
21 tindur
Berufjö
rður
1627 ALGERIAN PIRATES
ATTACKED THIS PLACE
CAPTURING ABOUT 60 PEOPLE
IRISH MONKS LIVED
ON THIS ISLAND
ABOUT 1100 YEARS AGO
ar
ýr
Klifatindur
5
HÖFN
SCENES IN 2 JAMES BOND MOVIES
HAVE BEEN FILMED HERE
Jökulsárlón
ICELAND«S HIGHEST
MOUNTAIN ¥ 2119 M
Fagurhólsmýri
Ingólfshöfði
900 m.
15
600 m.
du
lan
l
ða
an
MANY SHIPS HAVE PERISHED ON
THESE SHORES & SOME BELIEVE THAT
THERE IS GOLD TO BE FOUND
300 m.
100 m.
Me
1343 FIRST HERETIC BURNING IN ICELAND
Ð KATRêN THE NUN BURNT ALIVE FOR
SELLING HER SOUL TO THE DEVIL
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Vík
0
2
EXTRAORDINARY ROCKFORMATIONS,
SCENERY & BIRDLIFE
Booking & information: Smárabraut 20
780 Höfn - Tel. 478 2122 • 478 2222
105657 - Íslandskort 2005
www. icelandphotos.com
Photographs from Iceland
by Rafn Hafnfjörð
for publishing or as a
decoration in hotels,
offices or homes.
[email protected] tel. +354 552 2930
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s
ds
4x4 Off road vehicles only
Reyðarfjörður 10
Rey
ðar
fjör
96
ður
Fáskrúðsfjörður
Skrúður
Fá
sk 19
rúð
sfj
Stöðvarfjörður
1
örð
ur
Breiðdalsvík
a
Skeiðarársandur
r
1
92
Nesjahverfi
M
A cruise in between the drift-ice on a most
picturesque and magnificent lagoon of the outlet
glacier. Cooffe and refreshments for sale in a
small tourist shop by the lagoon.
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
La
ng
an
es
i
e
ls
a
td
ó
lj
F
Ó
ng
ða
ei
Hvannadalshnjúkur
9
see back of map
ESKIFJÖRÐUR
ra
dh
El
209
Mýrdalssandur
Heimaey
Dyrhólaey
92
Skriðujökull
15
596 km2/230 sq.mi.
Skógar
Iceland.
4
Öræfajökull
Kirkjubæjarklaustur
204
SPECTACULAR SCENERY ALL ALONG
THIS COSTLINE, THE CROWN JEWEL
BEING SKîGAR WATERFALL
Breiðamerkurjökull
Svartifoss
Skaftafell
Natural monuments
NESKAUPSTAÐUR
3
16
Skálafellsjökull
F206
17 Skógafoss
VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN 1973
SUBMERGED HALF THE TOWN IN LAVA
4x4
F210
VESTMANNAEYJAR
THIS ISLAND WAS FORMED
IN AN ERUPTION IN 1963
Sp
bu
Torfajökull
THE EASTERNMOST
PART OF ICELAND
Lón
Núpsstaður
LAUGAVEGURINN - ONE OF THE MOST
POPULAR HIKING TRAILS IN ICELANDIC
WILDERNESS. 55 KM / 23 Ñ 25 HOURS
r
1627 ALGERIAN PIRATES ATTACK
THE ISLAND KILLING 40 &
CAPTURING ABOUT 250 PEOPLE
TO BE SOLD IN SLAVERY
Surtsey
Lómagnúpur
jót
A variety of detailed and reliable maps from the National
h
a
261
M
953
see back of map
Cash Refund
4
Grænalón
Lakagígar
fl
ða
used.
16
Kú
and enjoyable touring, large-scale maps should be
ren
MT HEKLA IS ICELANDÕS MOST ACTIVE
VOLCANO ERUPTING EVERY 10 YEARS.
WAS BELIVED TO BE THE GATE
TO HELL IN OLDEN TIMES.
Þórsmörk
but not meant for use during actual travelling. For safe
Tu
25
Hekla
Hella
Hrólfsstaðahellir
18
Keldur
25 Oddi
Tindfjallajökull
Hvolsvöllur
33
CAUTION
aá
n
ng
Landmannalaugar
26
ður
jóifjör
Lónsöræfi
1
4x4
Þ
1
Stokkseyri
Þórisvatn
F26
4x4
30
á
us
Ölf
Eyvindarkofi
4x4
Sultartangalón
Hrauneyjarfoss
Háifoss
Stöng
Sigöldulón
Stöng í Þjórsárdal
F208
Hjálparfoss
31
353
Þykkvibær
This small-scale map is mainly suitable for travel planning
á
ð
35
Hellisheiði
1550 THE LAST
CATHOLIC BISHOP
OF SKçLHOLT JON
ARASON & HIS TWO
SONS MURDERED
Nature Reserves
SEYÐISFJÖRÐUR
93
Djúpivogur
Papey
Papatóftir
NATIONAL PARK
IN 1783 A.D. THE GREATEST VOLCANIC LAVA
ERUPTION IN HUMAN HISTORY STARTED
IN LAKAGêGAR. IT COVERS 565 SQUARE
KM OR 221 SQUARE MILES
Skeiðará
6
2
42
Básend
Bláa lónið Krýsuvík
425 (Blue Lagoon)
427
Seltan
7
GRINDAVÍK
417
8
30
8300 km2/3203 sq.mi.
er
ku
rs
an
d
Vogar
NJARÐVÍK
KÓPAVOGUR
GARÐABÆR
1
HAFNARFJÖRÐUR
Sog
KEFLAVÍK41
365
36
Gullfoss
35
Þingvallavatn Lyngdals- Apavatn
360
Skálholt
heiði 37
Flúðir
36
Skálholt
Laugarás
VATNAJÖKULL
ða
m
Garður
36
6
Álftanes
45
rá
du
an
M0SFELLSBÆR
Viðey
Gjálp
National parks
r
fjörðu
Seyðis
Gautavík
Þrándarjökull
Road numbers
see back of map
Krakalækjarþingstaður
Eiðar
ó
Þj
1
Country parks
Bárðarbunga
Skeiðarárjö
kull
REYKJAVÍK
F909
Grímsvötn
4x4
Vígðalaug
37
Laugarvatn
ICELANDÕS
LONGEST RIVER
230 KM
F35
Geysir
Þingve
48
Kverkfjöll
ull
Esja
SELTJARNARNES
Hagavatn
Hlöðufell 13
52
Cash Refund
Bláfjall
F910
HIDEOUT OF
ICELANDÕS MOST
HUNTED OUTLAW,
EYVINDUR
jök
1
23
Skriðuklaustur
F902
14
Kvíslavatn
THE HIGHEST WATERFALL
IN ICELAND 198 M / 594 FT
19
Hv
Hvítárvatn
er
931
Hengifoss
F910
Hvannalindir
1
94
Hard surface road
Borgarfjörður
eystri
931
24 Snæfell
rv
á
rs
Síð
u
AKRANES
Snækollur
Kerlingarfjöll
ór
ur
fjö
al
53
F550
52
Uxahryggir
Glymur 4x4 Skjaldbreiður
rð
51
6
2 /3
km
El
ar
n
Bo
rg
vat
50
sq
9
da
als
Skarðsheiði
LA
Geitlandsjökull
Þórisjökull
7
i.
.m
isj
rð
fjö
rrad
507
ldi
ur
Hjörsey
Ok
Sko
Ka
510
BORGARNES
JÖ
NG
F910
Öskjuvatn Vaðalda
Tungnafellsjökull
Ný
ida
lur
já
ítá
Hv
533
KU
Askja
F910
F26
925 km2/357 sq.mi.
dg
FAXAFLÓI
LL
13
Reykholt
Snorralaug7 Húsaf
lur
M ý r a r
SANDGERÐI
523
Deildartungu50 hver
518
540
HOFSJÖKULL
Kjölur
1
Trölladyngja
ng
á
ur
No
BEAUTIFUL & SERENE
AREA ¥ BIRDLIFE
12
Surtshellir Eiríksjökull
11 Hraunfossar
rð
1
54
20
Hveravellir
Tvídægra
Grábrók 8
7
La
Eldborg
gis
Baula
10
Herðubreið
AN EXPLOSION CRATER
CALLED HELL!
r
Arnarvatnsheiði
60
Hitarvatn
923
Village
Off road track
Dyrfjöll
EGILSSTAÐIR
4x4
F905
Dyngjufjöll
d
s
lu
e
da
n
F35
ýr
s
AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS NEIL ARMSTRONG
& BUZZ ALDRIN SPENT FEW DAYS TRAINING
HERE. THE LAKE IN ASKJA WAS FORMED
IN A CATASTROPHIC ERUPTION IN 1875
sá
l
a
d
l
ræ
4x4
a
e
a
sö
F88
fi
pp
f
M
ýv
tn
m
S n æ
Laugarbrekka
Búðir
Djúpalóns- Arnarstapi 1
Dritvík
sandur Hellnar
SN®FELLSJ…KULL GLACIER IS
CONSIDERED TO HAVE TREMENDOUS
MAGICAL & HEALING ENERGY
AND BY SOME A MEETING
PLACE FOR ALIENS
GLACIER NAMED AFTER A
FAMOUS OUTLAW WHO LOST
HIS LEG FIGHTING FRAMERS
ON THE GLACIER Ð STILL HE
MANAGED TO ESCAPE
jöllu
54
Blöndulón
F752
Holtavörðuheiði
55
56
n
TRAVELLERS BEWARE!
A MONSTER LIVES
IN THIS LAKE
Möðrudalur
Kre
Gufuskálar
Beruvík 574 Snæfellsjökull
Grundarfjörður
u
F26
1
áF
rður
57
57
TERRITORY OF OUTLAWS IN
OLDEN TIMES. RUINS OF THEIR
HOMES ARE STILL VISIBLE
4x4
ðs
Húsey
ulsá
ÓLAFSVÍK
GRUNDARKIRKJA IS
PROBABLY ICELANDÕS
MOST EXTRAORDINARY
CHURCH
4x4
Búðardalur
Eiríksstaðir
msfjö
Rif
Hellissandur
FEW WORDS DO JUSTICE
TO THIS PLACE, IT IS LIKE
BEING ON ANOTHER PLANET
Brú
Hvam
58
Staðarskáli
Hjarðarholt
593
STYKKISHÓLMUR
Mælifellshnjúkur
Jök
59
60
18 Skútustaðir
1944 GERMAN FIGHTER PLANES
ATTACK THE TOWN AND SINK
THE OIL TANKER EL GRILLO
ra
i
85
öll
n
Stöng
Town
Hé
fló
Burstafell
4x4
Aldeyjarfoss
Reykjafoss
a
704
alsá
F e l l ss trö
1253 THE FARM OF GIZUR
WHO LATER BECAME
EARL OF ICELAND BURNT
- HE ESCAPED HIDING IN A
BARREL FULL OF
SKYR=YOGURT
Grímsstaðir
rfj
Laugarbakki
RUNS 230 KM
Námafjall
Hofsstaðir
Mývatn Hverfell
City more than
20.000 inhabitants
Hellisheiði
917
848
821
744
Bland
60
4x4
lur
d
Víðid
S
BREIÐAFJÖRÐUR
ön
s tr
ðs
kar
d
na
Öx
sda
590
14
i
eið Granastaðir
h
als
Vopnafjörður
22
stu
61
5
Hvammstangi
Kerling
4x4
n
Vat
Flatey
AKUREYRI
Dettifoss
Leirhnjúkur
Laugar
Krafla
Þingeyjarþingstaður
Goðafoss
Reykjahlíð
Au
Króksfjarðarnes
Svínavatn
Borgarvirki
Vatnsdalshólar
Svalbarðseyri
Vaglaskógur
Búrfellsheiði
Jökulsárgljúfur
845
dafljót
Reykhólar
Varmahlíð
1
Möðruvellir
ONE OF ICELANDÕS
MOST FAMOUS GHOST
STORIES TRANSPIRES
AROUND THIS AREA
864
Skjálfan
20
Þingeyrar
Hóp
76
vötn
711
Glaumbær
aðs
Bjarkalundur
60
1
17
Hér
ICELANDÕS LARGEST
SEACLIFF 14 KM LONG
& 441 M HIGHT, 1320 FT
Hvítserkur
75
851
ór
ur
Flókalundur
62
60
Flókatóftir
Brjánslækur
d
trön
ðas
Bar
4
BLÖNDUÓS
Gásir
Place of interest
Hiking trails
Hljóðaklettar
87
Þj
rð
Þorskafjarðarþingstaður
Hólar
Hegranesþingstaður
sá
fjö
Hnjótur
62
Rau
612
ðas
and
ur
SAUÐÁRKRÓKUR
Drangsnes
Bakkafjörður
xá
ks
Látrabjarg
63
Patreksfjörður
Tindastóll
744
LAST EXECUTION
IN ICELAND 1830
645
Hólmavík
608
Tálknafjörður
Gvendarlaug
Museum
Ásbyrgi
Leiðarnesþingstaður
85
Vaðlaþingstaður
82
Bakkaflói
HÚSAVÍK
La
tre
Pa
Breiðavík
Hvallátur
5
Hofsós
8
Skagaströnd
Steingrímsfjarðarheiði
Drangey
Grafarós
643
61
Dynjandi
Bíldudalur
745
Kaldbakur
3
Hrísey
DALVÍK
Grenivík
Árskógssandur
Laufás
745
Fn
Hauganes
22
jós
ká
83
Eyjaf
Gláma
Hrafns
2
HÚNAFLÓI
Sjónfríð
nes
r
Kaldbakur 60
12
82
i
a g
s k
l a
ö l
T r
rðu
Vatn
s
rfjö
Djúpavík
Reykjanes
Þingeyri
na
Hrútafjörður
Ar
76
Málmey
ur
örð
afj
ag
Sk
THE EPIC STORY OF
EXILE AND ADVENTURE
ÒTHE SAGA OF GISLI
SURSSONÓ TRANSPIRES
AROUND THIS REGION
Gjögur
rður
Reykjafjö
ur
ðarh
rfjar
Öxa
85
Skjálfandi
r
635
rð
ÓLAFSFJÖRÐUR
eiði
Br
Bær
Norðurfjörður
rðu
fjö
76
Man-eating Trolls
867
Böðólfsstaðir
Tjörnes
85
ö
jafj
SIGLUFJÖRÐUR
Vigur
ra
Þórshöfn
Flatey
ÍSAFJÖRÐUR
Súðavík
Haunted area
869
Öxarfjörður
Ey
65
ði
ei
ah
ag
Sk
Kletthálsi 9 • Reykjavík
Tel: 587 5504 • Fax: 587 2729
E-mail: [email protected]
www.ag-car.is
DRANGAJÖKULL
Æðey
Þistilfjörður
Kópasker
Cash Refund
Br
ei
61
85
ið
BOLUNGARVÍK
64
Dý
TO COUNT AS A ÒREAL ICELANDIC
MANÓ YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SWIM
NAKED TO THIS ISLAND WITH A TORCH
IN YOUR HAND WHILE SINGING THE
NATIONAL ANTHEM
DR. WATSONÕS
TRAVEL TIPS
Fontur
ur
p
Ósv
Ön
Suðureyri
un
da
LOKINHAMRADALUR VALLEY
rfjö
rðu
- ONE OF THE MOST GHOST
r
INFESTED AND SCARY
Flateyri
PLACES IN ICELAND
IN THE 19TH
CENTURY POLAR
BEARS ATTACKED
PEOPLE HERE
r
Jökulfirðir
djú
Raufarhöfn
Melrakkaslétta
1238 THREE MOST POWERFUL CLANS IN ICELAND
FOUGHT OVER LORDSHIP OF THE COUNTRY LARGEST BATTLE IN ICELANDÕS HISTORY
ór
ar
11
ir
nd
ra
rð
THE MOST REMOTE & RUGGED PLACE
IN ICELAND. MAGNIFICENT
LANDSCAPE WILDLIFE & FLORA
h
st
rn
Ho
ík
jarða
alv
Þj
Að
Hraunhafnartangi
Ísa
fja
Legends
Grímsey
IN 1615 MANY SPANISH
SAILORS WERE BRUTALLY
SLAUGHTERED BY FARMERS
LED BY A COUNTY SHERIFF
25
50
75
100 km