Food Scene
Restaurant Minilik
30Great authentic Ethiopian food. Highly reccomended
Restaurant Mika
SkólabrautEasy going restaurants with good pizzas and homemade chocolate.
Friðheimar is not really a restaurant, it is a food experience inside a geothermal heated greenhouse. There you can eat tomato soup inside the greenhouse and watch how the tomatoes are growing. Very highly recommended! Please note that it is popular and you might have to book a table in advance.
149 locals recommend
Friðheimar
FriðheimarFriðheimar is not really a restaurant, it is a food experience inside a geothermal heated greenhouse. There you can eat tomato soup inside the greenhouse and watch how the tomatoes are growing. Very highly recommended! Please note that it is popular and you might have to book a table in advance.
Sindri Bakari Cafe
Our local bakery.
A restaurant, hotel and ice cream makers. They serve locally sourced food and while you eat your ice cream in the ice cream barn you can watch their cows through a window.
68 locals recommend
Efstidalur II
A restaurant, hotel and ice cream makers. They serve locally sourced food and while you eat your ice cream in the ice cream barn you can watch their cows through a window.
A tiny shed next to the greenhouses where you can buy strawberries and tomatoes straight from the farmer. You pay cash in a box.
Garðyrkjustöðin Silfurtúni
SilfurtúnA tiny shed next to the greenhouses where you can buy strawberries and tomatoes straight from the farmer. You pay cash in a box.
Parks & Nature
A beautiful waterfall, one of the iconic spots in the neighbourhood on the Golden Circle.
283 locals recommend
Gullfoss
A beautiful waterfall, one of the iconic spots in the neighbourhood on the Golden Circle.
Geysir is our most known geothermal ares. It has many hot springs and thereof one that spurts water 20 meters into the air every 10 minutes.
It is one of the iconic spots in the neighbourhood on the Golden Circle.
288 locals recommend
Geysir
333Geysir is our most known geothermal ares. It has many hot springs and thereof one that spurts water 20 meters into the air every 10 minutes.
It is one of the iconic spots in the neighbourhood on the Golden Circle.
Faxi
35Beautiful waterfall.
Þingvellir is a national park and a site of historical, cultural, and geological significance, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland.
The park is one of Iceland's most beautiful destinations, and a stop on the “Golden Circle” is Þingvellir National Park.
The park lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the boundary between the North American tectonic plate and the Eurasian.
311 locals recommend
Thingvellir National Park
Þingvellir is a national park and a site of historical, cultural, and geological significance, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland.
The park is one of Iceland's most beautiful destinations, and a stop on the “Golden Circle” is Þingvellir National Park.
The park lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the boundary between the North American tectonic plate and the Eurasian.
A hike up on Miðfell for beautiful views. 2.5-3 hours, fairly easy walk and a marked path. Just be careful in the wintertime, it might be snowy and slippery.
Miðfell
A hike up on Miðfell for beautiful views. 2.5-3 hours, fairly easy walk and a marked path. Just be careful in the wintertime, it might be snowy and slippery.
A beautiful hiking trail and hot spring area. The trail leads up to hot rivers where you can bathe.
See all info here:
https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/reykjadalur-hot-spring-valley-in-south-iceland
19 locals recommend
Reykjadalur
ReykjadalurA beautiful hiking trail and hot spring area. The trail leads up to hot rivers where you can bathe.
See all info here:
https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/reykjadalur-hot-spring-valley-in-south-iceland
Entertainment & Activities
In Syðra Langholt there is a great horse rental where you can go on shorter and longer tours with experienced guides. Highly recommended.
Sydra Langholt
AuðholtsvegurIn Syðra Langholt there is a great horse rental where you can go on shorter and longer tours with experienced guides. Highly recommended.
A beautiful pool in middle of nowhere. It is one of the first swimming pools in Iceland, in a green valley, nobody works there but some people keep it open. It takes about 10 minutes to walk from the parking lot. Highly recommended.
38 locals recommend
Seljavallalaug Swimming Pool
A beautiful pool in middle of nowhere. It is one of the first swimming pools in Iceland, in a green valley, nobody works there but some people keep it open. It takes about 10 minutes to walk from the parking lot. Highly recommended.
The secret lagoon is one of the oldest swimming pools in Iceland and was just renovated a few years ago. It is a beautiful location surrounded by hot springs. It is open every day from 11-22, I especially enjoy going in the evening, then there is less people in the lagoon and you can see the stars in the winter and setting sun in the summers.
134 locals recommend
Secret Lagoon Iceland
HvammsvegurThe secret lagoon is one of the oldest swimming pools in Iceland and was just renovated a few years ago. It is a beautiful location surrounded by hot springs. It is open every day from 11-22, I especially enjoy going in the evening, then there is less people in the lagoon and you can see the stars in the winter and setting sun in the summers.
Our local swimming pool. It is 25 meters long, has two hot tubs and a steam bath.
Winter opening:
Monday – Friday: 17:00 – 21:00
Saturday and Sunday: 13:00 – 18:00
Flúðalaug
Our local swimming pool. It is 25 meters long, has two hot tubs and a steam bath.
Winter opening:
Monday – Friday: 17:00 – 21:00
Saturday and Sunday: 13:00 – 18:00
Essentials
Our small and local grocery store is in Flúðir, 13 minutes away by car.
21 locals recommend
Samkaup Strax
30Our small and local grocery store is in Flúðir, 13 minutes away by car.
Alcohol store.
In Iceland alcohol is only sold is special shops, this is our local one.
8 locals recommend
Vínbúðin
Alcohol store.
In Iceland alcohol is only sold is special shops, this is our local one.
Sightseeing
A family run company with local guides and Super- jeep highland tours. We have travelled with them and recommend it whole heartedly.
http://secretlocal.is/
Secret Local Adventures
LangholtsvegurA family run company with local guides and Super- jeep highland tours. We have travelled with them and recommend it whole heartedly.
http://secretlocal.is/
Arts & Culture
Þingborg is wool workshop and centre. There you can see and buy local wool, often hand spun and naturally dyed. There is also a gallery on the first floor with glass and ceramics.
It is 8 km east from Selfoss by road nr 1
http://thingborg.net/?page_id=475
Þingborg
Þingborg is wool workshop and centre. There you can see and buy local wool, often hand spun and naturally dyed. There is also a gallery on the first floor with glass and ceramics.
It is 8 km east from Selfoss by road nr 1
http://thingborg.net/?page_id=475