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Vik

Vik, Hella

 smirnofforiginal Says:  My Lonely Planet described this as one of their favourite places in iceland... for me, after having my breath taken completely away by Dyrhólaey and then being left speechless by the ever so slightly calmer beauty of wild Reynisfjara, Vik was not quite able to compete. It is... 

Reynisfjara

Reynisfjara, Hella

 smirnofforiginal Says:  My Lonely Planet only afforded Reynisfjara a few sentences and I suppose, other than saying that it is a volcanic (black) beach with splendid views back down to Dyrhólaey and has a superb display of basalt columns, there is not a lot else to say! It is, however, a beautiful... 

Dyrholaey

Dyrholaey, Hella

 smirnofforiginal Says:  I think this has to be one of my very favourite places in Iceland. It was so incredibly dramatic and alive. The energy of the swollen sea crashing, smashing and pounding everything it could reach - relentless and formidable. Dyrholaey is best known and recognised for its... 

Skogarfoss

Skogarfoss, Hella

 smirnofforiginal Says:  Skogafoss is a big, angry, powerfall (but beautiful) waterfall. It thunders down from the cliff top stream that feeds it, smashing the black volcanic ash. The colours here are borderline technicolour - the back volcanic ash, the green, green grash and the white spray from... 

Seljalandsfoss

Seljalandsfoss, Hella

 smirnofforiginal Says:  Seljalandsfoss is beautiful, tall and tumbling.Make sure you have your waterproofs on and be careful with your camera because you can walk around the back of the waterfall and you will, naturally, get rather wet! You can also go down, behind the falls, to the green pool that... 

The Saga Centre

The Saga Centre, Hella

 a5floor Says:  Here at the Saga Centre you will get an idea of how the area was formed. You will get a headphone on and they will tell you all about it (you can choose between the language Icelandic, English and German). At the Saga Centre you can view Icelandic art. When I was there,... 

Hotels  

Hotel Ranga

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Highland Hotel

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Hotels  

Nonni's Guesthouse: like staying with an old friend

Nonni's Guesthouse: like staying with an old friend, Hella

 smirnofforiginal Says:  Meticulously clean.Jón was a wonderful host. He was friendly, helpful and went out of his way to make us feel comfortable and at home.It cost € 125 for a famil room with breakfast.Breakfast was fantastic. Jón put on such a spread and he even packed some of it up for us to... 

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Restaurants  

Cafe Thor: THOR!

Cafe Thor: THOR!, Hella

 smirnofforiginal Says:  It is essentially a pub.Inviting from the outside.Inside it is comfortable and friendly.Lots of old instruments strewn about and a huge tv screen playing the Icelandic equivalent of MTV.The food was nothing special - pizzas etc... but this appears to be the norm around... 

Kanslarinn: Kanslarinn

Kanslarinn: Kanslarinn, Hella

 a5floor Says:  This restaurant has the usual meals: burgers, grills and pizzas. The prices are between ISK 750 and ISK 2690. 

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 08 September 2007 On the way to Hella I stopped to several picknick places to make pictures. Initially I wanted to go via Stora-Dimon and Smaratin to Hvolsvollur, but the road wasn't that great. So,... 

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in Hekla's shadow

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 I stayed in Hella because it was (a) a convenient stop en route and (b) because I was drawn to Hekla. However, Hekla is 35km north and its 1491m high summit was hiding behind a cloak of mist. So, my... 

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 I've lived in Hella nearly my entire life. It's a quiet and friendly little town with locals, just like me, who have lived here all their life and most of them are related to each other in one way or... 

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