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Ölvisholt brewery
Ölvisholt brewery is a craft brewery located near Selfoss in South Iceland. We craft various exciting beers from quality ingredients. Book a brewery tour and beer tasting at https://www.olvisholt.is/visit.html
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- 800 Selfoss
- 4801200, 568-1410
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- 801 Selfoss
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- 801 Selfoss
- 8525930
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- 801 Selfoss
- 699-5777
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- 801 Selfoss
- 777-0705
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- 800 Selfoss
- 699 5777
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- 801 Selfoss
- 486-5616, 895-0066
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- 800 Selfoss
- 7768707, 7700034
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- 851 Hella
- 898-3038
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- 800 Selfoss
- 898-6463
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- 803 Selfoss
- 699-4256
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- 271 Mosfellsbær
- 8636733
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- 800 Selfoss
- 857-2000
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- 892-0888
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- 800 Selfoss
- 482-3335
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- 800 Selfoss
- 697-9280
- Norðurbraut 33
- 801 Selfoss
- 822-3345
Nature
Timburhóll - Grove
Timburhóll is a beautiful grove where you can relax and enjoy the surroundings. You could even barbecue using the barbecue facilities provided but use caution with the fire and make sure not to leave any litter. This is also a memorial site of the great Icelandic artist and painter Ásgrímur Jónsson as well as the farmers Guðfinna Guðmundsdóttir and Stefán Jasonarson.
Nature
Skagaás grove
Skagás is a beautiful grove in serene surroundings. It's easily accessible and open for everyone but please take care not to leave any litter behind. Barbequing is allowed only in a specially designated area due to fire hazard.
History and Culture
Hraungerdi church
Hraungerði is a church manor and former assembly site. The land once belonged to Hróðgerður the Wise, one of the first settlers and progenitor of the clan Oddverjar. The first mention of a church in Hraungerði is in Bishop Páll's records from around 1200 AD and since then there have been numerous churches built in Hraungerði. The current church, established in 1902, was designed by architect Eiríkur Gíslason from Bitra and is now preserved.
Nature
Flóaáveita - canals
Flóaáveitan are canals that run through the entire Flói region, from Ölfusá in the west to Þjórsá River in the east. This monumental construction consisted of 300 km long canals and 900 km of embankments. The Flói irrigation system reached over 12 thousand hectares of land and became a major transition in farming and production in the area at the time. The construction of Flói irrigation system began in 1922 and irrigation began its activities in 1927. When the irrigation was inaugurated in 1927 it was one of the greatest structures in Europe and to this day it plays an important role in transferring water between farms. Beside the sluice gate you will find an information board with more details about the Flói irrigation system. To the east of the sluice gate is a marked hiking trail along Hvítá (about 4,4 km, one way).
Nature
Hellisskógur forest
Hellisskógur is a small forest just outside of the town Selfoss. In Hellisskógur are roads and walking paths around the area and benches so visitors can relax and enjoy the area.
The cave in Hellisskógur forest was formed at a latter glacial period by sea erosion. Sea levels have been higher than now several times and signs of sea erosion can be seen on more cliffs in the area which are made of around 0, 7 - 3, 1 million year old basalt. The cave was previously used to store hay in the back and as a sheepcote in the front. It was once believed that the cave was haunted by a ghost wearing a blue scarf. The story tells of a young man who was broken hearted and hung himself in the cave using a long blue scarf.
Nature
Tjorsa river
Þjórsá is the longest river in Iceland, 230 km, and has a catchment area of 8000 km². Þjórsá is a glacier river and its source is Hofsjökull glacier. On its way to the sea it falls off some cliffs in many places and there forms beautiful waterfalls. Some of these waterfalls are well-known, but some others are unknown pearls to discover, especially those in the highlands. The waterfall Thjofafoss in Thjorsá south of the hill Búrfell is well known and easy to reach.
In winter the river can gather up huge quantities of ice that had settled at its bottom and in spring, when the ice melts in Þjórsá canyons below Urriðafoss waterfall, the river breaks through the ice which is a magnificent sight to behold.
History and Culture
The Icelandic Farmhouse
At Austur-Meðalholt is the Icelandic Turf House exhibition and where one of Iceland's best preserved turf farms can be found. It is a great example of houses built using natural materials, a subtle and almost seamless extension of nature itself. The farmhouse tradition embodies an important element of Icelandic history and the Icelandic way of life over the centuries.
History and Culture
Ölfusárbrú - suspension bridge
A suspension bridge over Ölfusá River was first built in 1891 and became the largest bridge in Iceland at the time. In September 1944, when the bridge had been in use for 53 years, the eastern bearing cables broke due to the weight of two trucks. A new suspension bridge was built in 1945 which only took five and a half months but while it was being constructed the old bridge had been fixed for temporary use. The bridge is 84 meters long and is in the town Selfoss.
History and Culture
Rútsstaða-Suðurkot
The birthplace of the great Icelandic artist and painter Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876-1956). He was a pioneer of Icelandic visual art and the first Icelander to become a professional painter. Ásgrímur studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen between 1900 and 1903.
History and Culture
Laugardælir
Laugardælir is a small hamlet near the town of Selfoss. Laugardælir was one of Iceland's busiest ferry sites until a bridge was built across Ölfusá in Selfoss in 1891. The church at Laugardælir was built in 1965 using mainly concrete and it is 300 m2 in total. In the church cemetery is the burial site of former World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer (1943-2008).
History and Culture
Villingaholt church
A church and farm site and home to the great 17th century saga writer Jón Erlendsson; thanks to his work many of the Icelandic Sagas were preserved that would otherwise have been lost. Later the home of Jón Gestsson (1863-1945) craftsman and farmer who designed and constructed the current church in 1910-1911. The church has a tower, choir loft and seats for 100 people. A little further to the south is a hill next to the school which used to be where the church and farm were located. Due to frequent sandstorms and heavy damage from earthquakes in 1784 they were moved to the current location.
Nature
Ásavegur - trail
The trail Ásavegur used to be an important highway through the South of Iceland. This centuries-old man-made route would be used by people from different directions to go fishing, for example, or to collect their sheep and cattle from the mountains. Between Orrustudal and Hnaus is a marked hiking trail along the old Ásavegur trail which is about a 6 km. walk. On this trail is the highest point of Flóahreppur with breathtaking views in all directions. Information signs on Orrustudalur (The Valley of Battles), Skotmannshóll (Archer's Hill) and Mannabeinsmelur (The Human Bone Field) are located at different points during the hike. These locations are a great part of Icelandic history. Here is the stage of Flóamanna-Saga, two big battles were fought in Orrustudalur valley and from Skotmannshóll or Archer's Hill came one of the greatest bowshots in the saga
History and Culture
Selfosskirkja - church
Selfoss Church was built from 1952 to 1956 and consecrated on Palm Sunday, 25 March 1956. It was designed by the headmaster of the Technical College in Selfoss, Bjarni Pálsson (1912-1987). The building was expanded between 1978 and 1984; a tower, porch and congregation hall with a kitchen and facilities, which now serve the purpose of a convention center, was added to the structure.
Nature
Urridafoss Waterfall
Urriðafoss is a waterfall in Þjórsá River. Þjórsá is Iceland's longest river, 230 km, and Urriðafoss is the most voluminous waterfall in the country. This mighty river drops down (360 m3/sec) by the edge of Þjórsárhraun lava field in beautiful and serene surroundings. Þjórsárhraun lava field is the result of the greatest lava flow on earth since the Ice Age. Located right off highway 1.
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Dælarétt
Dælarétt is a centuries-old sheep pen surrounded by beautiful landscape, built from rocks of the great Þjórsárhraun lava field. Dælarétt is considered to be the oldest sheep pen in the country and has now been preserved. Close by are earthquake fissure; use caution around the fissures.
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Museums
The Bobby Fischer Center
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Handverksskúrinn
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Þingborg wool processing
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Uppspuni Mini Mill
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- Asutur-Meðalholt
- 801 Selfoss
- 694-8108, 864-4484, 892-2702
- Forsæti 5
- 803 Selfoss
- 894-4835
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- Arnberg
- 800 Selfoss
- 480-1300, 840-1749
- Skálmholt
- 801 Selfoss
- 482-2529
- Eyravegur 32
- 800 Selfoss
- 8955010
- Austurvegur 22
- 800 Selfoss
- 482-3079
- Austurvegur 31b
- 800 Selfoss
- 4821007
- Austurvegur 48
- 800 Selfoss
- 482-1005
- Eyravegur 3 neðri hæð
- 800 Selfoss
- 7744434
- Þingborg
- 801 Selfoss
- 691-7082
- Larsenstræti
- 800 Selfoss
- 483-1919
- Austurvegur 46
- 800 Selfoss
- 570-6763, 570-6763
- Húsatóftir 2a
- 801 Selfoss
- 486-5616, 895-0066
- Austurvegur 3
- 800 Selfoss
- 482-3330
- Eyrarvegur 8
- 800 Selfoss
- 845-4252, 482-4099
- Eyrarvegur 2
- 800 Selfoss
- 530-7071
- Tryggvagötu
- 800 Selfoss
- 482-1782
- Eyravegur 2
- 800 Selfoss
- 581-2345
- Kríumýri
- 801 Selfoss
- 897-7643 , 899-7643
- Öndverðarnes
- 805 Selfoss
- 698-6918
- Tryggvatorg
- 800 Selfoss
- 4821390
- Austurvegur 7
- 800 Selfoss
- 4821266
- Austurvegur 22
- 800 Selfoss
- 482-2899, 896-1250
- Eyravegur 2
- 800 Selfoss
- 4802500
- Þrastarlundur
- 801 Selfoss
- 8667781