Hrauneyjar Highlandcentre
IS-851 Hella
Iceland

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The Highlandcentre Hrauneyjar
Hrauneyjar is situated at the edge of the country´s most impressive, and active volcanic area. There is a accommodation for 100 people in 54 double rooms. This is a great place to have a conference. At the Highlandcenter there is a nice restaurant, shop and petrol service.

It is so close to many magnificant places, it is f.ex. only 25 km to Veiðivötn, 80 km to Þjórsárver, 25 km to Mt. Hekla.

The Highlandcentre Hrauneyjar is a Icelandic Farm Holidays member number 670.
The area is a winter paradise for snowcatting and cross-country skiing and there are marked walking paths in the neighbourhood.

The Highlandcentre is open all the year. Daily from 7:30 to 24:00. Closed from 20. of December to 3. of January every year.

From Hrauneyjar is a short distance to many of the most beautiful and popular tourist attractions in the highlands. The surrounding of Hrauneyjar is a paradise for those who wish to come in contact with the powerful forces of untamed Icelandic nature.
The following are a few ideal destinations for day-trips to see the Highland of Iceland.

Veidivötn are a magnificent highland oasis. The lakes are rich in trout that are believed to be from one of the oldest stocks in Europe. They vary in size, 3-6 pounders being common, and are known for their excellent taste, which many say is naturally spiced. The road from Veidivötn continues north to Jökulheimar on the west of Tungnaarjökull, one of the valley glaciers that "flows" from Vatnajökull. This is a good place to "get away from it all": the silence is often total, unbroken even by bird calls.

Thjorsardalur is one of the attractions in the valley of the river Thjorsa is the Saga-Age Farmhouse, a replica built in 1974 of the farm at Stöng which was destroyed by an eruption of Hekla in 1104. The ruins of Stöng can also be seen, and a short walk further up the valley leads one to Haifoss, the second highest waterfall in Iceland and one of the most impressive.

 



 
 
 
 
 
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