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Hvammsvik Hot Springs
Thermal baths
👍👍 We enjoyed this place tremendously! There are 8 pools with different temperatures, so you can always find one pool that you feel comfortable in. After soaking in the pool for hours, my skin was so smooth and soft!
The surrounding is absolutely gorgeous. I felt one with the nature.
The staff was ve...
4.90 (542 reviews)
(~25.04 km from centre)
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Blómasetrið - Kaffi Kyrrð
Cafe
👍👍 Such an incredible coffee shop! It’s unlike any that I’ve ever visited. The charm and ambiance is off the charts! Super friendly staff and beautiful location. The menu offers a large array of food and beverages. My daughter ordered the Icelandic chocolate waffle with rhubarb and it was amazing. Thei...
$74/night
4.80 (730 reviews)
(~0.3 km from centre)
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Bara Borgarnes
Diner
👍👍 We had a wonderful evening yesterday with two charming, warm-hearted hosts.
The food was delicious (grilled lamb and grilled chicken) and the portions were large.
Because I wanted to try a particular vodka, they mixed me an extra cocktail which I can only recommend if you like something like moscow...
4.90 (259 reviews)
(~0.18 km from centre)
5
Glanni Waterfall
Tourist attraction
Reached by a hiking trail, this waterfall sits near an ancient lava field & has a viewing platform.
4.60 (1K reviews)
(~29.81 km from centre)
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La Colina Pizzeria
Pizza restaurant
🫤 Unfortunately totally overrated and the worst Pizza I had so far, EVER! Very friendly service, unfortunately that can not make up for a tasteless and blunt pizza. Pizza is the only dish they served. NOT recommendable.
$$ $$
4.60 (708 reviews)
(~1.95 km from centre)
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The Settlement Center
Museum
👍 Due to road closures our travels redirected us to Borgarnes. The Settlement Center was a big stop for our day of driving. There is a lot of history here, which is shared in the echo offered at this location. We were focused on food, as we had beef driving a lot. The buffet looked ok, but we opted fo...
$$ $$
4.50 (1.8K reviews)
(~0.32 km from centre)
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Old Akranes Lighthouse
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Short drive from Reykjavik under the tunnel.
Free car park, clean toilets at visitor hut. Old lighthouse is rocky path. New lighthouse is taller and the one you can climb up. 300kr adults, under 18s free. Art for sale is displayed on the lighthouse walls as you climb up. Good views at the top.
Lady...
4.50 (1K reviews)
(~26.98 km from centre)
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Borgarnes Swimming Pool
Swimming pool
👍👍 A quintessentially Icelandic pool experience. Three large hot tubs of various temperatures, a heated pool with lanes for swimming, three different sized water slides for kids of all sizes and ages, a steam bath, and even a tub of cold water if you like to torture yourself like me. All for around $9...
4.60 (354 reviews)
(~0.26 km from centre)
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Guðlaug Baths
Outdoor bath
👍 DIRECTIONS
Park between the arena and the football field. Then walk down the foot path behind the arena. Walk past the playground. Keep walking. The baths are in a small cement block between the beach and the athletics field.
EXPERIENCE
This is not a tourist attraction! It's mostly locals here. I...
4.70 (231 reviews)
(~25.51 km from centre)
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Geirabakarí Kaffihús
Bakery
👍👍 I think this spot was used as the "Papa John's" in the Walter Mitty movie. They have small bites (love balls) that are very tasty.
4.50 (632 reviews)
(~0.61 km from centre)
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Gamla Kaupfélagið
Lunch restaurant
👍👍 Loved our lunch here. Fast and convenient, cream tomato soup was also delicious.
$$ $$
4.70 (221 reviews)
(~25.71 km from centre)
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Guesthouse Milli Vina
Guest house
👍👍 It is always a pleasure to visit Virginio and Cinzia, they are wonderful and welcoming hosts, and the place is a quiet paradise where you forget about the world.
The rooms are comfortable and clean, and you can find a small cute object in every corner, from handmade dolls to rocks and wooden pieces...
4.90 (134 reviews)
(~17.34 km from centre)
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Englendingavík
Restaurant
👍👍 We decided to stop over here for lunch and were gently welcomed by the waitress who was really nice to us all the time. The cod and the “bruschetta” (sorry but as Italian I can’t call it so because it’s actually not like that) were very tasty. The dishes were served rapidly. Prices a little bit high...
$$ $$
4.50 (472 reviews)
(~0.3 km from centre)
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Galito
Restaurant
👍👍 We stopped at this nondescript location and LOVED it. Highly recommend it - terrific pasta, pizza and burgers, very interesting food combinations well prepared in a lovely environment ... I may not be in Akranes again anytime soon but I would immediately come back to Galito.
4.60 (274 reviews)
(~25.28 km from centre)
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Hótel Hamar
Hotel
Unfussy hotel offering a bar, hot tubs & a restaurant, as well as complimentary parking & Wi-Fi.
4.50 (452 reviews)
(~4.18 km from centre)
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Fossatún Camping Pods
Lodging
👍👍 We needed to spend a first night in Iceland on our way to the East and chose this place for its affordability (we stayed in the pods) and good location. We were not disappointed.
Staff was extremely friendly and flexible. We hiked a bit in the vicinity (troll walk, waterfall) before an excellent din...
$60/night
4.50 (449 reviews)
(~17.5 km from centre)
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Bónus
Supermarket
👍👍 There are 3 supermarket brands in Iceland. Bonus, Netto and Kronan. Our experience is that the Kronan is the best looking, most diverse and the most expensive. Netto is cheaper with limited diversity and Bonus is cheap, has everything we needed but sometimes a bit messy. But it was our number one.
4.40 (572 reviews)
(~0.6 km from centre)
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Deildartunguhver
Tourist attraction
Steam is visible a great distance from these dramatic, boiling natural hot springs for viewing only.
4.30 (2K reviews)
(~28.01 km from centre)
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Staldrið Food Truck
Restaurant
👍👍 Sensational food. Very tasty soup and roll ( a thick broth filled with scrumptious meat and veg); awesome fish and chips, which were nice and crispy; and hot dogs with everything (which were so good, we got more). The service was very friendly and if it were cold we could’ve sat in the cosy greenhou...
4.70 (141 reviews)
(~28.08 km from centre)