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uests at Halldór’s Café are greeted by the scent of steaming soup and freshly baked bread as they walk through the door. Across from Vík’s shoreline, with its black sand beaches, Halldór’s Café emphasises the use of only quality ingredients from the locality in their cooking. Whether be it a freshly caught salmon you crave, steaks from grass-fed cattle or free range lamb served with the accompaniment of locally grown greens— you can be sure that Halldór’s Café will deliver. They also offer a variety of lighter meals such as soup of the day and light
salads, and those with a bit of a sweet- greeting old friends or new acquaintances. tooth will not be disappoined, as the The café is open all year round. Summer menu includes home-baked cakes and opening hours are from 11:00am to 10:00 or 11:00pm, and winter openings are from home-made ice cream from a local farm. Originally, Halldór’s Café was the 11:00am to 9:00pm. When travelling in general store, built in 1831 to meet all of the area around the beautiful Vík, be sure to the needs of Vík. Today, it continues to stop at this charming café and get greeted satisfy patrons with its menu, which has with a welcoming smile and a seductive something for every taste, using local menu. -JB produce, where possible. Halldórskaffi Halldór’s Café supports artists with a Víkurbraut 28 • 870 Vík rotating display of local talent featured +354 847 8844 halldorskaffi@gmail.com on its walls, and serves up steaming cups www.halldorskaffi.is of coffee and cake, ideal for meeting and
HJARÐARBÓL GUESTHOUSE is located 46km outside of Reykjavík, close to all the hot springs in Hveragerði. A family run guesthouse where barns & haytowers have been converted to a guesthouse.
THE HELLISHEIÐI PLANT is 20 minutes away from Reykjavík that has a modern exhibition of how to harness geothermal energy with multimedia shows in English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese & Japanese.
Hjarðarból, 861 Ölfus +354 567 0045 info@hjardarbol.is hjardarbol.is/
Hellisheiðarvirkjun, 801 Selfoss +354 591 2880 exhibition@on.is www.geothermalexhibition.com/
ICELAND 4X4 CAR RENTAL specialises in four wheel drive vehicles in all sizes intended for safe, legal and comfortable travels around Iceland and off the beaten path.
GT TRAVEL - Guðmundur Tyrfingsson is a coach company. They have buses & coaches in all sizes, including the newest ones in Iceland. They also arrange private, Northern lights & group tours.
Vesturbraut 10, 230 Keflavík +354 535 6060 info@rent4x4.is www.iceland4x4carrental.com/
Fossnes C, 800 Selfoss +354 482 1210 & +354 568 1410 gt@gttravel.is www.gttravel.is
