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Sandgerdi

Sandgerði is one of the Iceland’s major fishing communities and is located on the very northern tip of the peninsula. There are interesting things to do in the town, including birdwatching and golfing. A large variety of handmade souvenirs are on offer at the Listatorg souvenir shop and one can also take in the nature and research exhibits at the Suðurnes Science and Learning Center.

It is possible to rent a quiet summer house on the north side of town and a camping site with all the necessary facilities recently opened. A newly constructed road takes you right around the coastline, passing Hvalsnes church, Stafnes village and onwards to Hafnir village.

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Sandgerdi
GPS Points N64° 2' 25.832" W22° 42' 46.139"
Postal codes

245

Population

1754

Website www.sandgerdi.is/

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Museums
Sudurnes Science and Lerning Center
If you are interested in the Icelandic nature and wildlife, sea creatures, research related to the area and art, the Sudurnes Science and Learning Center is a place you must visit! The center offers
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Libraries & Archives
Sandgerði Library
Opening hours Mondays: 8:15-18:00 Thuesdays-Thursdays: 8:15-14:00 Fridays: 8:15-12:00
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Swimming Pools
Sandgerði Swimming pool
Location: Skólastræti 2 245 Sandgerði Tel. (+354) 420 7510 Opening hours All year: Weekdays: 07:00 - 21:00 Weekends: 10:00 - 16:00 Fee Children under 17 years: 200 kr Single ticket adults: 500 kr
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Museums
Southwest Iceland Nature Research Centre
Southwest Iceland Nature Research Centre is a regional institute of natural research and is based in Sandgerði. It was established in the year 2000 and is one of eight regional Nature Centres in Icel
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Others

Listatorg
Museums
  • Vitatorg 9-13
  • 245 Sandgerði
  • 420-7555
Ný Vídd listasmiðja
Museums
  • Vitatorg 9-13
  • 245 Sandgerði
  • 423-7960, 699-7754
Sandgerði Golf club
Golf Courses
  • Vallarhús
  • 245 Sandgerði
  • 423-7802

Others

Þóroddsstaðir Travel Service
Farm Holidays
  • Þóroddsstaðir
  • 245 Sandgerði
  • 423-7748, 893-7523
I-stay
Camping
  • Byggðavegur
  • 245 Sandgerði
  • 854-8424
Restaurants
Vitinn Restaurant
You´ve just landed at Iceland´s international airport and your stomach is rumbling! A short, 10-minute ride will bring you the quickest introduction to the Icelandic speciality cuisine - and the mos
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Others

Mamma Mía Restaurant
Restaurants
  • Tjarnargata 6
  • 245 Sandgerði
  • 423-7377 , 824-7270
Other attractions
Sandgerðisdagar in Sandgerdi

Annually on the last weekend in august there is a family festival held in Sandgerði which emphazises on the enjoyment of people coming together and entertaining each other. Many events are available to people from Friday to Sunday because then all of the local citizens put in an effort to make the weekend as memorable as possible. For more information visit the official webpage of Sandgerði www.sandgerdi.is

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History and Culture
The Church at Hvalsnes
The church at Hvalsnes was consecrated in 1887. Ketill Ketilsson farmer and ship owner at Kotvogur, who then owned the land at Hvalsnes financed the building of the church. The church is preserved and is completely built of carved stone collected from the local plentiful area of rock. All of the wood in the interior was collected from the shores nearby. Extensive repairs were made to the church in 1945 under the supervision of the architect of the state. One of the most remarkable items of the church is the gravestone of Steinunn Hallgrímsdóttir who died when she was 4 years old in 1649. She was the daughter of Hallgrímur Pétursson Iceland's most important psalmist which at that time served as a priest at the parish in Hvalsnes. The gravestone was lost for a long time but was discovered again in 1964 but it had been used as a part of a walkway leading to the church.
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The Reykjanes Peninsula

Towns & Villages

Visitors to Iceland who arrive via Keflavik International Airport on the Reykjanes Peninsula may be somewhat surprised by the landscape that greets their eyes as they touch down in Iceland for the very first time. A seemingly endless, green-grey moss-topped lava field blankets the peninsula for as far as the eye can see, and it is this strange and rather other-worldly sight that is your first glimpse of the land of fire and ice. 

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