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Hafnarfjörður
From Wikitravel
Hafnarfjörður is a town in Southwest Iceland, with a population of 24,839 (December 1. 2007).
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Nonstop flights on Icelandair [1] are available at the best value from the U.S. and Canada, with gateways in Boston, New York City, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Orlando Sanford, Halifax, and Toronto. Destinations beyond Iceland include most major European cities (i.e. Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Helsinki, London, Oslo, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris, and Stockholm, with newly-added cities Bergen and Gothenburg), with Icelandair's hub-and-spoke network connecting via Keflavik in Iceland. (Please note that some destinations are seasonal.) You can also stopover in Iceland for up to seven nights at no additional airfare on your way to or from Europe. That's two destinations for the price of one!
An additional way to get to Iceland is to use low cost carrier Iceland Express. Cheaper and with less rules it is good alternative for a smaller budget. As an added bonus they also fly nonstop from London and Copenhagen to Akureyri in norhern Iceland. Summer 2010 their plans include flights between Reykjavik and Alicante, Aalborg, Barcelona, Basel, Berlin, Billund, Birmingham, Bologna, Copenhagen, Frankfurt Hahn, Friedrichshafen, Gothenburg, Geneva, Krakau, London Gatwick, Paris, Warsaw
Once arrived, take the Flybus, it gets you Hafnarfjörður several hostels and hotels. Hafnarfjörður is also the closest part of the Greater-Reykjavík area to the Leifur Eiríksson Airport so it easy to take the Taxi.
From Reykjavík it is easy to take the public bus that runs every 15-20 minutes.
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Hafnarfjörður isn't too big so it is easy to walk with in the city attractions. To get to Reykjavík the easiest way is to take the bus. Taxi service is also available.
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It is easy to spend a day walking around in the old part of Hafnarfjörður, looking at the oldest houses and visiting a park, Hellisgerði, in downtown Hafnarfjörður. In the park you can find the only collection of Japanese bonsai trees in Iceland. As a part of your walking tour you can walk along the beach in the heart of the town. You only have some 5 minutes walking distance to a magnificent cliff giving view over the town, 10-15 minutes walking distance to the magnificent lava nature in town or the unspoiled nature along the beach. You can also visit the museums downtown (e.g. town museum and maritime museum). Hafnarfjörður has one of the few monasteries in Iceland. In downtown Hafnarfjörður you can visit the museums, e.g. the Hafnarborg cultural centre [2].
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In Hafnarfjörður you can go hiking on the town mountain Helgafell [3], go on cultural walks in the old town [4] or you can visit the christmas village during weekends in December [5]. You can also go riding with Íshestar [6]. Hafnarfjörður is well known as the town of the elves so you can go on a tour [7] visiting the homes of the elves and listening to stories about them. You can also visit the swimming pools in town. At least two of them are 5 minutes' walking distance from the centre.
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Hafnarfjörður is well known for its art galleries, e.g. Gallerí Thors [8], [9], boutiques and goldsmiths, Fríða [10] and Sigga og Timo [11] and some small galleries and shops in downtown Hafnarfjörður. During weekends in December there is a Christmas village in the centre with a market place and free live entertainment.
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There are several nice restaurants in Hafnarfjörður. In Tilveran in downtown Hafnarfjörður you get delicious seafood, pizza or meat and in the Viking Village [12] you can get all kind of Icelandic food, traditional food, meat or fish. In café Súfistinn [13] you can have a cup of coffee or something bigger, at Café Aroma [14] you get all kinds of modern food and at Gamla Vínhúsið [15] you can have a lunch or a dinner.
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There are several hotels in Hafnarfjörður (in English: Hafnarfjordur). The two biggest ones are the Viking village [16] and Hotel Hafnarfjordur [17]. There are several guest houses, e.g. Helguhus [18], Arahus [19], Hafnarfjordur Guesthouse [20] and others [21].
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