Hverageroi is a small, peaceful town close to nature. All general services for abm tourists are available and within easy reach. There are several fine places that offer accommodation, for example Frumskogar Guesthouse. The geothermal area. Is a natural wonder in the heart of the town, unique in the world! Walking trails. around Hverageroi and vicinity are innumerable so everyone should be able to choose a trail according to ones interest and ability. The outdoor swimming pool in Laugaskaro was the largest swimming pool in the country for years. Its surroundings are extremely beautiful. By the pool there are hot tubs, jacuzzi, natural sauna and gym. The Laugaskaro swimming pool was chosen Icelands best swimming pool by the public in summer 2003. Play golf in Gufudalur valley right above the town. An excellent nine-hole golf course is operated there by the Hverageroi Golf Club A horse rental only 2 km from Hverageroi offers various riding tours that range from one hour to several days to those who would like to experience the Iceland horse The arnesinga art museum is located in Hverageroi. Adress : Austurmork 21, Hverageroi. Restaurants: Pizza Hverageroi, Kjot og kunst, Eden, Hverabakary, Kiddi Rot and Hotel Ork.

Apartments 5 first class apartments 2-4 person in each apartment. We offer a friendly and personal service and promise to do our best to make your stay a pleasant one. The apartment include linnen for 2 person. The flats consist of a spacious bedroom, including an excellent bath-room, a well equipped kitchen and a living room with a comforable studio couch, tv,dvd,cd and radio.Internet access. The apartment include linnen for 2 person. Breakfast served on request. Frumskogar is an ideal place for travellers who like to relax and enjoy all the best of Hveragerodi and South Iceland. Exellent outdorrs facilities with hot tub for 12 person and barbecue. Dbl. and Sgl. rooms In quiet surrounding, we offer accommodation in five rooms; 4 dbl. rooms and 1 sgl. room. Breakfast is served on request. Breakfast is served between 8 and 10.  We have prepared some suggestions of day trips that we hope will help you in planning your own excursions.

Hverageroi is an ideal starting point for excursions and trips to some of the notable historical and natural sights in the southern region all within a days journey. We have prepared some suggestions of trips that we hope will help you in planning your own excursions. We hope these suggestions will aid you in making the most of your travels as you explore this region. Ca. 185 km travelled Places of interest: Þingborg wool centre where one can buy quality crafts. Stong ruins of a Viking Age farm believed to have been destroyed in a catastrophic eruption from Hekla volcano in 1104. Gjain deep narrow gorge with lush vegetation, flowing springs, and interesting basalt and rock formations. Þjorsardalslaug lovely swimming pool in beautiful surroundings. Þjooveldisbarinn reconstructed Viking farmstead where visitors can get a glimpse of the past. Burfellsvirkjun hydropower station in the river Þjorsa. Hjalparfoss attractive waterfall. Skeioarettir corral beautiful construction made of rocks. Þingborg The Icelandic sheep wool is unique and at Þingborg Wool Centre visitors can buy quality crafts made of specially chosen and treated wool. Stong Massive eruption in Hekla volcano buried a thriving community in Þjorsardalur valley under thick layer of ash and other volcanic material in 1104. Scandinavian archaeologists excavated the farm Stong in 1939 and revealed what was left of theViking long-house. A large wooden shelter has been built over the ruins. Visitors are welcome to enter and have a look at them. Gjain Beautiful ravine where lush vegetation and a wealth of wild flowers contrast with stark rock formations and waterfalls. A walking path goes from Stong farm to Gjain, a pleasant and rather easy walk. Þjorsardalslaug Lovely swimming pool in beautiful surroundings. The water, rich of oxygen, is believed to have beneficial effects on sensitive skin. The swimming pool is open in summer from 11:00-19:00 Wednesday-Friday, from 10:00-19:00 weekends. Þjooveldisbarinn Reconstructed medieval farm based upon the original farm whose ruins are at Stong. It was constructed on the 1100th anniversary of the settlement of Iceland and is an excellent representation of a Viking Age dwelling. From 1st of June to 8th of September the farm is open daily from 10:00-12:00 and 13:00-18:00. Burfell Hydropower Station Burfell Station is located in the river Þjorsa few kilometres from the replica of Stong farm. On a visit to the station, visitors can have information on its construction and the very interesting history of the entire Þjorsardalur region. There is evidence that people have lived in the region from the very beginning of settlement in Iceland. An exhibition on 1100 years of life in the valley will be set up in the near future. Most power stations are open to visitors from the beginning of June to the end of August, further information on. Hjalparfoss Scenic waterfall surrounded by interesting rock formations. Skeioarettir corral Skeioarettir corral was built of rocks in 1881 and reconstructed on its 100th anniversary. Sheep are herded into the corral during the annual round-up in autumn and it has been and still is one of the main events of the region. The sorting of hundreds of bleating sheep by men, women and children of all age is a sight not to miss! Asdis Bjarnadottir guide

In the years l940 and up to around l965, Hverageroi was mostly known for the several artists who lived in the town. These included poets, writers, music composers, painters and sculptors. They were all renowned people in the Icelandic society and prominent in the cultural and educational matters of the nation. These artists mainly used to live in Frumskogar, which was at the time called Skaldagata, or The Street of Poets. Some of them did not get along all that well with each other, and on good days in the garden, or through the windows, the poets used to fling rhymes at each other across the street, some of which have become famous for their, sometimes sarcastic or malicious, humour. Midsel,- Frumskogar 10. This house has been inhabited by many a famous artist, painters as well as poets. Gardshorn,- Frumskogar 9. One of the poets/writers, Kristmann Gudmundsson, was a renowned womanizer, and was married seven times to seven different women. His garden in Gardshorn was famous for the variety of plants, some of which he imported for the first time in Iceland. Smaragrund,- Frumskogar 11. The house was built and lived in by Rikardur Jonsson, one of the most prominent sculptors and wood carvers in Iceland. Ljosafell,- Frumskogar 7. The Reverend Helgi Sveinsson used to live in this house. Rev. Helgi had a unique gift for quickly composing humorous poems or verses and wrote down many of these rhymed discussions with people. GStill another artist, the writer Gunnar Benediktsson, used to live in Vin. The shortage of land in Hveragerdi has been a frequent issue of dispute in the political discussions of the town, mostly due to opposition from one political party to combining Hveragerdi with the neighbouring community, Olfus, which possesses a large area of land reaching down to the sea. The humour of the Icelandic verse is very difficult to translate. This is obviously due to the native humour and rhyme. Below is an example of two verses in Icelandic by Gunnar, with a humble try to convey the meaning with a touch of an attempt of rhyme in the first one. At the foundation of Hveragerdi community, the above mentioned Gunnar described the lack of the land space in following terms: Her er kominn hreppur nyr (Here we have a community new) hann er sagour kostaryr (Said to be of merits few) Þegar lifs vio brjotum bryr (When we die) baeoi segi og skrifa. (I do not lie). I ollum hreppnum engin mold (There is no space in the whole place) I ao greftra latio hold. (For burying our dead flesh) Vio neyoumst til ao nuddast vio ao lifa. (We are forced to continue to live, I guess). En svo er aftur onnur sveit (However, there is another community) einstaklega kostafeit (Of many merits) enga frjorri augao leit (So as never seen before) um ao tala og skrifa. (Or written or talked about) þar er þessi þykka mold (Where the soil is thick an luxurious) þar ma greftra latio hold, (Where one can bury dead flesh) þar eru menn sem þurfa ekki ao lifa. (Where people do not need to live) This is still the case, and most deceased people of Hveragerdi are still buried in the church Kotstrond in the Olfus community, which is located by the highway between Hveragerdi and Selfoss.. Braeoraborg,- Frumskogar 6. The house was built in 1942 and was inhabited by a much respected and loved poet, Kristjan Einarsson from Djupilaekur during the years 1950-1961. Again, the humour of the verses composed, as it seems, in the spur of the moment, is difficult to convey. Once, Johannes from Katlar, an equally well known poet, had promised Kristjan to buy him a bottle of spirit during the former's visit to town. Johannes, however, forgot this errand and Kristjan reacted by the following ditty: Eg skal vaka fram a fjoru, (I shall stay awake tonight) fantinn taka strax i kveld, (Grab him (Johannes) as soon as he arrives) eg skal maka Joa ur tjoru, (I will cover him in tar) eg skal baka hann vio eld. (And I shall bake him by the fire) Johannes did not take long to respond: Ao kveikja i Stjana er kostur ryr (On the other hand, it is not worth a dime to set fire to Kristjan) og kronutap þao yroi, (Merely a waste of money) þvi tjaran er svo djofull dyr (Because the tar is so damn expensive) en drengurinn einskis viroi. (And the boy is worth nothing)

South Iceland is nature traveller´s daydream, a sampling of all that is Iceladnd including some of the most treasured natuarl attractions. Þingvellir National Park is the site of the ancient parliament and the meeting point of the American and European continents. Gullfoss and Geysir are unique natural wonders that attract a large number of visitors every year. Volcanoes are prominent features of the landscape and the infamous. Mt. Hekla is the queen of Icelandic volcanoes. Myrdalsjokull is one of the major icecaps in Iceland and buried under its thick sheet of ice is Katla, one of our most active volcanoes. Vik is in the vicinity of the glacier, a small village by the seaside renowned for scenic nature and prominent birdlife. The landscapes of South Iceland are varied and the scenery is dramatic. Everyone should be able to find something interesting to see and do, whether they stay for a long or a short period. Hverageroi is only 38 km from Reykjavik and an ideal point for excursions and trips to some of the notable historical sites and natural sights in the region. Her are some suggestions of various day tours that have been made to help travellers make to most of their travel when exploring the region. Enjoy your stay in South Iceland.

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