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SKÓGAR

Skógar is a small village with about 25 inhabitants. Despite its small size, it has various accommodation and restaurant possibilities. Skógar used to be known for its school and the main school building is the most important building of Skógar, built-in 1949. The school building is now a hotel. Skógafoss waterfall is one of the most popular waterfalls in Iceland. Situated next to the stunning Skógafoss waterfall in extraordinarily beautiful natural surroundings, the Skógar Folk Museum preserves the cultural heritage of Southern Iceland through its collection of tools and equipment, handicrafts, old buildings, books, manuscripts, and documents. It also has a museum of transports. Above the museum and old school building, there is the Völvuskógur forest which has various trails. One of the most popular trails at Skógar though is the Fimmvörðuháls trail which starts at Skógar and goes between the Mýrdalsjökull and Eyjafjallajökull glaciers and descends in Þórsmörk.  

Skogar Museum

Skogar Museum

Skógar Museum was founded in 1949 and nowadays hosts a collection of more than 18,000 regional artifacts, exhibited in three different spaces. It is l
Skogar church

Skogar church

Skógar was a church site from shortly after the adoption of Christianity in Iceland around 1000 AD; the first church was built in about 1100 and dedic
Kvernufoss waterfall

Kvernufoss waterfall

Is in a small canyon 1.5 km to the east of Skógafoss. A hiking path leads up to it from the car park of the museum at Skógar. We recommend checking ou
Fimmvörðuháls

Fimmvörðuháls

Fimmvörðuháls is situated in between two glaciers, Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull.The hiking trail over Fimmvörðuháls is one of the most popular o
Skógafoss - Waterfall

Skógafoss - Waterfall

Only a few kilometers away from the south shores of Iceland lies the village of Skógar along the Southern Ring Road. It is a popular summer resort cen

Drangurinn í Drangshlíð

Drangurinn í Drangshlíð is a characteristic tuff rock formation that stands alone on the grazing land of Drangshlíð farm, at the foothills of Eyjafjöl
Rútshellir

Rútshellir

Rútshellir in mount Hrútafell is a protected cave with a newly renovated sheep pen attached in front of it. Said to be the largest man-made cave in Ic

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Hotel Drangshlíð Drangshlíð 1, Austur-Eyjafjöllum, Rang. 861 Hvolsvöllur 765 5544
Hotel Skogá Skógafossvegur 4 861 Hvolsvöllur 487-4880
Skógar Camping Ground Skógum 861 Hvolsvöllur 863-8064
Ytri-Skógar Horse Rental Ytri-Skógar 3 861 Hvolsvöllur 487-8832