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Iceland Guest is an information website for your travel to Iceland. On this site you can get all the tourist information you need for your vacation in Iceland. We hope that you will find this online travel guide useful in planning your holidays in Iceland.

About Iceland
Iceland is a refreshingly unconventional travel destination. The Icelandic nature is unspoilt, exotic and mystical with its spouting geysers, active volcanoes, tumbling waterfalls, towering mountains, vast lava plains and magical lakes. Iceland’s fjords, glaciers and highland plains present visitors with some of the most beautiful and enchanting places they will ever see, as well as a rare feeling of utter tranquillity.

For travelers on a quest for action, Iceland’s pristine nature offers great potential for outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, horse riding, cave exploring, hiking, swimming, skiing, river rafting, kayaking and mountain safaris on modified four-wheel drives, to name but a few. Iceland supports a surprisingly diverse Nordic flora and fauna and is an ideal place for ornithology enthusiasts, while also offering some of the world’s best whale watching destinations.

About Reykjavik
Reykjavík sometimes feels like a cosmopolitan capital and a tiny seaside village - all wrapped up in one. But Reykjavík has the best of both worlds; the qualities of a modern, forward-looking society complemented by a close connection to Iceland‚s beautiful and unspoilt nature.

Reykjavík’s legendary nightlife is bolstered by plentiful cultural and social happenings in addition to an abundance of first-class restaurants. The size of Reykjavik city centre is also limited enough to allow for easy navigation by foot. Reykjavík has been described as a young and daring city that is characterized by strong contrasts. Conveniently small, clean and safe, it is more or less free from the major problems that haunt many other capitals. Big city events are frequent, the winter lights festival finished recently with thousands of participants and more tourist at this time of the year than we are used to.

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Hotel Valholl - Thingvellir, Tel. 480 7100

Hotel Valholl

Hotel Valholl - Thingvellir

Romantic sanctuary in the national shrine of Iceland.

No single place unifies the history of Iceland better than Thingvellir (Þingvellir). The Althing, (Alþingi) the general assembly, was established there around 930 AD, which makes it one of the oldest parliamentary institutions in the world. Major historical events have taken place in this area and for that reason it is held in a high esteem by all Icelanders. Today Thingvellir is a protected national shrine. It became a national park in 1928 and was designated onto the UNESCO's World Heritage List in the year 2004.

In the midst of the national park, by the lakeshore of the northern part of Thingvallavatn, we can find the peaceful and romantic sanctuary of Hotel Valhöll (Valhalla) which is built in the style of an old and grand Icelandic farmhouse. The accommodation includes 29 splendid rooms with all conveniences. For the first time since its foundation, Hotel Valhöll is now open the whole year around.

The Restaurant hall is enfolded with pleasant and relaxing candlelight-ambience, based on attentive and personal service. All the interior design has recently been renewed and the image brings a humble respect for the historical past. The seasonal cuisine reflects the natural environment and consists of a fresh game along various kinds of fish, such as trout, cinquefoil and char, brought in fresh every morning from Thingvallavatn. One of the most popular specialities at Valholl is the 3 course surprise menu.

Dining at Hotel Valholl can be a kind of ceremony with an interesting prologue. It is very common to stop on the hill at the edges of Lögberg and walk the path of Almannagjá with enormously high cliffs on both sides. In geographical terms this natural phenomenon bears the actual evidence of the Mid-Atlantic ridge, as it carves its way to the north and east. This traditional walk to the hotel takes about 30- 40 minutes and it includes many interesting and historical spots.