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Hellubió
INTERNATIONAL
( 853 7777;Þrúðvangur 32;mains Ikr2000-5000)
This large silver roadhouse with bright potted flowers out front stands out for its simple
menu of local food from lobster soup to burgers, plus draught beer, friendly staff, and ex-
cellent chocolate cake.
Getting There & Away
Buses stop at the Olís petrol station.
Buses 51 and 52 Reykjavík-Vík-Höfn & Reykjavík-Landeyjahöfn (Reykjavík-Hella
Ikr2450, 1½ hours, five daily).
Bus 12/12A Reykjavík-Vík-Höfn (Reykjavík-Hella Ikr2200, 1½ hours, one daily June to
mid-September).
Buses 9/9A Reykjavík-Þórsmörk, 11/11A Reykjavík-Landmannalaugar, 17/17A Reyk-
javík-Mývatn, 18 Reykjavík-Álftavatn-Emstrur, 20/20A Reykjavík-Skaftafell, 21/21A
Reykjavík-Skógar; all stop in Hella (Ikr2500).
Buses T21/T22 and T23/T24 Reykjavík-Landmannalaugar (Hella-Landmannalaugar
Ikr5500, 2¼ hours, two daily mid-June to mid-September).
Buses T11/T12 Reykjavík-Þórsmörk (Hella-Þórsmörk Ikr4200, two hours, one daily mid-
June to mid-September).
Hvolsvöllur & Around
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The farms around Hvolsvöllur were the setting for the bloody events of
Njál's Saga,
one
of Iceland's favourites; today, though, the saga sites exist mainly as place names, peaceful
grassed-over ruins or modern agricultural buildings. Hvolsvöllur itself is not much more
than a pit stop, with a couple of petrol stations and a cluster of houses.
