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homemade breakfast (Ikr1600) served in a beautiful nook overlooking the water. Sleeping-
bag accommodation costs Ikr4300.
Hvammstangi Cottages
COTTAGES
( 860 7700;
http://hvammstangichalets.webs.com
;
cottages incl linen from Ikr15,000; )
A cluster of nine cute, cookie-cutter cottages lives by the campground. Each is petite but
fully self-contained with bathroom, kitchenette and TV, and can sleep up to five (three
beds, plus sofabed).
Kirkjuhvammur Campsite
CAMPGROUND
(sites per person Ikr1000; mid-May-mid-Sep)
The large, well-maintained Kirkjuhvammur campsite is up the hill near the photogenic old
church. Find the turn-off near the town pool.
Hlaðan Kaffihús
CAFE
(Brekkugata 2;meals Ikr1500-2700; 9am-9pm Mon-Sat, 10am-9pm Sun mid-May-mid-Sep; )
At the harbour is this sweet cafe, luring customers with the usual suspects: soups, sand-
wiches and cakes.
Getting There & Away
The summer Sterna buses (60, 60a) that travel the Ring Road (Rte 1) between Reykjavík
and Akureyri only service the Hvammstangi crossroads, 6km from town.
The year-round Strætó bus 57 between Reykjavík and Akureyri also stops at the cross-
roads. Strætó runs a separate service to/from the crossroads to link up with these services,
but it must be prebooked with at least two hours' notice (bus 83; Ikr350).
Bus 57 to Reykjavík (Ikr4550, 3½ hours, two daily)
Bus 57 to Akureyri (Ikr3500, two hours, two daily)
