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(Hafnarbyggð 4)
The town's most significant building is Kaupvangur, a restored customhouse. You'll find
an excellent cafe and information centre on the ground floor. Upstairs there's a well-cur-
ated exhibit about two locals, Iceland's version of the Gershwin brothers. Also on the 2nd
floor is a small display about east Iceland émigrés; down-on-their-luck locals purchased
boat tickets to America from this very building.
Bustarfell MUSEUM
( www.bustarfell.is ;adult/child Ikr700/100; 10am-5pm mid-Jun-mid-Sep)
This well-promoted folk museum is set in a photogenic 18th-century turf-roofed manor
house southwest of town. The idyllic Cafe Croft serves homebaked cake and coffee. It's
6km off Rte 85 about 19km from Vopnafjörður (or reach it on the sealed Rte 920).
Selárdalslaug SWIMMING POOL
(adult/child Ikr500/200; 10am-8pm)
This novel swimming pool lies in the middle of nowhere; it's signed 8km north of Vopn-
afjörður off Rte 85, just south of the river Selá. Stop for a quick soak in the geothermal
waters of the hot-pot (and to admire the candlelit change rooms - there's no electricity out
here).
Sleeping & Eating
There are some excellent rural guesthouses in the valleys around Vopnafjörður.
Under the Mountain/Refsstaður II GUESTHOUSE
( 473 1562; undirfjoll@underthemountain.is ; s/d without bathroom Ikr5000/8000; )
Cathy, an American of Icelandic descent, has a special knack for hospitality; her farm-
house feels homey and warm. It's about 9km south of town; first take Rte 917 past the
small airstrip, then travel along Rte 919 for 4km. Sleeping-bag beds cost Ikr3500; there is
kitchen access, and discounts for longer stays (call ahead in winter).
Cathy maintains the local emigration exhibit and provides an interesting perspective on
life in rural Iceland.
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