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Blue View Öxl Guesthouse
Blue View Öxl guesthouse is located at a beautiful viewing point south of Snæfellsjökull glacier. We can accommodate eight guests. There are four rooms in the house. It offers a family room, a single room and a double room. There are two shared bathrooms in the house and a shared kitchen that guests use to prepare simple meals. There is also a barbecue on site that our guests have access to.
Coffee and tea is available throughout the day. Breakfast is optional for guests and paid separately on site. Breakfast consists of oatmeal, cereal, bread, cold meet, cheese, juice and fruit.
There is parking and free internet.
All guests are warmly welcomed at Öxl.
Please contact us if you need further information. You can book directly at blueviewiceland@gmail.com or through booking sites.
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Nature
Gatklettur - Arch Rock
Gatklettur - Arch Rock - is a cliff with a circular arch. Rock Arch shows how distinctive wave action has eroded the rocks into arches and beautiful swirled patterns.
There is great birdlife around the cliffs and pretty flora surrounding the area.
Nature
Ytri Tunga
The beach near the farm Ytri-Tunga is a well-known seal colony. The best time to see seals there is in June and July.
Nature
Hellnar
For centuries, Hellnar was among the largest fishing villages beneath the Snaefellsjokull ice cap.
Valasnos, a freestanding rock, extends east of the bay. One of Iceland's most peculiar caves, Badstofa, is there. It is known for its special light exposure and colourful interior.
A cold water spring is to be found at the lava's edge. It is dedicated to the Holy Virgin because it is said she appeared there once.
The Hellnar church was built in 1945 on a picturesque site where a church was first raised in 1833.
Located at Hellnar is a Hotel and a charming little café.
Nature
Stapafell
Stapafell is a volcanic mountain on the south side of Snæfellsjökull. This palagonitic pyramide is 526 m in height og rather eroded at the sides.
On the top of the mountain is Fellskross, which was a sign of holy powers at the times of the vikings. It is said that the mountain is home of hidden people, also called elves.
Nature
Londrangar basalt cliffs
Uniquely-formed remnants of ancient basalt volcanic dikes sticking out from the sea.
Londrangar and the hill Svalthufa are the remains of a crater, which has been eroded to its present form by the sea.
The farmers in the area never made or make hay on the hill, because it is said to belong to the elves living in the area.
Younger lava fields surround this old crater ruin. The higher pillar (75m) was first climbed in 1735 and the lower (61 m) in 1938.
Below the hill you may find Thufubjarg cliff where according to a folktale the poet Kolbeinn Joklaskald had an encounter with the Devil.
On these cliffs, puffins and fulmars have their nests.
History and Culture
Nature
Arnarstapi
Arnarstapi was an important trading post in the past and had a much bigger population than it has now.
Columnar basalt, ravines and grottoes surround the Arnarstapi pier. There is good anchorage for small boats.
There is quite a large arctic tern colony in the village itself. A walk along the coastline is recommended to watch the birds and the magnificent lava formations. The seaside and the cliffs between Arnastapi and Hellnar have been made a Natural Reserve in 1979.
A very interesting old path follows the coastline where you can see old lending places of fishermen, lots of birds like the kittiwake, the Arctic tern and the fulmar and pass through a lavafield. If you take a guided tour, you will also hear a ghost story.
A sculpture of Bardur Snaefellsas by Ragnar Kjartansson stands by the beach at Arnarstapi.
Nature
Snaefellsjokull glacier
The Snæfellsjökull glacier is 1446m above sea level. The glacier is an active volcano, having been built up through numerous eruptions during the last 800,000 years. Many believe the glacier to be one of the seven main energy centres of the earth and its mystique is noticed by many. The glacier plays big role as the Center of the Earth in the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) by Jules Verne. Snæfellsjökull is a part of the Snæfellsjökull National Park which was established on June 28, 2001. The Park's purpose is to protect and conserve the areas unique landscape, indigenous plant and animal life as well as important historical relics. At the same time, the Park is meant to allow visitors easier as well as improved opportunities to get to know the area.
History and Culture
Songhellir, cave
Songhellir is a famous cave. The name means the cave of songs. It is well known because of its echo.
Nature
Vatnshellir Cave
Exploring Vatnshellir cave is truly amazing and unforgettable experience. This 8000 year old lava tube reaches over 200 meters and goes 35 meters below the surface.
During summer, guided tours are offered from 10am-6pm. During wintertime 2 tours a day are offered. Please check on the website www.vatnshellir.is.
All guests will be equipped with flashlights and helmets.
Hiking shoes and warm clothes reccommended.
10 minute drive west of Arnarstapi. 25 minute drive south of Hellissandur.
Further info: vatnshellir@vatnshellir.is www.vatnshellir.is (+354) 787 0001
History and Culture
Stadarstadur
Ari-the-Wise served as a priest at Stadastadur from 1067-1148. He is well-known for his Book of Icelanders, the first work of history written in Iceland.
The place is also the setting of a very known novel by the Nobel price winning Icelandic author Halldor Kiljan Laxness: "Under the glacier".
Nature
Bardarlaug pool
Bardarlaug at Hellnar is a crater pool and said to have been the bathing pool of the Bardur Snaefellsas.
This demi-troll, instead of dying like ordinary people, made his home in the Snaefellsjökul glacier according to the local legend. Bardur is the patron of the glacier and was said to have had psychic abilities; e.g. being able to communicate with the hidden people.
A big statue of Bardur by the artist Ragnar Kjartansson can be seen at Arnarstapi.
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