Hellisvellir

Places of Interest

Lóndrangar

Photo: Mike Krüger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Lóndrangar are a pair of rock pinnacles in Iceland. They are volcanic plugs of basalt, that have been hewn out from softer surrounding rock by erosion. Lóndrangar is situated 4 km west of Hellisvellir.

Places in the Area

Hellnar

Hamlet

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

Hellnar is an ancient fishing village, a cluster of old houses and buildings situated close to Arnarstapi on the westernmost part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland. Hellnar is situated 3 km east of Hellisvellir.

Stapi

Hamlet

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

Arnarstapi, often called Stapi, is a small fishing and tourism village on the southern coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in West Iceland. It lies beneath the distinctive mountain Stapafell, close to Snæfellsjökull National Park, and is best known for its basalt sea cliffs, natural rock arches, seabird colonies and coastal walking trail to Hellnar. Stapi is situated 4½ km northeast of Hellisvellir.

Snæfellsjökull National Park

Photo: Markus Trienke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Snæfellsjökull National Park is a national park located on the tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in West Iceland. The park is home to the ice-covered volcanic crater that was the setting for Jules Verne's book Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Hellisvellir

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Abandoned Farms to Discover

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