Virkið

Virkið is a guest house in , which is located on Hafnargata. Virkið is situated nearby to the hostel , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rif Airport and Svöðufoss.

Aerodrome
Photo: BIL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an airport serving and , . It is located near Rif, a coastal village in the . Rwy 06 length includes a 1,250 feet displaced threshold.

Waterfall
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a waterfall, which is situated 3 km south of Virkið.

Waterfall
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a waterfall, which is situated 3 km south of Virkið.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rif and Hellissandur.

Village
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is a village.

Photo: Chris Johnston, CC BY 2.0.
is a village on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in . The village is considered one of the first fishing villages on Iceland, existing already in the 16th century, when people elsewhere mostly lived on agriculture.

Town
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Ólafsvík is a small town in on the northern side of the Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports in Iceland. is situated 6 km southeast of Virkið.

Virkið

Latitude
64.92246° or 64° 55′ 21″ north
Longitude
-23.81607° or 23° 48′ 58″ west
Open location code
99PRW5CM+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3916637971
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­guest_house
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