Introduction
The 272km (169 miles) between Vík and Höfn -- the most austerely beautiful stretch of the Ring Road -- contain just one small village, Kirkjubæjarklaustur. (You can just call it "Klaustur," as locals do.) Klaustur means "cloister" and refers to a Benedictine convent located here from 1186 until the Reformation. Today the village is not much more than a few houses and a pit stop, but it also serves as a crossroads for the interior route to Landmannalaugar and the Fjallabak reserve. Another road leads to the Laki Craters, one of Iceland's most awe-inspiring volcanic formations.
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Hörgsland
This friendly compound is sprouted with 13 identical cottages, each with kitchen, porch, two bedrooms, and a sleeping loft with two beds. Each...
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Hotel Klaustur
As with most Icelandair hotels, everything is very professional, and once inside their modern rooms you'd hardly know whether you were at the airport...
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Hótel Laki Efri-Vík
This ranch-like spread is quite a world unto itself, with a wide range of accommodations plus restaurant, spa, sauna, fishing lake, and nine-hole...
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