New Luxury Villa Close to Golden Circle, Panorama View, River Side

• Dyrhólaey

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• Nesjavellir

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  • 13 miles to rental
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• Nesjavallavirkjun

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• Rauda Kaffihusid Cafe & Bistro

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  • 18 miles to rental
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• Hafid Blaa

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  • 18 miles to rental
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• Selfoss

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  • 10 miles to rental
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• Vik

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  • 90 miles to rental
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• Reynisfjara

  "Beware of the waves they can be very dangerous "

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  • 91 miles to rental
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• Thingvellir (Þingvellir) National Park

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  • 19 miles to rental
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• Hveragerdi

  "20 minutes walk from Hveragerði is a hot river."

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  • 16 miles to rental
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• Gullfoss

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  • 38 miles to rental
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• Geysir

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  • 30 miles to rental
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• Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

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  • 258 miles to rental
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• Skaftafell

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  • 177 miles to rental
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• Grimsborgir Restaurant

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• Kerid Crater

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• Eldsto Art Cafe and Bistro

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  • 40 miles to rental
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• Fridheimar Farm

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• Thorbergur Centre Restaurant

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Car: Necessary

The house is located only 50 minutes drive from Reykjavik in a quiet area, with a small river few meters from the house and a panorama view. The house is close to the golden circle, Gullfoss, Geysir and the national park Tingvellir. 5 minutes from the house is a outdoor public swimming pool ( at Minni Borg) with jacuzzi and water slites and two good 18 holes golf courses. There is also a good nine hole golf course which you can play for free. ON the way to Minni Borg swimming pool you pass Kerid, a volcanic crater with lake in the Bottom. The closest village Selfoss is approx. 15 min. driving with all service needed. Eyjafjallajökull is one hour by car.

Berg house is close to Thingvellir, one of the most beautiful place in Iceland. In 2004 Thingvellir was officially added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Thingvellir is not only a natural shrine of outstanding natural beauty, but also a place with a history. Althingi (Parliament) was founded in Thingvellir in 930 and continued to assemble every summer until 1798. Althingi was to regulate common affairs of the country, pass common laws, and arbitrate the disputes between the local areas and decide judicially regarding killings and lawlessness. Prior to the formation of this Althingi each area of the country had its own local thing (governing general assembly) headed by the local godi, the chieftain.

For 868 years every summer, chieftains, farmers who owned land and ordinary men and women from all parts of Iceland left their homes and villages and headed towards Thingvellir for the annual fortnight long meeting which would start on the first Thursday in the eleventh week of each summer. For people coming from the east part of Iceland, the trip on horseback could take up to 17 days.

At Logrétta (Law Council) the Godar, the all powerful local chieftains and bishops gathered to debate and pass new laws and amend old ones. Then the Law-Speaker (lögsögumaður), the president of Lögrétta would stand on a nearby tall cliff, the Law Rock (Lögberg) in Almannagjá and recite the laws from memory. The high lava flank of the fissure behind him gave good accoustics which gave resonace to his voice. His words were recited by other speakers standing on farther cliffs to reach the entire audience.