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5 Things to do in Gardur That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Gardur, Iceland including Sudurnes Golf Club, Faro de Gardur, Gardur Swimming Pool, Folk Museum in Gardur & Lighthouses, Garoskagi Lighthouse.
1. Sudurnes Golf Club
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Sudurnes Golf Course is one of the Links Golf Courses in Iceland placed by the sea side on the Reykjanes Peninsula less than 10 minutes drive from Keflavik International Airport. The course has a spectacular view to the Capital Reykjavik, the mountains Esja and Akrafjall and the glacier Snæfellsjokull. This golf course is a challenge for all golfers at any level of handicap.
2. Faro de Gardur
3. Gardur Swimming Pool
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
4. Folk Museum in Gardur & Lighthouses
5. Garoskagi Lighthouse
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4.0 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By abearfellow
We had a couple of extra days on a layover and stayed in Keflavik (the Berg hotel is the big draw for us). Having explored much of Iceland, we decided to just poke around the peninsula. First stop was Gardur and it's museum and light house. Beautiful pictures here. Then down the coast to Sandgerdi and another photogenic lighthouse. We should have continued down to Stafnes but instead swung back through Keflavik to go down the southern route through Hafnir. Down here you will find amazing cliff views of basalt and birds. One place that gets little mention and is somehow left off of maps is the Valahnúkamöl area and the Valahnúker Mountain and Cliffs. it is just off of route 425 there are information displays about the Great Auk (the last of which perished on Eldey Island that can be seen offshore) and a cool statue commemorating that last Auk. Further along 425 there are more information displays about the volcanic activity and the mid-atlantic rift. The bridge between two continents is along this road as well. We ended this trip with lobster soup in Bryggyan in Grindavik before heading back to the hotel. But, if you have the time, there is a great walk from the east part of town out to the Hopsnes lighthouse. This is a great walk with information signs telling about the shipwrecks that have happened in the past. Fun half day !!
