Located 12km northeast of Laugarvatn on a working dairy farm, Efstidalur offers wonderfully welcoming digs, tasty meals and amazing ice cream. Adorable semi-detached cottages have brilliant views of hulking Hekla, and the restaurant serves beef from the farm and trout from the lake. The ice-cream bar scoops farm ice cream and has windows looking into the dairy barn.
Efstidalur II
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