{"id":1154,"date":"2026-01-28T18:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/afthreying-a-hellu-nattura-matur-og-mannlif\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:27:10","slug":"afthreying-a-hellu-nattura-matur-og-mannlif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/afthreying-a-hellu-nattura-matur-og-mannlif\/","title":{"rendered":"Af\u00fereying \u00e1 Hellu: N\u00e1tt\u00fara, matur og mannl\u00edf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hella er eins og margir sm\u00e1b\u00e6ir \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u2013 en \u00e1 hinn b\u00f3ginn er hver sm\u00e1b\u00e6r h\u00e9r s\u00e9rstakur vegna f\u00f3lksins, s\u00f6gunnar og umhverfisins. \u00cdb\u00faar Hellu eru um eitt \u00fe\u00fasund og \u00ed sveitarf\u00e9laginu \u00f6llu um 1900. Hva\u00f0 gerir Hellu \u00fe\u00e1 einstaka og hva\u00f0 er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 gera \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00fe\u00fa ert h\u00e9r?<\/p>\n\n

\"Mynd:
Mynd: Visit South Iceland<\/u><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir sm\u00e6\u00f0ina hefur Hella allt sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft. H\u00e9r er matv\u00f6ruverslun, bakar\u00ed, ap\u00f3tek, heilsug\u00e6sla, sundlaug og l\u00edkamsr\u00e6kt, vins\u00e6ll ullarmarka\u00f0ur, h\u00e1rgrei\u00f0slustofa, snyrtistofa, v\u00ednb\u00fa\u00f0, veitingasta\u00f0ir, fj\u00f6lbreyttir gistim\u00f6guleikar, tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i, leiksk\u00f3li og grunnsk\u00f3li, hj\u00fakrunarheimili og \u00fdmis \u00fej\u00f3nustu- og framlei\u00f0slufyrirt\u00e6ki. B\u00e6ttu vi\u00f0 fallegum g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0um \u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00farunni og \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e9r\u00f0 flj\u00f3tt a\u00f0 \u00feessi litli b\u00e6r er \u00f3tr\u00falega vel b\u00fainn.<\/p>\n\n

Sem heimama\u00f0ur sem hefur b\u00fai\u00f0 h\u00e9r fr\u00e1 t\u00f3lf \u00e1ra aldri get \u00e9g sagt me\u00f0 sanni a\u00f0 foreldrar m\u00ednir v\u00f6ldu fr\u00e1b\u00e6ran sta\u00f0 til a\u00f0 setjast a\u00f0 \u00e1. Hella er hvorki of st\u00f3r n\u00e9 of l\u00edtil \u2013 h\u00e9r er allt sem \u00fearf, og \u00fe\u00f3tt b\u00e6rinn s\u00e9 ekki fullkominn er erfitt a\u00f0 kvarta. Og ef \u00feig langar a\u00f0 versla e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e9r lei\u00f0ist \u00e1 f\u00f6studagskv\u00f6ldi er n\u00e6sti b\u00e6r a\u00f0eins \u00ed stuttri akstursfjarl\u00e6g\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n

Verslanir og \u00fej\u00f3nustu er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 a\u00f0 finna \u00ed flestum b\u00e6jum. \u00dea\u00f0 sem gerir Hellu \u00ed raun s\u00e9rstaka er umhverfi\u00f0. Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 lesa \u00feetta ertu l\u00edklega gestur a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 af\u00fereyingu \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00fe\u00fa dvelur \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u2013 svo h\u00f6fum \u00feetta einfalt.<\/p>\n\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

N\u00e1tt\u00farug\u00f6ngur og \u00fe\u00e6gilegar sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0ir<\/h5>\n\n
\"Mynd:
Mynd: Iceland Outfitters<\/u><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem elska n\u00e1tt\u00faruna og r\u00f3legar sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0ir eru \u00e1 Hellu vanmetnar g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0ir r\u00e9tt vi\u00f0 b\u00e6jardyrnar. Legg\u00f0u b\u00edlnum n\u00e1l\u00e6gt mi\u00f0b\u00e6num (st\u00f3ru bl\u00e1u glerbyggingunni me\u00f0 verslununum) og gakktu ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 \u00e1nni. \u00dea\u00f0an getur \u00fe\u00fa fylgt g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0 me\u00f0fram Ytri-Rang\u00e1<\/strong> alla lei\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00c6giss\u00ed\u00f0ufossi<\/strong> \u2013 fallegum fossi sem er fullkomin umbun \u00ed lok fallegrar g\u00f6ngu me\u00f0fram \u00e1nni.<\/p>\n\n

\u00c1in er ein gj\u00f6fulasta laxvei\u00f0i\u00e1 \u00cdslands. \u00c1 sumrin m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 vei\u00f0imenn reyna fyrir s\u00e9r \u00ed \u00e1nni. Margir \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu stunda hrossar\u00e6kt, svo ekki l\u00e1ta \u00fe\u00e9r breg\u00f0a \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fe\u00fa sj\u00e1ir f\u00f3lk \u00e1 hestbaki \u00ed b\u00e6num.<\/p>\n\n

Ef \u00fe\u00fa gengur \u00ed hina \u00e1ttina fr\u00e1 fossinum, \u00e1fram me\u00f0fram \u00e1nni, finnur \u00fe\u00fa litr\u00edkan hoppubelg og apar\u00f3lu. Sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 hentar fj\u00f6lskyldum fullkomlega, me\u00f0 nestisbekkjum og jafnvel frisb\u00edgolfvelli \u2013 ef ve\u00f0ur leyfir, au\u00f0vita\u00f0. <\/p>\n\n

\u00c9g m\u00e6li l\u00edka me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ganga einfaldlega um allan b\u00e6inn. Engar \u00e1hyggjur, \u00fea\u00f0 tekur ekki langan t\u00edma! V\u00ed\u00f0a er st\u00f3rfenglegt \u00fats\u00fdni til fjalla, og me\u00f0al \u00feess fallegasta er \u00fats\u00fdni\u00f0 til Heklu og Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kuls. \u00c1 g\u00f6ngu tekur \u00fe\u00fa eftir hlutum sem \u00fe\u00fa myndir algj\u00f6rlega missa af ef \u00fe\u00fa keyr\u00f0ir bara \u00ed gegn.<\/p>\n\n

Sundlaugin og Hellarnir vi\u00f0 Hellu<\/h5>\n\n

Engin heims\u00f3kn \u00ed \u00edslenskan b\u00e6 er fullkomin \u00e1n vi\u00f0komu \u00ed sundlauginni<\/u><\/a>, og Hella er engin undantekning. Laugin er \u00ed miklu upp\u00e1haldi hj\u00e1 heimam\u00f6nnum og er fullkominn sta\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 slaka \u00e1 eftir dag af sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0um, og \u00fe\u00fa ver\u00f0ur hrifin(n) af \u00f6llu sem h\u00fan hefur upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a. \u00dear er \u00fatilaug, heitir pottar, gufuba\u00f0 og meira a\u00f0 segja tv\u00e6r st\u00f3rar vatnsrennibrautir! Ger\u00f0u \u00feetta a\u00f0 hluta af upplifun \u00feinni \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu og lif\u00f0u eins og heimama\u00f0ur \u00ed klukkut\u00edma e\u00f0a tvo.<\/p>\n\n

\"Mynd:
Mynd: Rang\u00e1r\u00feing ytra<\/u><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
\"Mynd:
Mynd: \u00cdrena S\u00f3lveig Sverrisd\u00f3ttir Stolzenwald<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

R\u00e9tt handan \u00e1rinnar, vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 hringvegarins, eru Hellarnir vi\u00f0 Hellu<\/u><\/strong><\/a>, einn af heillandi s\u00f6gust\u00f6\u00f0um \u00cdslands. \u00deessir mannger\u00f0u hellar eru taldir me\u00f0al elstu fornminja landsins og g\u00e6tu jafnvel veri\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed fyrir landn\u00e1m v\u00edkinga! \u00cd daglegum fer\u00f0um me\u00f0 lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn eru leyndard\u00f3mar hellanna afhj\u00fapa\u00f0ir og \u00fatsk\u00fdrt hvernig b\u00e6ndur \u00ed h\u00e9ra\u00f0inu n\u00fdttu \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 seinni t\u00edmum.<\/p>\n\n

\u00deetta er \u00e1n efa einn \u00feeirra sta\u00f0a sem gera Hellu s\u00e9rstaka. Fyrir e\u00f0a eftir fer\u00f0ina skaltu endilega koma vi\u00f0 \u00e1 American School Bus Caf\u00e9<\/u><\/strong><\/a>, sem er vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 m\u00f3tt\u00f6ku hellanna \u2013 fullkominn sta\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 s\u00e9r kaffi og nj\u00f3ta augnabliksins.<\/p>\n\n

\"Mynd:
Mynd: American SchoolBus Caf\u00e9<\/u><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
Hva\u00f0 er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a \u00e1 Hellu<\/h5>\n\n

Eftir allt \u00feetta ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00fa \u00f6rugglega tilb\u00fain(n) \u00ed heita m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0. Sem betur fer er Hella \u00ed vexti og \u00fea\u00f0 sama gildir um veitingasta\u00f0ina. B\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0i eru \u00f3keypis alls sta\u00f0ar \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu, hle\u00f0slust\u00f6\u00f0var eru til sta\u00f0ar og str\u00e6t\u00f3stoppist\u00f6\u00f0 er vi\u00f0 a\u00f0alb\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n

\"Mynd:
Mynd: Hekla Street Food<\/u><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert ekki a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 sitjandi m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0 og vilt bara eitthva\u00f0 flj\u00f3tlegt, <\/strong>Hekla Street Food<\/u><\/strong><\/a> er sta\u00f0urinn. \u00dear er opi\u00f0 milli kl. 17 og 20, en \u00fea\u00f0 er vel \u00feess vir\u00f0i a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a. Hamborgararnir eru fr\u00e1b\u00e6rir og \u00fear f\u00e6st l\u00edka fr\u00e1b\u00e6r fiskur og franskar. Sta\u00f0urinn er vins\u00e6ll b\u00e6\u00f0i hj\u00e1 heimam\u00f6nnum og fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum. <\/p>\n\n

Stracta H\u00f3tel<\/u><\/strong><\/a> er me\u00f0 b\u00edstr\u00f3 \u00e1 jar\u00f0h\u00e6\u00f0 \u00fear sem b\u00e6\u00f0i h\u00f3telgestir og a\u00f0rir gestir geta noti\u00f0 h\u00e1degis- og kv\u00f6ldver\u00f0ar af fj\u00f6lbreyttum matse\u00f0li sem hentar flestum. Stracta er einnig me\u00f0 annan sta\u00f0 n\u00e6r mi\u00f0b\u00e6num, \u00fear sem R\u00f3tin<\/u><\/strong><\/a> er til h\u00fasa \u2013 fr\u00e1b\u00e6r kostur ef \u00feig langar \u00ed vanda\u00f0an \u00edtalskan mat. Kanslarinn<\/u><\/strong><\/a> er heimilislegur veitingasta\u00f0ur, tilvalinn \u00ed h\u00e1degis- e\u00f0a kv\u00f6ldmat, me\u00f0 notalegum bar og hagst\u00e6\u00f0u ver\u00f0i. \u00cd h\u00e1deginu er bo\u00f0i\u00f0 upp \u00e1 \u201eeinr\u00e9tta\u00f0\u201c hla\u00f0bor\u00f0 sem minnir \u00e1 ekta heimilismat.<\/p>\n\n

\"Mynd:
Mynd: R\u00f3tin veitingasta\u00f0ur<\/u><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Bens\u00ednst\u00f6\u00f0 Ol\u00eds<\/strong> er annar g\u00f3\u00f0ur kostur fyrir flj\u00f3tlegan hamborgara og franskar, og \u00fear er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 setjast inn. H\u00fan kemur s\u00e9r l\u00edka vel fyrir nau\u00f0synjar \u00feegar matv\u00f6ruverslunin er loku\u00f0. Talandi um matv\u00f6rur, \u00fe\u00e1 er Kj\u00f6rb\u00fa\u00f0in<\/strong> r\u00e9tt vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina og hentar fullkomlega ef \u00fe\u00fa vilt frekar elda sj\u00e1lf(ur). V\u00ednb\u00fa\u00f0in og fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt bakar\u00ed eru \u00ed sama h\u00fasi og matv\u00f6ruverslunin.<\/p>\n\n

A\u00f0 lokum<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

\u00cd stuttu m\u00e1li b\u00fd\u00f0ur Hella upp \u00e1 fj\u00f6lmarga m\u00f6guleika \u00ed mat, drykk og l\u00e9ttum sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0um. Gef\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9r t\u00edma, nj\u00f3ttu umhverfisins, villstu (\u00fe\u00f3 ekki b\u00f3kstaflega) og vertu viss um a\u00f0 enda daginn \u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0ri m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0 \u00e1 einum af m\u00f6rgum notalegum veitingast\u00f6\u00f0um b\u00e6jarins. <\/p>\n\n

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Hella er eins og margir sm\u00e1b\u00e6ir \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u2013 en \u00e1 hinn b\u00f3ginn er hver sm\u00e1b\u00e6r h\u00e9r s\u00e9rstakur vegna f\u00f3lksins, s\u00f6gunnar og umhverfisins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1088,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1154"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1155,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1154\/revisions\/1155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}