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Öndverðarnes - Formerly a substantial farm - Snaefellsnes Iceland

Region: Snaefellsnes

GPS: N64°53.093 W24°02.656

About: (Description)
The extreme tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Formerly a substantial farm with a chapel, now a lighthouse. Deep in the ground is the old well, Fálki, with 18 steps leading down to it.

South of Öndverðarnes are cliffs known as Svörtuloft (“Black skies”), where ships have been wrecked. Nearby is the big Neshraun lava field, with many old craters such as Öndverðarneshólar, Saxhóll etc.

How to get there:
From Hellissandur take road no. 574 to the west. Drive until exit to road no. 579 to Öndverðarnes.

source Iceland Road Atlas

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