Guidebook for Kópavogur

Helga
Guidebook for Kópavogur

Food Scene

Walking distance, beutifull place, tasty food, healthy options. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, juices, brunch on weekends. www.puredeli.is.
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Pure Deli
48 Urðarhvarf
13 abantu bendawo batusa
Walking distance, beutifull place, tasty food, healthy options. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, juices, brunch on weekends. www.puredeli.is.
We go there for the icecream :) They have burgers, pizza’s, wraps and more.
16 abantu bendawo batusa
Skalli
Ögurhvarf
16 abantu bendawo batusa
We go there for the icecream :) They have burgers, pizza’s, wraps and more.
Speciality store with doghnuts and good breads, not a “regular bakery” but a very good one.
21 abantu bendawo batusa
DEIG workshop
14 Tryggvagata
21 abantu bendawo batusa
Speciality store with doghnuts and good breads, not a “regular bakery” but a very good one.

Parks & Nature

A small park close by. The kids love to run around, there are bbq’s that you can bring your own food to cook etc.
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Guðmundarlundur
11 abantu bendawo batusa
A small park close by. The kids love to run around, there are bbq’s that you can bring your own food to cook etc.
This is in our backyard. Hike (or bike) 5, 7 or 10 k from our house, we love it!
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Elliðaárdalur
159 abantu bendawo batusa
This is in our backyard. Hike (or bike) 5, 7 or 10 k from our house, we love it!
5 minute drive, but a great hiking trile around the water, approx 3 km. I sometimes go two or three rounds. Love it!
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Lake Vifilsstadavatn
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5 minute drive, but a great hiking trile around the water, approx 3 km. I sometimes go two or three rounds. Love it!
You pass it driving to our house. Google map the trail, it is approximetly 10 k to hike around it. The fly can be a bit of a bother though, get a net.
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Lake Ellidavatn
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You pass it driving to our house. Google map the trail, it is approximetly 10 k to hike around it. The fly can be a bit of a bother though, get a net.
Variety of lovely walking trails. About 10-15 minutes drive to “Elliðavatnsbær” on google maps will take you the starting point. Here is a link to google maps. http://heidmork.is/kort/google-maps/
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Heiðmörk
99 abantu bendawo batusa
Variety of lovely walking trails. About 10-15 minutes drive to “Elliðavatnsbær” on google maps will take you the starting point. Here is a link to google maps. http://heidmork.is/kort/google-maps/
We walk from home and around the lake. Approx. 7 km.
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Lake Raudavatn
11 abantu bendawo batusa
We walk from home and around the lake. Approx. 7 km.

Shopping

Has all the biggest brands, HM, Zara, Lindex, more upscale stores, supermarkets, electrical. Cinema and restaurants.
314 abantu bendawo batusa
Smáralind
1 Hagasmári
314 abantu bendawo batusa
Has all the biggest brands, HM, Zara, Lindex, more upscale stores, supermarkets, electrical. Cinema and restaurants.

Essentials

Liqour is only sold in specialty stores in Iceland, called “Vínbúðin”. This is the closest one.
189 abantu bendawo batusa
Vínbúðin
10a Austurstræti
189 abantu bendawo batusa
Liqour is only sold in specialty stores in Iceland, called “Vínbúðin”. This is the closest one.

Getting Around

This is the closest bus stop. Download the app for the buses to find what is your best route. The app is in appstore “STRÆTÓ”. Enter that you are travelling from “Ögurhvarf” and then your destination and the app will give you the bus and where to change if needed. Ok, you will need to download the Icelandic keyboard on your phone :)
Ögurhvarf
Ögurhvarf
This is the closest bus stop. Download the app for the buses to find what is your best route. The app is in appstore “STRÆTÓ”. Enter that you are travelling from “Ögurhvarf” and then your destination and the app will give you the bus and where to change if needed. Ok, you will need to download the Icelandic keyboard on your phone :)

Entertainment & Activities

Swimming pool. Lovely to walk to there from the house (about 20 minutes).
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Árbæjarlaug
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Swimming pool. Lovely to walk to there from the house (about 20 minutes).
Close by, 3 minutes by bus from “Ögurhvarf”. 30-40 minute walk but not as nice walk as to Árbæjarlaug.
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Sundlaugin Versölum (Salalaug)
51 abantu bendawo batusa
Close by, 3 minutes by bus from “Ögurhvarf”. 30-40 minute walk but not as nice walk as to Árbæjarlaug.
Gym, 3 minute walk from the house. If you by a week pass it will get you into many of the pools in the city and all of World Class premises which are several.
9 abantu bendawo batusa
World Class
Lækjarhlíð
9 abantu bendawo batusa
Gym, 3 minute walk from the house. If you by a week pass it will get you into many of the pools in the city and all of World Class premises which are several.