Sumartónar í Elliðaárdal

About the church and its surroundings

Fella- og Hólakirkja church is located in a beautiful and calm area near the top of Elliðaárdalur valley. The church´s beautiful environment and great acoustics makes the place well worth visiting. An excellent salmon river, interesting bird life and beautiful landscape are some of the main characteristics of the area and several walking paths meander through the valley. In the neighbourhood there are a lot of other divertive opportunities e.g. trout fishing in the lake Elliðavatn, Árbæjarsafn (an open-air museum) and two swimming pools; Árbæjarlaug and Breiðholtslaug. Heiðmörk, the largest and most popular recreational area in the city, is also not far away. Here is an excellent opportunity for a perfect afternoon with the combination of a relaxing walk and a beautiful concert.

Links to some of the interesting places mentioned above:

Árbæjarlaug swimming pool

It takes about 20-30 minutes to walk from the pool to the church through the Elliðaárdalur valley. To the pool: Bus nr. 19.

Árbæjarsafn museum

Breiðholtslaug swimming pool

The page is only in Icelandic. It takes only 5 minutes to walk from the pool to the church. To the pool: Bus nr. 3, 4, 12 and 17 to Gerðuberg.

Information – about Elliðaárdalur valley with some good pictures. The text is only in Icelandic.

Trout fishing in lake Elliðavatn – The page is only in Icelandic. For further information, contact nat@nat.is.