Á ferð um Ísland komin út
Ferðahandbókin Á ferð um Ísland er nú komin út 22. árið í röð og er hún gefin út á þremur tungumálum, íslensku, ensku og þýsku. Ritunum er dreift í 100.000 eintökum á alla helstu ferðamannastaði landsins eða um 500 staði.
Í ferðahandbókinni Á ferð um Ísland er umfjöllun um hvern landshluta, þjónustulistar sem eru uppfærðir árlega í samstarfi við heimamenn, ásamt kortum þar sem gististaðir, tjaldsvæði og sundlaugar eru númeraðar á svæðum utan þéttbýlis. Sambærileg kort eru einnig frá helstu þéttbýlisstöðum landsins. Þá er einnig að finna hálendiskafla með hálendiskorti og þjónustulistum í bókinni. Fremst í bókinni er síðan að finna ýmsan fróðleik um land og þjóð, það helsta sem er á döfinni í sumar, afþreyingu og margt fleira.
Oddný G Harðardóttir, ferðamálaráðherra skrifar inngangsorð og hér má sjá aðfararorðin í ensku útgáfunni.
Dear traveller - welcome to Iceland!
You have some enjoyable days ahead of you on our rugged yet beautiful island at the Arctic Circle. Whether your route is to the North, the South, East or West - or simply all the way round the island - you can be sure that there is an adventure waiting all year round at each turn off or beyond every hill.
Each region has its characteristic landscape, history and culture and I encourage everyone to take time to enjoy and experience what is on offer. Icelandic nature is unique, where the extremes of fire and ice do battle. Nature is both tough and remarkably delicate, cruel, yet at the same time giving.
In the Viking poem Hávamál it says that man is man's delight and that is absolutely true about Iceland. There is a lively music culture and many fascinating museums and interesting exhibitions. Open-air swimming pools can be found throughout the country and the hot pots are an absolute must. Icelandic design and art objects are exciting, as is the taste of Icelandic food. The municipalities each have their characteristic look and history, not to forget the locals themselves who are fun to meet and talk to, and to get acquainted with - and then there are elves and trolls!
Experience has taught me that the quality of a trip depends not least on one's self, and if you have the following three points in mind it's pretty certain your Iceland trip will be a great success!
Leave all your troubles and concerns behind you. Secondly, tune your senses to smell the vegetation, hear the birds sing and the waves breaking on the shore, and see the beauty that is all around you. And then what matters most - carpe diem!
If you follow this advice, I do not doubt for one moment that you will be Inspired by Iceland.
Enjoy your visit to Iceland - and feel welcome to come again soon!
Oddný G Harðardóttir
Minister for Tourism