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Regina1965 Says: The Viking settler Skalla-Grímur Kveldúlfsson settled in Borgarfjörður and built a home at Borg in Mýrar. His son, Egill Skallagrímsson, one of Iceland's well-known Vikings, lived at Borg after Skalla-Grímur died. On top of the hill above Borg is one of 9 cairns which are...
Skalla-Grím's burial-mound and park.
Regina1965 Says: Skalla-Grímur Kveldúlfsson was one of the Norwegian settlers in Iceland and had been ordered by his father, Kveld-Úlfur, to take up habitation in Iceland where his father's coffin would land. The coffin landed in Borgarnes and there Skalla-Grímur made a home and lived at...
Skalla-Grímur and Brákarsund strait.
Regina1965 Says: Skalla-Grímur Kveldúlfsson had a bond-maid named Þorgerður Brák. She had been the nanny and foster-mother to Egill the son of Skalla-Grímur and is described as big and strong as a man and skilled in magical arts.One day in winter time when Egill was 11 years old...
Borgarnes - a cosy fisherman town in west coast
WanderingFinn Says: Borgarnes is easily reachable by car during a daytrip and sunlight. It is a cosy and quite small fisherman town in the western coast of Iceland. The tranquility is almost unbelieavable.You can find some museums in the town, as well as a souvenir shop and a restaurant/cafe...
Bjarg: Good farm guesthouse in Borgarnes
tim76 Says: Judging by the number of entries in their guestbook, many people found their way to this guesthouse. Like a traditional Icelandic farm it consist of five small houses in a row. We got one of the houses with three bedrooms (we used only two) and one shared bathroom and...
Jozzzef Says: Just after the bridge, park your car on the parkinglot on your left. You can pay for the camping at the tourist information office inside the store. If you are too late, some one from the tourists office visits between 9PM and 10PM and again in the morning. Although it is...
Veitingar Restaurant Cafe: Good place to stop for a lunch in Borganes
WanderingFinn Says: This local place in a one family house is offering cakes and salty pies to accompny your coffee, and additionally two alternative soups of the day to choose from (including salad, water and bread). You can eat as much soup as you like at the fixed price. That day there was...
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Borgarnes is a small town in west-Iceland 74 km away from Reykjavík through "Hvalfjarðargöngin" The Whale bay tunnel see my tip under my Iceland-page Hvalfjarðargöng with a population of ca 1930...
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11 September 2007 From Hveragerdi I went driving to the direction of Borgarnes. When I was passing Reykjavik, I went to a picknick/parking place. From here there was a walking route to the top of the...
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This page only gives information about the Hotel Borgarnes as part of my Iceland page as well as some websites (General Tips). Distance from Reykjavík: 74 kms.
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I stayed on the campground and walked around the town. A bridge brings you to this little town an hour north of the capital while driving clockwise on route nr1. Some travel guides will try to show......
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