West Viking Cottage guidebook

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West Viking Cottage guidebook

Food scene

The Settlement Center provides a wonderful insight into Iceland’s history. In the house is also cozy restaurant, a café and souvenir shop.
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入植センター
13-15 Brákarbraut
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The Settlement Center provides a wonderful insight into Iceland’s history. In the house is also cozy restaurant, a café and souvenir shop.
Beautiful restaurant that serves good food in a beutiful surroundings, their fish soup is very good and popular dish.
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Englendingavík
17 Skúlagata
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Beautiful restaurant that serves good food in a beutiful surroundings, their fish soup is very good and popular dish.
Restaurant/fast food Opening hours 11:30-22:00
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Grillhúsið
4 Brúartorg
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Restaurant/fast food Opening hours 11:30-22:00
Cozy bar located in Borgarnes that serves craft beers from Icelandic microbreweries, wines and various cocktails. Opening hours : Tuesday – Thursday 18:00-23:00 Friday & Saturday 18:00-00:00
BARA Ölstofa Lýðveldisins
3 Brákarbraut
Cozy bar located in Borgarnes that serves craft beers from Icelandic microbreweries, wines and various cocktails. Opening hours : Tuesday – Thursday 18:00-23:00 Friday & Saturday 18:00-00:00

Supermarket

Bónus is perhaps the best-known budget supermarket in Iceland and usually offers the cheapest goods. Opening hours during summer is 10:00 - 20:00 every day.
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Bónus
6 Digranesgata
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Bónus is perhaps the best-known budget supermarket in Iceland and usually offers the cheapest goods. Opening hours during summer is 10:00 - 20:00 every day.
Supermarket. Opening hours during summer is 09:00 - 20:00 every day.
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Nettó
58-60 Borgarbraut
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Supermarket. Opening hours during summer is 09:00 - 20:00 every day.

Medical

HVE Borgarnes - health care clinic. Tel.: 432 1430 Open 08:00–16:00 on working days.
Heilbrigðisstofnun Vesturlands
4 Borgarbraut
HVE Borgarnes - health care clinic. Tel.: 432 1430 Open 08:00–16:00 on working days.

Icelandic Nature and parks

Beautiful Lava Waterfalls. The walking path around the waterfalls are marked and easy to navigate, no hiking involved. There is a cafe at the falls open during the summer time.
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Hraunfossar Waterfall
Vesturland
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Beautiful Lava Waterfalls. The walking path around the waterfalls are marked and easy to navigate, no hiking involved. There is a cafe at the falls open during the summer time.
Barnafoss is rapid waterfall in West Iceland, just a short walk away from the serene Hraunfossar which burst out of Hallmundarhaun which is a great lava. Hraunfossar flows out of a lava field into Hvítá near Barnafoss, creating stunning scenery.
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バルナフォッサル
Möðruvallavegur
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Barnafoss is rapid waterfall in West Iceland, just a short walk away from the serene Hraunfossar which burst out of Hallmundarhaun which is a great lava. Hraunfossar flows out of a lava field into Hvítá near Barnafoss, creating stunning scenery.
Snæfellsjökull is a stunning 700,000 year old glacier stratovolcano and it’s peak reaches 1446 meters (4745 ft). Snæfellsjökull is an active volcano with a crater in the middle under the ice cap.
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Snæfellsjökull
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Snæfellsjökull is a stunning 700,000 year old glacier stratovolcano and it’s peak reaches 1446 meters (4745 ft). Snæfellsjökull is an active volcano with a crater in the middle under the ice cap.
Glanni is beautiful waterfall in Norðurá, icelandic people believe it to be the dwelling place for elves and trolls.
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グラニの滝
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Glanni is beautiful waterfall in Norðurá, icelandic people believe it to be the dwelling place for elves and trolls.
Cute little park located in walking distance from Borgarnes Swimmingpool, ideal for a picnic after a great swimming. The park plays an important role in Egil's Saga.
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Skallagrímsgarður
Skallagrímsgata
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Cute little park located in walking distance from Borgarnes Swimmingpool, ideal for a picnic after a great swimming. The park plays an important role in Egil's Saga.
Krauma is very nice natural geothermal baths and spa at Deildartunguhver, it is Europe’s most powerful hot spring.
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Krauma
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Krauma is very nice natural geothermal baths and spa at Deildartunguhver, it is Europe’s most powerful hot spring.
Great swimming pool
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Borgarnes Swimming Pool
1 Þorsteinsgata
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Great swimming pool
Hvammsvik Hot Springs are situated right on the Atlantic ocean, with water levels and temperatures of some of our natural pools fluctuating with the tides. Tickets need to be purchased online ahead of your stay, a booking is needed to enter the Hvammsvík estate grounds, so please make sure to check availability and book before you stop by. 65km from Borgarnes
Hvammsvik Hot Springs
Hvammsvik Hot Springs are situated right on the Atlantic ocean, with water levels and temperatures of some of our natural pools fluctuating with the tides. Tickets need to be purchased online ahead of your stay, a booking is needed to enter the Hvammsvík estate grounds, so please make sure to check availability and book before you stop by. 65km from Borgarnes

Sightseeing

Great place to visit if you want to see beautiful Icelandic horse they offer trail rides, trek & tours.
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Hestaland
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Great place to visit if you want to see beautiful Icelandic horse they offer trail rides, trek & tours.

Neighbourhood

Popular destination among tourist and Icelanders alike. Its known for incredibly beautiful and dramatic landscape and its part of Iceland where you can see all of the unique nature elements in one place. Everything from untouched lava fields, tall volcanoes, mystical glacier and black beaches to white beaches, a National Park and hazardous cliffs along the coastline. About one hour drive.
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Snæfellsnes
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Popular destination among tourist and Icelanders alike. Its known for incredibly beautiful and dramatic landscape and its part of Iceland where you can see all of the unique nature elements in one place. Everything from untouched lava fields, tall volcanoes, mystical glacier and black beaches to white beaches, a National Park and hazardous cliffs along the coastline. About one hour drive.
Borgarnes is located 75km from Reykjavík City Centre. The town is considered a cultural hub by the locals. Tourists and explorers around the globe hold this place close to their hearts for its aura.
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Borgarnes
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Borgarnes is located 75km from Reykjavík City Centre. The town is considered a cultural hub by the locals. Tourists and explorers around the globe hold this place close to their hearts for its aura.