Borgarfjörður eystri is a small v-shaped inlet or fjord facing the open sea. Its shores are dotted with small houses, and on one side rests the serene little village of Bakkagerði. The main industries in the area are inshore fishing and small-scale farming, as well as tourism, which is expanding each year. The locals here are renowned for their hospitality.
The surrounding landscape creates strikingly beautiful and diverse scenes, with interplay of colours in basalt and rhyolite mountains. The overall impression is that of great beauty and variety.
Just above the village is Álfaborg, known in Iceland as “the capital of elves and fairies”. This is a nature reserve with easy walking paths throughout. Running inland from the coast is a valley about 10 km in length, from which several other valleys branch off. All offer breathtaking vistas and views. The renowned Icelandic painter Jóhannes S. Kjarval was raised in these lovely surroundings and many of them are reflected in his paintings. Kjarvalsstofa is locaded in the community hall Fjarðarborg.
Borgarfjörður eystri is also renowned for its beautiful stones, pebbles and minerals.
This area - Borgarfjörður and its surroundings, along with nearby bays and fjords - is a hiker´s dream. Favoured hiking paths in the area are Borgarfjörður-Loðmundarfjörður (4-6 hours) Mt. Hvítserkur (1-2 hours) Stórurd, west of Dyrfjöll mountains (7-10 hours) and Víkur (1-3 days), among others. Stakkahlíð in Loðmundarfjörður provides sleeping bag accommodation. In Loðmundarfjörður one also finds thousands of nesting eider ducks, possibly some reindeer and most definitely semi-wild horses grazing in the fertile valley.
Borgarfjörður eystri and the surrounding area is an excellent choice for tourists who wish to experience unspoiled wilderness and pristine landscape.
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