Brimnes Hótel
Location
By the lake in Ólafsfjörður in FJALLABYGGD, NE Iceland, about 45 min. drive north from Akureyri ( 60 km ) and 15 min. from Dalvík (17 km) linked with a 3,5 km tunnel through the mount Múli. Another tunnel opening in 2010 over to Siglufjörður, part of FJALLABYGGD as well.
Rooms
11 dbl rooms with private facilities and 8 dbl rooms in 4 cottages sharing facilities in each cottage. Every cottage fully equipped with kitchen, TV, bathroom etc. A hot pot on the veranda of each of the 8 cottages.
Facilities
Wireless Internet connection. Hot pots in every bungalow. Rowing boats on the lake available to guests.
Surroundings
A quiet fishingvillage, convenient for sightseeing to nearby areas, but also offering several other activity options such as skiing, hiking, kayaking, golfing, fishing, horseback riding, bird watching, swimming, diving & visiting museums.
Interesting places
To our west; Skagafjordur. The old episcopal see Holar in Hjaltadalur, The Icelandic Emigration Center in the little town of Hofsos, The Herring Museum in Siglufjordur, the western part of Fjallabyggd. To our east; The folkmuseum in Dalvik ( with Joi the giant ). The isle of Hrisey ( ferry from Arskogssandur ), The isle of Grimsey on the arctic circle ( ferry from Dalvik ). The old factory at Hjalteyri. Akureyri. Dettifoss waterfall. Mývatn.
Please contact for prices and booking information.
Bylgjubyggð 2
466-2660
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Sleeping bag accommodation
Tindaöxl Ski Area
Hiking Tours - Hiking
Top Mountaineering
Guesthouses
Dalvik HI Hostel
Visitor Centres
Segull 67 Brewery
Swimming Pools
Dalvík Swimming pool
Winter adventure
Siglufjörður Ski Area
Guesthouses
Kaffi Klara - Cafe and Guesthouse
Travel Agency
Viking Heliskiing
Day Tours
Arctic Sea Tours
Swimming Pools
Hrísey Swimming pool
Culinary experience
Swimming Pools
Ólafsfjörður Swimming Pool
Swimming Pools
Siglufjörður Swimmming Pool
Travel Agency
Scandic Mountain Guides
Day Tours
Amazing Mountains
Sleeping bag accommodation
Böggvisstaðafjall Ski Area
Day Tours
Ferðamálafélag Hríseyjar
Others
- Böggvisbraut 6
- 620 Dalvík
- 663-8828
- Norðurvegur 17
- 630 Hrísey
- 898-9408
- Skeggjabrekka
- 625 Ólafsfjörður
- 466-2611
- Sandskeið 14
- 620 Dalvík
- 898-3345, 466-1597
- Íþróttamiðstöðin Hóll
- 580 Siglufjörður
- 4617730, 8486997
Nature
Dalvík Beach
In the harbour of Dalvík, at its southern end, is a little wooden bridge over the rock dam and offers access to a beautiful black sandy beach that invites to take a walk until you reach the delta of the river Svarfaðardalsá. Take a rest in the dunes and observe the rich birdlife.
Nature
Hedinsfjordur
Héðinsfjörður is nearly 6 km long deserted northernmost fjord on the Tröllaskagi area. In the fjord is a good lake to catch fish, Héðinsfjarðarvatn, and the outlet from the Héðinsfjarðarós into the fjord. The next settlement to the west is the town Siglufjörður and to the east is Ólafsfjörður.
Into the fjord lays beautiful valley, 5-6 km long. There is a large trout water, 1.7 square miles in size, that splendor the valley, 3 meters above sea level. There is a water trout and large seafish in water, about 1-5 lbs. The fish walks in the late summer.
A lot of wildlife is in the lake. The story says that the fox, who has visited some hunters unafraid and sought for a small fish. This water is not practiced much, yet it has their fans who seek peace and good fishing. Fishing hut is at the northern end of the lake.
Enough entertainment is on Tröllaskagi and nearest area, whether it is winter or summer, for example; skiing, snowmobile, sea angling, golfing, soccer, hiking, horseback riding, fishing, museums and much more.
History and Culture
The Herring Era Museum
The Herring Era Museum is Iceland's largest maritime and industrial museum, where visitors have the opportunity to get to know the herring fishery and processing industry that underpinned Iceland's economy for much of the twentieth century.
Three very different museum buildings provide visitors with an insight into the magnificent and captivating herring industry. The Róaldsbrakki is a Norwegian herring station dating back to 1907. Most of this building is as it was in the past, when herring girls lived in the building throughout the summer. Grána is an example of a small herring factory of the 1930s and visitors can see the workings of the reduction industry, which has long been seen as Iceland's first major industry. The Boathouse seeks to recreate a portion of a herring port, with the fleet alongside one evening in 1950 and allows visitors to mull over what it must have been like to walk the quaysides around the middle of the last century.
More information: www.sild.is/en
Opening hours:
May and September: 13 - 17
June, July, August: 10 - 18
Winter: By arrangement
Siglufjörður is only and hour drive from Akureyri!
Nature
Ólafsfjörður Beach
Leave the village of Ólafsfjörður on its north end in direction "Kleifar" and you will reach the beautiful black sandy beach with invites to take a stop and walk the beach. Park your car carefully in a designated parking area or in the village and take a walk.
History and Culture
Museums
The Icelandic Herring Era Museum
Visitor Centres
Segull 67 Brewery
Cultural Centres
Cultural house Berg
Museums
Holt - Memorial Museum of Alda Halldórsdóttir
Guesthouses
Kaffi Klara - Cafe and Guesthouse
Museums
The House of Shark-Jörundur
Museums
Local Museum Hvoll
Museums
Natural History Museum in Ólafsfjörður
Others
- Norðurgata 1
- 580 Siglufjörður
- 467-2300
- Aðalgata 13
- 625 Ólafsfjörður
- 853-8020, 466-2188
- Aðalgata 14
- 625 Ólafsfjörður
- 466-2651, 848-4071
- Túngata 5
- 580 Siglufjörður
- 865-6543
- Norðurgata 7b
- 580 Siglufjörður
Cafés
Frida Chocolate café
Cafés
Restaurants
Hannes Boy
Tourist Information Centres
Fjallabyggð District Information Office - Siglufjörður
Cafés
Guesthouses
Kaffi Klara - Cafe and Guesthouse
Restaurants
Verbudin 66
Tourist Information Centres
Fjallabyggð District Information Office - Ólafsfjörður
Hotels
Siglunes Guesthouse
Culinary experience
Cafés
Kaffi Rauðka
Restaurants
Sleeping bag accommodation
Böggvisstaðafjall Ski Area
Visitor Centres
Segull 67 Brewery
Cultural Centres
Cultural house Berg
Others
- Bylgjubyggð 2
- 625 Ólafsfjörður
- 466-2272
- Gránugata 5b
- 580 Siglufjörður
- 8541236
- Tjarnargata 6
- 580 Siglufjörður
- 467-1415
- Skíðabraut 21
- 620 Dalvík
- 466-1832
- Hafnarbraut 21
- 620 Dalvík
- 466-1559
- Hafnargata 16
- 625 Ólafsfjörður
- 466-4000, 868-7788
- Goðabraut 3
- 620 Dalvík
- 466-1213, 847-8846
- Goðabraut
- 620 Dalvík
- 823-8616
- Goðabraut
- 620 Dalvík
- 8681202