Borgarnes
Borgarnes is a town in West Iceland about 75 km north of Reykjavík, with a population of around 2000. It stands by a fjord called Borgarfjörður and is the centre of a vast municipality, Borgarbyggð. Wikivoyage
Population 2,181 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Iceland
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- The Settlement Center Museum · 410 m
- Brákarsund Memorial · 400 m
- Kaupgangur Attraction · 410 m
- Safnahús Borgarfjarðar Museum · 420 m
- Gamli Sparisjóðurinn Attraction · 590 m
- Skallagrímshaugur Memorial · 710 m
- Egill Skallagrímsson reiðir lík Böðvars Memorial · 720 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
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