Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Norðurjörður
Fifteen kilometres up the coast from Djúpavík, you pass tiny
Gjögur
airport
, from
where it's a further 13km to the end of the road at
NORÐURFJÖRÐUR
, one of Iceland's
most remote places, with a population of just twelve people. Occupying a stunning
position amid fertile farmland at the head of the fjord of the same name, the village is
dominated by the Krossnesfjall mountain (646m) to the eas. One of the country's most
dramatically situated swimming pools,
Krossneslaug
(no fixed times; 250kr), is just
4km northeast of Norðurfjörður, north of the farm at Krossnes. Here, natural springs
provide a continuous source of hot water to feed the
open-air pool
down on the pebble
beach, whose walls are barely a couple of metres from the icy waters of the Atlantic; a
swim here is one of the most memorable experiences Iceland has to offer.
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION
NORÐURFJÖRÐUR
By plane
Norðurfjörður is linked to Reykjavík via the
nearby Gjögur airport. There are two flights per week
operated by Eagle Air (or Ernir in Icelandic;
W
ernir.is).
Destinations
Reykjavík (2 weekly; 50min).
Services
Down at Norðurfjörður's harbour, there's a small
food store (June-Aug 9am-noon & 1-6pm; rest of the
year Mon-Fri 1-5pm) selling a limited range of fruit and
vegetables, and a petrol pump.
ACCOMMODATION, EATING AND DRINKING
Bergistangi
T
451 4003,
E
gunnsteinn@simnet.is.
Just two doubles (sleeping bag only) are available at this
simple guesthouse at the harbour
,
though there are three
more
rooms
in the converted meat-freezing plant next
door.
3500kr
Ka
Norðurjörður
T
692 6096.
Up on the first floor of
the building opposite the food store, this airy harbourside
café has fish soup (1900kr) as well as the catch of the day
(2100kr) and lamb chops (2400kr). June-Aug daily
10.30am-late.
Urðartindur
T
451 4017,
W
urdartindur.is.
Two newly
built wooden cabins at the foot of the Urðartindur peak at
the entrance to Norðurjörður. Ea
ch sleeps
up to four
people and has a fully fitted kitchen.
14,400kr
Valgeirsstaðir hostel
Trékyllisvík
T
451 4017 or
T
568 2533,
W
fi.is.
Run by Ferðafélag Ísland,
with an
adjoining tiny campsite, this snug little hostel is located a
kilometre or two before Norðurfjörður itself
and ha
s
twenty dor
m beds
and a shared kitchen. Camping
1100kr
;
dorm beds
5000kr
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