Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
You can camp at Brunnar, about 2km before (northeast of) Látrabjarg bird cliffs. There are
pit toilets but no reliable running water. Camping at the cliffs is prohibited.
Melanes Camping
CAMPGROUND
( 565 1041;site per person Ikr800; Jun-mid-Sep)
A simple campground at Melanes sits back on the grass behind the Rauðasandur cove,
4km from the turn-off from Rte 614 to Rauðasandur. It offers running water and two flush
toilets. It hosts the annual
Rauðasandur festival
.
Breiðavík
GUESTHOUSE
( 456 1575;
www.breidavik.is
;sites per person Ikr1900, d with/without bathroom incl breakfast
Ikr27,000/18,500; mid-May-mid-Sep; )
Breiðavík guesthouse, located behind the incredible cream-coloured beach of the same
name, has a bit of a lock on the accommodation market. Prices are stiff for what it offers:
basic rooms, sleeping-bag accommodation (Ikr10,000) and camping. But the setting is
sublime, and it sure is nice to overnight on the peninsula. It also has facilities such as a
laundry, restaurant, guest kitchen and barbecue.
Hótel Látrabjarg
HOTEL
( 456 1500;
www.latrabjarg.com
;
Örlygshöfn;d with/without bathroom from Ikr27,00/21,500;
mid-May-mid-Sep)
This former boarding school has been converted into a comfortable hotel with plain, taste-
ful rooms and a restaurant. To get to the hotel, turn right onto Rte 615 just after the mu-
seum at Hnjótur and go about 3km.
Kirkjuhvammur
CAFE
( 866 8129;Rauðasandur;snacks Ikr1000-2500; 1-6pm mid-Jun-Aug)
There's a small cafe on a the farm called Kirkjuhvammur, just back from Rauðasandur. At
low tide you can walk right down to the reef.
Getting There & Away
