Youth Hostel in Bíldudalur
Travel Tips for Bíldudalur (Page 2/2)
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02 Aug 2011 Paul, USA:
Mountains, Waterfalls, Fjords are all incredible. Note that the roads are often not paved. |
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22 Jul 2011 Cyrille, France:
try the natural hot pool along the fjord ! |
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05 Jul 2011 Ewald, Germany:
Nearly the hostel is the Restaurant Vegamot with. It´s good there. |
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05 Jul 2011 Ewald, Germany:
Dynjandifoss, Látrabjarg cliffs and Raudisandur, near Bolungarvik the raod 630 on the top of the Mountains. |
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04 Jul 2011 Christian, Germany:
the natural sundlaug in one of the fjordes nearby |
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HI Hostel BíldudalurBíldudalur hostel, near Arnarfjörður, is one of the HI network of hostels in Iceland. The hostel is well situated south, on the West fjords with around 200 inhabitants. All basic services are available in the town, such as little shop, café during the summertime, a post office and a bank. The hostel is perfectly located by the harbour where guests can watch the fishing boats sail in the fjord. The hostel has a good kitchen with all kinds of equipments for cooking and outside you can find a barbecue. Then there is a comfortable living room with television, exchange-bookshelf and wireless internet free of charge. If you do not have your laptop with you there is a computer in the hostel living room which you can use, also free of charge. Weather conditions are extremely good in Bíldudalur during the summertime with a lot of sun and calm. The town and the area around offer various leisure activities making this hostel ideal for guests wanting to get out and explore! For outdoor life there are many beautiful hiking routes for both the experienced hikers and those that prefer a light stroll to enjoy the beauty of the magnificent nature. If you are a golfer you can find a 9 hole golf course in town and at the hostel you can rent a golf set. For those who like bird watching you can find eiderduck farming at the entrance of town from May to June. In Bíldudalur you will also find a very interesting music museum run by Jón Kr. Ólafsson out of his home. A bit further, you will find Selárdalur, which has a lot of interesting attractions. One of them is a selection of big sculptures by a local artist, Samúel Jónsson, who lived there for a great part of his life. Then about 90 km from the hostel to Látrabjarg where the biggest bird cliffs in the world can be found and about 50 km away from town you find the magnificent waterfall Dynjandi. If the weather is grey or you just want to relax after a good day you can go to the hot tub at the gym or drive to Reykjafjörður where you can find a hot nature bath and a swimming pool out in the wild nature. | more...... |

