The Settlement Centre
Brákarbraut 13 - 15 - 310 Borgarnes
Tel: +354 437 1600
The Settlement Centre is located in the village of Borgarnes just an hours drive from Reykjavik on road no 1 towards the north. Read comment from TRIP ADVISOR
The Saga of the Viking Heritage.
Settlement Exhibition - Egils Saga Exhibition
In two exhibitons The Settlement Centre tells the Saga of The Settlement of Iceland and Iceland´s most famous viking and first poet Egill Skallagrimsson.
It gives the traveler a good foundation for further knowledge when traveling in Iceland.
Audio guides in English, German, French, Italian, Polish, Norwegian, Spanish, Japanese, Russian and Icelandic. A complete circuit of each exhibition takes about 30 minutes.
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We provide guided on tours to historic places in Egils Saga both with a living guide and a SMART GUIDE in an Iphone.
Read more about the SMART GUIDE. Page 1 - Page 2
See coverage in a Travelling program from Indian TV
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Awards 2007 - 2009
1. The tourist industry innovation award 2006.
2. The Icelandic woman entrepreneur award 2007
3. International innovaton award given by FCEM international business
4. Eyrarrós - given to outstanding cultural projects in rural Iceland.
Eyrarrós is given by Reykjavik´s Art Festival, Icelandic Airlines and The Institude of Regonal Development. It is one of Iceand´s most important rewards given in this field, patroned by Iceland´s First Lady Dorrit Mousaieff.
West Iceland - The Sagaland
The saga of the Settlement of Iceland and the Viking Egill Skallagrimsson
The ideal starting point - Audio guide in ten languages
Places of interest
Looking for places of interest in West Iceland The Settlement Centre at Borgarnes is a unique place to visit.