Búðardalur is a village situated on the Hvammsfjörður in the north-west of Iceland.
The village also lies at the north-eastern end of the Snæfellsnes peninsula and is part of the municipality of Dalabyggð.
Búðardalur had about 270 inhabitants in 2014 and is a service center for the area, including the regional tourist information centre.
In the traditional system of counties of Iceland that existed until the late 1980s, it was part of Dalasýsla, a name that is still used for the region.
What’s Here
Búðardalur contains a supermarket and a petrol station, hair salons, a pub/restaurant, a coffee shop, a health-care centre, an off-licence, a garage and a craft shop; the information centre is in the same building as a cafe and a museum on the Vínland expeditions.
The village has a long history, dating from the time of the first settlements in Iceland.
The name means “Camp Valley”, or more etymologically straightforward “Boothdale”; it is where settlers had temporary camps when coming to the area. In 1899, Búðardalur was officially granted the right of commerce. An old house from this time still exists.
At a short distance from the village is Eiríksstaðir, the homestead of Erik the Red, who was the first European to discover Greenland and whose son Leif Erikson, born at Eiríksstaðir, was the first European to discover America ahead of Columbus.
Hotels in Búðardalur
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Asubud apartments
Asubud apartments is a hotel situated in Búðardalur, Iceland. For more details, including price per person per night, and booking availability for Asubud apartments, Búðardalur, hit the button below. Book Asubud apartments Now
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Hótel Laugar Sælingsdal
Hótel Laugar Sælingsdal is a hotel situated in Búðardalur, Iceland. For more details, including price per person per night, and booking availability for Hótel Laugar Sælingsdal, Búðardalur, hit the button below. Book Hótel Laugar Sælingsdal Now
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Seljaland ferðaþjónusta
Seljaland ferðaþjónusta is a hotel situated in Búðardalur, Iceland. For more details, including price per person per night, and booking availability for Seljaland ferðaþjónusta, Búðardalur, hit the button below. Book Seljaland ferðaþjónusta Now
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Stóra-Vatnshorn
Stóra-Vatnshorn is a hotel situated in Búðardalur, Iceland. For more details, including price per person per night, and booking availability for Stóra-Vatnshorn, Búðardalur, hit the button below. Book Stóra-Vatnshorn Now
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The Castle
The Castle is a hotel situated in Búðardalur, Iceland. For more details, including price per person per night, and booking availability for The Castle, Búðardalur, hit the button below. Book The Castle Now
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Dalabyggð Accommodation
Dalabyggð is a municipal region located in western Iceland. Its main settlement is Búðardalur. Dalabyggð is an agricultural area. The farm of Hvammur í Dölum, where the poet, historian, and politician Snorri Sturluson was born, belongs to the municipality of Dalabyggð. There is a thermal bath, Guðrúnarlaug, in the municipality that is named after Guðrún…
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Búðardalur Hotels
Búðardalur is a village situated on the Hvammsfjörður in the north-west of Iceland. The village also lies at the north-eastern end of the Snæfellsnes peninsula and is part of the municipality of Dalabyggð. Búðardalur had about 270 inhabitants in 2014 and is a service center for the area, including the regional tourist information centre. In…