1 x 4 pers. and 1 x 6 pers. cottages (2 bedrooms in each and sleepingloft in the 4 pers. cottage). Hot pots.
Places of interest: Þrístapar, where the last beheading in Iceland took place, the parish church Þingeyrar and Vatnsdalshólar.
Open: 01.04 - 01.12.
Farm animals: Sheep and horses.
Shopping/Swimming pool/Golf: Blönduós 13 km.
How to find?
Stóra-Giljá is by road no. 1
From Borgarnes: as you leave village Borgarnes, direction Akureyri on road no. 1 then you come to a traffic circle. Take the exit into road no. 1 in direction of Akureyri. You need to drive for about 156 km on road no. 1 (passing the heath Holtavörðuheiði) before you come to farm Stóra-Giljá on your left (11 km before arriving in village Blönduós).
From Akureyri: You leave Akureyri on road no. 1, direction Reykjavík. Stay on road no. 1 for about 160 km (passing through the villages Varmhlíð and Blönduós) before you come to farm Stóra-Giljá on your right (about 11 km after leaving village Blönduós).
Hosts
Helga Búadóttir, Erlendur Eysteinsson