Dalir is a family-friendly place to visit, combining historical and cultural attractions with an enchanting world of wildlife and nature. It is the ideal place to spend a few days away from the hustle and bustle of city life, to relax, be outdoors, discover, and learn. Few parts of Iceland are as rich in history as Dalir where records go back virtually unbroken to the Settlement in the 9th and 10th centuries. In fact, Dalir deserves to be called a stepping-stone into the New World.
Ancient Icelandic records tell how Eirik the Red, who in the late 10th century, pioneered the settlement of Greenland, lived in Haukadalur valley at a place called Eiríksstaõir.
His son, Leif the Lucky, was born there and a reconstruction of his birthplace has been built there, based on the ruins of Eirik's own farmhouse. The nature here is beautiful and is great for hiking and horse riding trips. Other activities include bird and seal watching, and swimming in geothermally heated outdoor pools.
Visitors are also invited to explore the Dalir Heritage Museum as well as local farms, such as Erpsstadir, where you can taste and buy local products and get to know the way of life in Dalir. Inexpensive trout fishing is available in Lake Haukadalsvatn and the lakes of Ljarskógar and Sólheimar.
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