About place

On the doorstep to the illustrious and famed cliff Álfaborg, placed at the outskirts of the village, stands the church Bakkagerðiskirkja. Formerly, the church stood at the vicarage Desjarmýri, the present building was consecrated in 1901. The church boasts an exceedingly remarkable altarpiece, painted by the famous local artist Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval in 1914. Christ is depicted giving the Sermon on the Mount, standing on top of the Álfaborg with the Dyr Mountains as a background. This piece is one of Kjarval's most famous works, attracting tourists visiting Borgarfjörður.