Future Past in Ísafjörður EditorialIn the Ísafjörður Art Museum, which is located in one of the most beautiful buildings in the country,...
Ósvör, Óshólaviti & Ölver EditorialDespite being a fishing station for centuries, there was no permanent settlement in Ósvör, at the easternmost part...
Árneshreppur EditorialThere are 69 municipalities in Iceland. Of course, the most populous is Reykjavík, where a third of the...
The Natural Gallery of the Westfjords EditorialThe Westfjords feature several distinctive fjords of various sizes and shapes, of which Ísafjardardjúp (Ice-fjord-deep) is by far...
THE FAIREST FJORD OF ALL? EditorialArnarfjördur is the second largest fjord in the Westfjords, after Ísafjardardjúp, and the fjord with the most sea...
Route 60 EditorialThere are precisely 400 km (240 miles) from Reykjavík to Patreksfjörður, the main town of the Bardastrond coastline....
Between Two Cliffs EditorialHornvík Bay in Hornstrandir lies between two of the largest bird cliffs in Iceland, Hælavíkurbjarg to the west...
Westfjords — Europe’s last frontier EditorialLean Towards Nature Wilderness, peacefulness, unique experiences and great hospitality is what you’ll experience in the Westfjords –...
Patreksfjörður EditorialPatreksfjörður is the biggest town in the southern part of the Westfjords, with a population of around 660....
Reykhólahreppur: Overlooking Breiðafjörður from the Westfjords Vignir Andri GuðmundssonMYSTIC HISTORY Reykhólahreppur: Overlooking Breiðafjörður from the Westfjords The Westfjords’ south coast holds one of Iceland’s hidden pearls....
Mystic History Vignir Andri GuðmundssonReykhólahreppur: Overlooking Breiðafjörður from the Westfjords The Westfjords’ south coast holds one of Iceland’s hidden pearls. It’s a...
Rauðasandur south of Patreksfjörður EditorialLonely Planet, one of the most respected and most popular travel book publications and information provider about countries...
Patreksfjörður & Patreksfjörður EditorialPatreksfjörður is named after Patrekur (d :963), bishop of Suðureyjar (e : Hebrides), but the settler Örlygur Hrappsson,...
Almost the Northernmost Point EditorialHornstrandir, the northernmost part of the West Fjords, is the largest deserted area in Iceland, having been abandoned...
Picturesque mountains EditorialA few years ago, a survey was conducted among Icelanders, which mountain was the most beautiful mountain. Herðubreið...
Vestfirðir of course EditorialIn a 2021 survey by the Tourism Council, it was evident that eight out of ten tourists who...
Western settlement EditorialAbout 1,200 people now live in Vesturbyggð on the southern side of the Vestfjords, which extends from Barðaströnd...
Beautiful & sparsely populated EditorialThe least populated, and also the most remote municipality in Iceland, is Árneshreppur at Strandir, in the Westfjords....
Glorious Dýrafjörður EditorialDýrafjörður lies between Arnarfjörður and Önundarfjörður in the Westfjords. The fjord is over 30 km long, and 9...
Barðastrandasýslur in beautiful weather EditorialThere are few who travel through the two small Barðastrandar counties (Barðastrandarsýslur), which stretch from Gilsfjörður to Látrabjarg,...
