Westfjords
Árneshreppur
There are 69 municipalities in Iceland. Of course, the most populous is Reykjavík, where a third of the...
Between Two Cliffs
Hornvík Bay in Hornstrandir lies between two of the largest bird cliffs in Iceland, Hælavíkurbjarg to the west...
Westfjords — Europe’s last frontier
Lean Towards Nature Wilderness, peacefulness, unique experiences and great hospitality is what you’ll experience in the Westfjords –...
Patreksfjörður
Patreksfjörður is the biggest town in the southern part of the Westfjords, with a population of around 660....
Reykhólahreppur: Overlooking Breiðafjörður from the Westfjords
MYSTIC HISTORY Reykhólahreppur: Overlooking Breiðafjörður from the Westfjords The Westfjords’ south coast holds one of Iceland’s hidden pearls....
Mystic History
Reykhólahreppur: Overlooking Breiðafjörður from the Westfjords The Westfjords’ south coast holds one of Iceland’s hidden pearls. It’s a...
Rauðasandur south of Patreksfjörður
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Patreksfjörður & Patreksfjörður
Patreksfjörður is named after Patrekur (d :963), bishop of Suðureyjar (e : Hebrides), but the settler Örlygur Hrappsson,...
Almost the Northernmost Point
Hornstrandir, the northernmost part of the West Fjords, is the largest deserted area in Iceland, having been abandoned...
Picturesque mountains
A few years ago, a survey was conducted among Icelanders, which mountain was the most beautiful mountain. Herðubreið...
Vestfirðir of course
In a 2021 survey by the Tourism Council, it was evident that eight out of ten tourists who...
Western settlement
About 1,200 people now live in Vesturbyggð on the southern side of the Vestfjords, which extends from Barðaströnd...
Beautiful & sparsely populated
The least populated, and also the most remote municipality in Iceland, is Árneshreppur at Strandir, in the Westfjords....
Glorious Dýrafjörður
Dýrafjörður lies between Arnarfjörður and Önundarfjörður in the Westfjords. The fjord is over 30 km long, and 9...
Barðastrandasýslur in beautiful weather
There are few who travel through the two small Barðastrandar counties (Barðastrandarsýslur), which stretch from Gilsfjörður to Látrabjarg,...
The history, the land and the calm
The history, the land and the calm The other day I heard a meteorologist talking about the weather...
Going 100 Years Back in Time
Flatey in Breiðafjörður was, for many centuries, a large farm and one of the leading trading places in...
Westernmost part of Europe
Patreksfjörður in the Westfjords is the westernmost town in Europe. From Reykjavík it’s 400 km / 240 mi...
Spooky houses
Spooky houses In the middle of the Cold War, in 1953, the Americans built a military base and...