South Iceland

Jökulsárlón

Jökulsárlón Jökulsárlón is a unique lagoon, in and around Vatnajökull in Austur- Skaftafellsýsla, part of Vatnajökull National Park in the southeast. Vatnajö...

Is Torfajökull next?

Is Torfajökull next? Hidden at Fjallabak is Torfajökull. A volcano, where the second largest high-heat geothermal area in the country is after Grímsvötn witc...

Hotel Dyrhólaey

Hotel DyrhólaeyThere is an Icelandic expression that says “when you have such a great view, who needs pictures on your walls?” The phrase echoed my feelings exa...

Visiting South Iceland

Visiting South Iceland Flúðir is the only village in the municipality of Hrunamannahreppur, which abuts Árnessýsla in South Iceland. The population of the di...

Viking Tours in Westman Islands

Viking Tours in Westman IslandsThe ferry to the island To visit Westman Islands, the first step is to take the ferry Herjólfur.  The sail over takes 40 minut...

Árnessýsla Heritage Museum

Árnessýsla Heritage Museum From Árnessýsla Heritage Museum The history of the Árnessýsla Heritage Museum began in 1953, almost 70 years ago. In the begin...

Summer in the South #3

Summer in the South #3 What stands out when you travel around the South in the rain, wind and very short sunsets? The mountains and the wind direction cause ...

Gateway to Vatnajökull

Breiðamerkurjökull (Photo: Þorvarður Árnason) Hornafjörður is a scenic slice of southeast Iceland Iceland earns its “fire and ice” reputation in the sout...

Öræfajökull

Öræfajökull is an ice-covered volcano in south-east Iceland, at the southern extremity of the Vatnajökull glacier and overlooking the Ring Road between Höfn and...

The Glittering Jewel

The Glittering Jewel South East Iceland’s Vatnajökull Region The Vatnajökull region is a narrow stretch of land that lies just below Vatnajökull Glacier, spa...

Home island

Home island See film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwkzTXrsPt8 See Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwkzTXrsPt8   Eldheimar Suðurvegur •...

The House that Disappeared

The Eldheimar Volcano Museum on the Westman Islands None of Heimaey’s 5,300 inhabitants had ever expected that a volcanic eruption could make them homeless, whe...

Hótel Smyrlabjörg

Hótel Smyrlabjörg The Icelandic Country Hotel Experience Imagine bedding down for the night, under a warm duvet, in the middle of the Icelandic countryside. H...