Home island
Home island
See film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwkzTXrsPt8
See Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwkzTXrsPt8
Eldheimar
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Westman Islands
Westman island Heimaey in eruption 1973
In the photo at In photo, Eldfjell towers over the houses of the town of Vestmannaeyjar. Although volcanic ash had covered part of the town by February 17, 197...
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...
Municipalities and Main Towns in south Iceland
Municipalities and Main Towns in south Iceland
Municipalities and Main Towns
Hveragerðisbær
Great numbers of people pass through or by Hveragerði e...
The Folk Museum of Vestmannaeyjar
The museum holds several permanent exhibits though there are always smaller temporary exhibits and various events and special affairs that are advertised when t...
Vestmannaeyjar – Heimaey
The two most momentous events in the history of Vestmannaeyjar are the Turkish raid in 1627, and the Heimaey eruption in 1973. Both events resulted in a great ...
Viking Tours of the Westman Islands
Viking Tours of the Westman Islands
Experience the Haunting Music of Bird, Man and Whale
Mountainous, mysterious, and one of those places on virtually every t...
The Westman Islands are home to about half of Iceland’s puffin population
Einar Th. ThorsteinssonThe country that had been known as “Europe’s Best Kept Secret” until just a few years ago, has opened its doors to welcome visitors. Tod...
Peter Holliday Where the Land Rises
Peter HollidayWhere the Land RisesDecember 3, 2015 – January 26, 2016Peter Holliday´s latest body of work Where the Land Rises captures the stark coastal terrai...
Take Time to Discover Vestmannaeyjar
Take Time to Discover Vestmannaeyjar
One of Iceland's Best-Kept Secrets
Seen from the mainland, the jagged peaks of Vestmannaeyjar (also known as the Westman ...
Pompeii of the North
Pompeii of the North
-Thirty Years of Ash and Lava Uncovered
One of the largest natural disasters in Iceland‘s recent history is the volcanic eruption in Vest...
A Weekend in the Westman Islands
A Weekend in the Westman Islands
Experience Adventure, Birdlife and Volcanic Fallout
If the Westman Islands is not on your itinerary this summer, it really shou...
