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,...
Between Two Cliffs
Hornvík Bay in Hornstrandir lies between two of the largest bird cliffs in Iceland, Hælavíkurbjarg to the west...
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...
Árneshreppur
Árneshreppur There are 69 municipalities in Iceland. Of course, the most populous is Reykjavík, where a third of...
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...
Kjaransbraut, the most beautiful road in Iceland?
Kjaransbraut, the most beautiful road in Iceland? There is no road in Iceland as rugged as Kjaransbraut. The...
A shallow pool in the deep
Hörgshlíðarlaug Pool in the eastern part of Mjóifjörður in Ísafjarðardjúp is a concrete swimming pool that is 6...
The historical Arnarfjörður
The land and history in Arnarfjörður Where is the best weather in Iceland? It’s possibly in Arnarfjörður. In...
The Musical Dynjandi
The Dynjandi waterfall in Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the country....
Into the Wild Westfjods
Discover Iceland “the Westfjords Way” The Westfjords are an unmissable region of Iceland. Here, you will find steep...
Wild Westfjords
Into the Wild WestfjodsDiscover Iceland „the Westfjords Way“ The Westfjords are an unmissable region of Iceland. Here, you...
Birds in Breiðafjörður
Breiðafjörður is an expansive and shallow bay located on the west coast of Iceland. The bay is the...
Seaweed Mecca of Iceland
Reaping the Health Benefits of Seaweed and Kelp “I have sometimes said that Reykhólar is the seaweed mecca...
Borðeyri revisits its amazing heritage
“… to get commerce into the hands of the Icelanders so that the dividend goes to the natives...