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....
Thingvellir in Autumn (I) EditorialThingvellir by Öxará is a protected and sacred site for Icelanders, as it is deeply intertwined with the...
Natural History Museum of Bolungarvík EditorialAt the Natural History Museum, seals and wild mammals of the Westfjords are on display, as well as...
SPRINGTIME IN THE WESTFJORDS EditorialQuite a few Icelanders claim that the Westfjords are the most beautiful part of the country. But one...
Ísafjördur – A Collection of Images EditorialÍsafjördur in Skutulsfjördur, the capital of the Westfjords, is a unique town. Bright in the summer, pitch dark...
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...
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....
Patreksfjörður EditorialPatreksfjörður is the biggest town in the southern part of the Westfjords, with a population of around 660....
Mystic History Vignir Andri GuðmundssonReykhólahreppur: Overlooking Breiðafjörður from the Westfjords The Westfjords’ south coast holds one of Iceland’s hidden pearls. It’s a...
Patreksfjörður & Patreksfjörður EditorialPatreksfjörður is named after Patrekur (d :963), bishop of Suðureyjar (e : Hebrides), but the settler Örlygur Hrappsson,...
Picturesque mountains EditorialA few years ago, a survey was conducted among Icelanders, which mountain was the most beautiful mountain. Herðubreið...
Almost the Northernmost Point EditorialHornstrandir, the northernmost part of the West Fjords, is the largest deserted area in Iceland, having been abandoned...
Finding Inspiration in Icelandic Nature Jenna GottliebElínborg Jóhannesdóttir Ostermann Elínborg will hold her fourth exhibition in Iceland in April at Gallerí Fold on 22...
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,...
The history, the land and the calm EditorialThe history, the land and the calm The other day I heard a meteorologist talking about the weather...
Going 100 Years Back in Time EditorialFlatey in Breiðafjörður was, for many centuries, a large farm and one of the leading trading places in...
