vesturland

Picturesque mountains

A few years ago, a survey was conducted among Icelanders, which mountain was the most beautiful mountain. Herðubreið won, which is not surprising. A beautiful m...

Countryside full of history

Countryside full of history Nowhere in Iceland is the history of the Vikings as vivid as in Dalasýsla. Leifur Eiríksson, who found America, was...

Frosty white Hvítá River

Frosty white Hvítá River Hvítá is the tenth longest river in Iceland, and its source is at Eiríksjökull and Langjökull, in many rivers that the...

The volcano Eldborg

The volcano Eldborg Eldborg is a particularly shapely oval crater in the middle of the Eldborgarhraun lava field in Hnappadalur. It rises 60 meters over the be...

Páll’s artwork at Húsafell

Páll's artwork at Húsafell There was an unusual atmosphere at Húsafell yesterday, the innermost settlement in the west of the country. All news and televisi...

A dolphin in Akranes

A dolphin in Akranes Out on Grenjar in Akranes yesterday, this father and son were looking at the ship Höfrungur AK 91 (Dolphin), an oak ship built there in...

Two Whales in Hvalfjörður

Two Whales in Hvalfjörður For over 500 years, whaling has been practised in Iceland. That chapter in Icelandic history ended three years ago when all whalin...
Snæfellsjökull

Go West!

Enjoy the Vast Beauty of West Iceland Búðardalur A trip to West Iceland is perfect if you want to see a bit of everything. Black-sand beaches, hot spring...