East Iceland

Of course the East

Of course the East When you look at the numbers, whether from the Tourism Office or the Road Administration, two parts of the country are left out in terms o...

Cold winter, warm Easter

Cold winter, warm Easter This winter is the coldest of the century. The average temperature in Reykjavík in the coldest month, December, was just around -4°C...

Ten thousand years

Ten thousand years It has been 10,000 years since the highest mountain in the country outside of glaciers, Snæfell, last woke up. Snæfell, which is in Vatnaj...

Where the Sun comes up

It is possible to debate whether Klifbrekkufossar in Mjóafjörður is the most beautiful waterfall in the country, that nowhere is the fog more awesome than in St...

Birds’ Paradise

Birds' Paradise In the mouth of the fjord Fáskrúðfjörður lies the island Skrúður. The island is one big rock made of basalt and acid volcanic rock that rises...

The other Húsavík

The other Húsavík Húsavík is the largest bay in Víknaslóðir, between Borgarfjörður Eystri and Loðmundarfjörður in the East Fjords. Þorsteinn Kleggi settled t...

Djúpivogur is a hot spot

Djúpivogur is a hot spot According to official measurements, temperatures have only been measured six times above 30 ° C / 86 ° F in Iceland. The highest tem...

Welcome to Vopnafjörður

Welcome to Vopnafjörður Vopnafjörður is between Bakkafjörður and Héraðsflói in East Iceland, and in the village and the surrounding area in the fjord live ab...

Welcome to Bakkafjörður

Welcome to Bakkafjörður You can not get further from Reykjavík than to Bakkafjörður, between Þistilfjörður and Vopnafjörður. The atmosphere in Bakkafjörður i...

Treasures of East Iceland

Treasures of East Iceland There are about 7000 reindeer in the country, all in East Iceland, and they all roam free. They were transported to the country in ...

The road ahead

    This large rock had fallen during the night from Reyðarfjall on Vattarnes peninsula on Road 96. According to information from the Icelan...

Queen of East Iceland

Queen of East Iceland Snæfell is the highest mountain in Iceland outside the glaciers, rising 1833 m / 6017 ft into the air, 20 km / 12 mi north of Vatnajökull...

Looking over East Iceland

Looking over East Iceland Road 917 from Vopnafjörður over Hellisheiði Eystri to Egilsstaðir is one of the steepest and highest mountain roads in the country. T...