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...
East Iceland
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...
Klifbrekkufossar in Mjóifjörður
Klifbrekkufossar in Mjóifjörður
The Klifbrekkufossar waterfalls at the bottom of Mjóifjörður in the Eastfjords are some of the most beautiful waterfalls in I...
Impassable roads in winter conditions
Impassable roads in winter conditions
From 1 November, it is permitted to drive on studded winter tires. It is necessary since the weather has been relativel...
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 ...
Summer morning in Mjóifjörður
Looking to the east in Mjóifjörður, towards the morning light. An American landing craft lies on the beach and has done so since 1966.
Summer morn...
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...
Beautiful and moody Bakkafjörður
Beautiful and moody Bakkafjörður
Opinions are divided about the small community of Bakkafjörður, the furthest place you can drive to, from Reykjavík, than any ...
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...
A fairytale home – Petra’s Stone & Mineral Collection
In the tiny town of Stöðvarfjörður in East Iceland, a young girl named Petra began collecting stones in the mountains surrounding her home—and continued to do s...
Caution – Single-Lane Bridge
Caution – single-lane bridge
Highway 1 or the Ring Road around Iceland is 1322 km / 822 mi long and was completed in 1974 when the bridge over Skeiðará, ...
Warm Weather and Water
The photo is taken in Vök baths on the banks of Urriðavatn, Egilsstaðar, on its second anniversary in July. What makes the bathing place so unique is t...
The Pearls of East Iceland
Explore the vast beauty of the East
Djúpivogur - Photo Jessica Auer
East Iceland is home to some of the most remote, spectacular nature on the island, wi...
A Unique Bathing Experience in the Idyllic East
Vök Baths offers guests the only floating geothermal pools in all Iceland.
Vök Baths is an exciting new geothermal bathing facility where guests can enjoy ...
Fáskrúðsfjörður & its rich French heritage
In the early 16th century, the French started fishing cod in the rich Icelandic waters. They began modestly and each year over the following centuries, they se...
The oldest relics discovered
Djupivogur in east Iceland very close to Hamarfjörður
The oldest relics discovered so far in Iceland are some Roman bronze coins, forged in the years 270-305 ...
The Gateway to East Iceland
The Gateway to East Iceland
Djúpivogur Municipality is Cittaslow
Located on a peninsula in south eastern Iceland, near the island of Papey and on the fjord B...
