The historical Arnarfjörður
The church in Hrafnseyri was built in 1886 and protected in 1990. The master-builder Árni Sveinsson designed and built this beautiful wooden church clad in cor...
Westfjords
The Musical Dynjandi
The Musical Dynjandi
FThe waterfall Dynjandi is called by some Fjallfoss, which is probably a misnomer. The small waterfall below Dynjandi in the picture is c...
Into the Wild Westfjods
Discover Iceland “the Westfjords Way”
The Westfjords are an unmissable region of Iceland. Here, you will find steep cliffs with millions of nesting birds, w...
Wild Westfjords
Into the Wild WestfjodsDiscover Iceland „the Westfjords Way“
In Reykjarfjordur a full-size swimming pool is visible from the main road. The water is war...
Birds in Breiðafjörður
Breiðafjörður is an expansive and shallow bay located on the west coast of Iceland. The bay is the largest area of shallow waters and beaches in the country, ...
Top quality products made of unique selected Icelandic herbs
Villimey is an Icelandic herbal organic company based in the West Fjords, one of the most remote parts of Europe and where the nature as well as the ocean is e...
Seaweed Mecca of Iceland
Reaping the Health Benefits of Seaweed and Kelp
"I have sometimes said that Reykhólar is the seaweed mecca of Iceland," says Tryggvi Harðarson, district ma...
The Ordinary is Extraordinary- Hversdagssafn
Museum of Everyday Life - Westfjords
This intriguing place that once was an old shoe shop was birthed by Björg and Vaida- their love for the mundane and...
Visit Stunning Strandabyggð
Strandir is the east coastline of Westfjords. The only town on the coast is Hólmavík. A picturesque village, the gate to the wondrous wilderness of the norther...
Borðeyri revisits its amazing heritage
“… to get commerce into the hands of the Icelanders so that the dividend goes to the natives and not out of the country.”
By Hrútafjörður – Fjord of Ra...
WEST TOURS for the Westfjords
WEST TOURS for the Westfjords
The expert on travels in the entire Westfjords peninsula
The Westfjords are an amazing peninsula characterized by steep, flat ...
Visit Spectacular Strandir
Visit Spectacular Strandir
Hólmavík is a charming small town in the Strandir area, which makes up the most eastern tip of the Westfjords. It’s a popular stop ...
Culture and Nature in the Westfjords
Culture and Nature in the Westfjords
Þingeyri is an ideal base in the Westfjords, with museums in town and nature nearby.
Þingeyri is a tiny village in the sc...
Enjoy the Culture of the Westfjords
Enjoy the Culture of the Westfjords
Explore the region’s history at the Westfjords Heritage Museum while visiting the town.
The Westfjords are simply ...
Hrafnseyri, the Birthplace of Jón Sigurðsson
Hrafnseyri, the Birthplace of Jón Sigurðsson
The man who laid the foundation of Iceland's independence and sovereignty
A small, very remote farm, on a mountains...
Beauty in Remoteness
Beauty in Remoteness
History and Nature go hand-in-hand in Árneshreppur
When heading to the magnificent Westfjords peninsula of North Western Iceland, approa...
Ísafjörður
The town of Ísafjörður is in a narrow fjord called Skutulsfjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland. The town is the largest in the Westfjords with a population of a...
Award-Winning West Fjords
Award-Winning West Fjords
The most famous unknown place in Iceland
It was for good reasons that the ‘Lonely Planet’ guide put this area in its list of the t...
Visit Spectacular Strandir
Westfjords: Visit Spectacular Strandir
Hólmavík is a charming small town in the Strandir area, which makes up the most eastern tip of the Westfjords. It’s a p...
Adventure in the Westfjords
Adventure in the Westfjords
Patreksfjörður is the perfect base when exploring the Westfjords
Patreksfjörður is the scenic, nature-rich region, you have come...