Zeolites are beautiful elongated crystals, looking a bit like snowflakes. There are several types - scolecite, stilbite, and heulandite - but all are minerals formed over...

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Rakkaberg is the name of a prominent dike, just outside Djupivogur by road 1, where it meets the turning to the village.  Dykes are volcanic features formed when mag...

This prominent cairn stands on a hill by the village of Djupivogur. Though dwarfed by modern antennae and relay masts, the cairn is believed to be quite old.  Its orig...

The powerful Jokulsa á Fjollum river carries an average of 193 m3/s of sediment-laden glacial water on a 206km long journey from the northern edge of Vatnajokull to Axafj...

Blabjorg Guesthouse offers accommodation and a spa in the village of Borgarfjordur Eystri. The spa experience is open to non-residents and offers a hot tub overlooki...

Hof is a historic farm, nestled in the Hofsa Valley 15km south of Vopnafjordur.  If you've dipped into Vopnfirdingasaga, one of the Icelandic family Sagas, you'll have read ab...

Near the huge aluminum plant at Reydarfjordur, you'll find the little stone house at Soomastadir.   This bijou house was built of local stone in 1875, using glacial cl...

Blabjorg cliffs are a national monument on the north shore of Berufjordur. Meaning 'blue cliffs', though actually more green than blue, the cliffs are formed of Berufjordur ac...

Duration: 5 hours. Difficulty: moderately strenuous walk crossing two passes, the first at 345m, the second at 321m. Interest: coastal and mountain views and a secluded pebble beac...