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Pompei Of The North – Eldheimar

Pompei Of The North – Eldheimar

No marker Gerðisbraut, Vestmannaeyjabær, Iceland

The Pompei of the North – Eldheimar, exhibition focuses on the 1973 volcanic eruption in Vestmannaeyjar. Visitors get a glimpse into peoples lives on Heimaey before the erupti...

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Ingolfsbrekka hill

Ingolfsbrekka hill

No marker Lækjargata, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland

Ingolfsbrekka hill. Probably one of the best-preserved sections of old Reykjavik’s landscape. In 1806, it marked the eastern-boundaries of the city’s jurisdiction.

Home of the Nobel Prize-Winning Author Halldor Laxness

Home of the Nobel Prize-Winning Author Halldor Laxness

No marker Mosfellsdalur, Iceland

The drive between Þingvellir and Reykjavik takes you through the Mosfellssveit countryside, where you'll find Gljufrasteinn, the former home of Iceland’s 1955 Nobel prize winn...

Goat Conservation Centre

Goat Conservation Centre

No marker Hvítársíðuvegur, 320 Borgarnes, Iceland

Haafell farm on the north bank of the river Hvita is the Icelandic Goat Conservation Centre. The farmers are working to preserve the Icelandic goat which has survived in Iceland si...

Bjorn of Breidavik: from Viking to American Chieftain

Bjorn of Breidavik: from Viking to American Chieftain

No marker Snæfellsnesvegur, Iceland

Back in the early days of Iceland’s settlement a farmer and his beautiful wife Thuridur lived at Froda, a farm near Olafsvik on Snaefellsnes. Bjorn, a neighboring farmer from the o...

Thuridarbud Turf Hut

Thuridarbud Turf Hut

No marker

Above the shore at Stokkseyri, look for Thuridarbud, a small turf hut built in 1949, in the place where Thuridur Einarsdottir is thought to have resided during the fishing season.&...

Skansinn and the Harbour on Heimaey

Skansinn and the Harbour on Heimaey

No marker Heimaey, Iceland

The fishing fleet jostles for space with the ferry and a small fleet of pleasure boats in Heimaey’s snug harbour. Processing plants line the quayside, where you can jump aboard a s...

Breiddalsheidi (Breiðdalsheiði) Mountain Pass - An early attempt at road building

Breiddalsheidi (Breiðdalsheiði) Mountain Pass - An early attempt at road building

No marker Breiðdalsvík, Iceland

For centuries the main route between Breiðdalur and Egilsstadir was over Breiðdalsheidi pass. At 470m in height, the route was snowbound in winter and could be shrouded i...

Thvotta Farm (Þvottá)

Thvotta Farm (Þvottá)

No marker Þjóðvegur, Iceland

Þvotta means 'washing river' and this farm by the side of the road takes its name from the river that flows by it.  The name is unusual and has nothing today with laundry! It...

Berserkjahraun Lava

Berserkjahraun Lava

No marker Berserkjahraun, Iceland

Berserkjahraun, 'lava of the Berserks' is an impressive lava flow on the north side of Snaefellsnes. Road 54 winds through the lava but there is only one obvious place to stop...