Sigurgeir’s Bird Museum – An adventure world for bird enthusiasts Enjoy information and refreshments in the world’s foremost bird paradise. The museum houses about 180 specie...

Driving by Gufuskalar at the tip of Snaefellsnes it’s hard to miss the 412m high antenna, built in 1963 for the Loran navigation system. It is now used as an aerial mast for l...

On the west side of Hegranes, you'll find a turning off road 75 leading down to the sea and the old 1925 bridge across the river Heraðsvotn.  The place is called Vesturos...

Experience life at the vicarage. The Old Farmhouse Laufas is a renowned church site and chieftain‘s residence from the settlement (874-930). Laufas church was built in 1865, a...

Just west of Hellnar village you’ll come across the sign Laugabrekka, and a short detour leads to Gudridarlundur, a memorial to Gudridur Þorbjarnardottir who was born there. Gud...

This crater is a splendid example of a maar (explosion crater) with a lake in its bottom. Such craters are the result of short explosive eruptions and often form deep holes be...

The Church of Reykholt was built in 1886-1887 and was restored as close to its original form as possible from 2001-2006. Reykholt Church is beautifully proportioned, with fine...

On the shore of Skotufjordur (Skate Fjord) is Litlibaer, a beautifully restored turf farm open to visitors from mid-May to mid-September.  Litlibaer (Little Farm) was...

It is a beautiful drive over Frodarheidi through magnificent mountain scenery. This route lies east of Snaefellsjokull, near the tip of Snaefellsnes, and connects the nor...

Founded in 1909, Skrudur on the north shore of Dyrafjordur is Iceland’s oldest arboretum. The vicar at nearby Nupur was interested in botany and collected seeds from all over...