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Selardalur  (Selárdalur) and The Artist with a Child's Heart

Selardalur (Selárdalur) and The Artist with a Child's Heart

No marker Selárdalur, Iceland

Selardalur is 45 minutes drive north of Bildudalur at the end of a gravel road. This remote outpost is wedged into the last of nine short ice-sculpted valleys on the south coa...

Skaftfell Center for Visual Arts

Skaftfell Center for Visual Arts

No marker Austurvegur 42, 710 Seyðisfjörður, Iceland

Discover this beacon of cultural initiatives as you wander among the beautifully crafted historic buildings of Seydisfjordur. Skaftfell is a visual art center set up in 1...

Mulastofa

Mulastofa

No marker Hafnarbyggð 4, 690 Vopnafjörður, Iceland

Mulastofa in Vopnafjordur is a memorial exhibition featuring the works of the brothers Jon Muli Arnason and Jonas Arnason, both of whom were born in Vopnafjordur. The brothers...

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Laki Eruption

Laki Eruption

No marker Laki, Iceland

On June 8, 1783, an eruption started that was to produce one of the biggest lava streams on Earth in historical times. The eruption lasted until February 1784 and by that time...

Geothermal Energy Exhibition

Geothermal Energy Exhibition

No marker Hellisheiðarvirkjun, Iceland

The Geothermal Energy Exhibition at the Hellisheiði Power Plant. The Hellisheiði Power Plant is the largest, single-site geothermal power plant in the world that has tremendous pot...

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Bjarnahofn (Bjarnarhöfn) a taste of Cured Shark

Bjarnahofn (Bjarnarhöfn) a taste of Cured Shark

No marker Bjarnarhöfn, Iceland

Quirky and authentic, Bjarnarhofn has a fascinating shark exhibition, where the farming family give a personal account of the family’s tradition of curing shark...

Brjanslaekur (Brjánslækur)

Brjanslaekur (Brjánslækur)

No marker Aðalstræti 63

Brjanslaekur is the terminal for the ferry across Breidafjordur Bay. There’s a cafe and above the shore, the indistinct remains of a turf dwelling, believed by some to be that of H...

Skagafjordur (Skagafjörður) Horses

Skagafjordur (Skagafjörður) Horses

No marker Flugumýri, Iceland

The broad flat valley of Skagafjordur is a prime farming area renowned for horse breeding and horsemanship. Landsmot, Iceland’s best-known annual equestrian event is often held the...

Siglufjordur (Siglufjörður) Herring History

Siglufjordur (Siglufjörður) Herring History

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Flanked by impossibly steep mountains and wedged into a tight fjord, Siglufjörður was for years the centre of herring fishing in Iceland. In the 1950's its population...

Lagarfljot (Lagarfljót) Monster

Lagarfljot (Lagarfljót) Monster

No marker Lagarfljót, Iceland

Driving along the shores of Lake Lagarfljot look out for the monster, whose story is over 650 years old and mentioned in the Annals from the year 1345. The monstrous 'worm' is ofte...