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

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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 magma cools inside a fissure in the ea...

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 original purpose may have been as...

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 Axafjorður Bay.   Many exception...

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 overlooking the shore with a spectacular bac...

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 about the exploits of one o...

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 clay for mortar.  It should be n...

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 acid tuff, an ignimbrite of...

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 beach. Start/End: drive...