Fredrik Bald, a Danish master carpenter, built the impressive Kaupvangur mansion in Vopnafjorður for merchants Orum and Wulff in 1884. Very talented, this same craftsman also built the Althingi parlia...

On road 85 towards Vopnafjordur, there is a detour onto road 920 which leads to Burstafell, a beautiful old stone farmhouse with red gables and a turf roof. Inhabited until 1966 this is one of the old...

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 1998 to encourage the developme...

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 were well known in Icela...

The Museum of Natural History in Neskaupstaður is a new and interesting museum which displays the best of Icelandic nature; Icelandic mammals, shellfish, birds, insects and stone collection as well as...

If you're interested in wildlife, then the name Fuglabjarganes should give you a clue as to what is in store on this walk - it means 'bird cliff peninsula'.  The peninsula and cliffs are sited on t...

Skaftfell – Center for Visual Art operates in the field of contemporary art, on a local and international level. Its activities are based upon an exhibition program, alongside a residency and outreach...

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 often referred to as a s...

On the west side of the harbor, about 1km from the town center is the work of Icelandic sculptor Sigurdur Gudmundsson, who is well known in Holland and other European countries. Lined up above the sho...

Duration: 5 hours. Difficulty: moderately strenuous. There are a couple of steep sections on the path and some streams to ford. Ascent and descent of around 250m. Interest: mountain views, birds, flor...