Hvalfjordur’s name means ‘Whale Fjord’, probably from a large number of whales once found here. Sadly, today the head of this beautiful fjord is the location for Iceland's main whaling station.   F...

Eldborg is a beautifully formed volcanic crater that can be seen from road 54, rising 60m above the surrounding land. Known as a lava spatter ring, the symmetrical crater is believed to have formed 50...

Road 56, the Vatnaleid mountain pass, is the most direct route between the south and north coasts of the Snaefellsnes peninsula. As you cross the mountain route look out for birds especially by the...

Grabrok is a shapely crater that produced the moss-clad lava in its surrounds from an eruption two to three thousand years ago. It stands by road 1, just north of Bifrost. From the car park, wooden st...

Iceland’s largest hot spring belches out 180 liters of water per second, at 97°C. Walking around the hot spring area you'll see where the water gushes out of the rock at several different spots at dif...

Possibly Iceland’s most unusual and enchanting waterfall, Hraunfossar ‘Lava Falls’ emerges from under a lava flow, cascading into the turquoise river Hvita. It is all the more spectacular for the lumi...

A place of cultural importance to Icelanders, Reykholt was home to a 13th-century politician, historian, and writer, Snorri Sturluson. As a child, Snorri was fostered by the eminent Jon Loftsson of Od...

In several ways, Snaefellsnes is a microcosm of the whole island with an astonishingly varied landscape: craters and lava flow, glaciated mountains and ice-sculpted fjords, golden sand and black pebbl...

Sited at the foot of the prominent peak Stapafell, Arnarstapi is a tiny fishing hamlet with a breathtaking coastline. Formed of successive lava flows from Snaefellsjokull eruptions, its basalt cliffs...

Even on a blustery day, Budir is one of those memorable places that rarely fails to impress. You'll find a tiny church overlooking a glorious golden beach, framed by basalt rocks and dunes; a brooding...