The Pompei of the North – Eldheimar, exhibition focuses on the 1973 volcanic eruption in Vestmannaeyjar. Visitors get a glimpse into peoples lives on Heimaey before the eruption that would change thei...

Ingolfsbrekka hill. Probably one of the best-preserved sections of old Reykjavik’s landscape. In 1806, it marked the eastern-boundaries of the city’s jurisdiction.

The drive between Þingvellir and Reykjavik takes you through the Mosfellssveit countryside, where you'll find Gljufrasteinn, the former home of Iceland’s 1955 Nobel prize winner for literature, Halldo...

Haafell farm on the north bank of the river Hvita is the Icelandic Goat Conservation Centre. The farmers are working to preserve the Icelandic goat which has survived in Iceland since the settlement i...

Back in the early days of Iceland’s settlement a farmer and his beautiful wife Thuridur lived at Froda, a farm near Olafsvik on Snaefellsnes. Bjorn, a neighboring farmer from the other side of the pen...

Above the shore at Stokkseyri, look for Thuridarbud, a small turf hut built in 1949, in the place where Thuridur Einarsdottir is thought to have resided during the fishing season.  Thuriður (1777-1863...

The fishing fleet jostles for space with the ferry and a small fleet of pleasure boats in Heimaey’s snug harbour. Processing plants line the quayside, where you can jump aboard a speedboat for a thril...

For centuries the main route between Breiðdalur and Egilsstadir was over Breiðdalsheidi pass. At 470m in height, the route was snowbound in winter and could be shrouded in fog at any time of year....

Þvotta means 'washing river' and this farm by the side of the road takes its name from the river that flows by it.  The name is unusual and has nothing today with laundry! It originates from the settl...

Berserkjahraun, 'lava of the Berserks' is an impressive lava flow on the north side of Snaefellsnes. Road 54 winds through the lava but there is only one obvious place to stop if you wish to get out a...