Sigurgeir’s Bird Museum – An adventure world for bird enthusiasts Enjoy information and refreshments in the world’s foremost bird paradise. The museum houses about 180 species of birds, more than 300...

Driving by Gufuskalar at the tip of Snaefellsnes it’s hard to miss the 412m high antenna, built in 1963 for the Loran navigation system. It is now used as an aerial mast for longwave broadcasting for...

On the west side of Hegranes, you'll find a turning off road 75 leading down to the sea and the old 1925 bridge across the river Heraðsvotn.  The place is called Vesturos, 'western estuary'.  Here...

Experience life at the vicarage. The Old Farmhouse Laufas is a renowned church site and chieftain‘s residence from the settlement (874-930). Laufas church was built in 1865, among its special items is...

Just west of Hellnar village you’ll come across the sign Laugabrekka, and a short detour leads to Gudridarlundur, a memorial to Gudridur Þorbjarnardottir who was born there. Gudridur was the most w...

This crater is a splendid example of a maar (explosion crater) with a lake in its bottom. Such craters are the result of short explosive eruptions and often form deep holes below the water table, allo...

The Church of Reykholt was built in 1886-1887 and was restored as close to its original form as possible from 2001-2006. Reykholt Church is beautifully proportioned, with fine ornament at door and win...

On the shore of Skotufjordur (Skate Fjord) is Litlibaer, a beautifully restored turf farm open to visitors from mid-May to mid-September.  Litlibaer (Little Farm) was built in 1895 and as many as 2...

It is a beautiful drive over Frodarheidi through magnificent mountain scenery. This route lies east of Snaefellsjokull, near the tip of Snaefellsnes, and connects the north and south coasts of the pen...

Founded in 1909, Skrudur on the north shore of Dyrafjordur is Iceland’s oldest arboretum. The vicar at nearby Nupur was interested in botany and collected seeds from all over the country creating the...