The south coast route traverses the 565km² Eldhraun lava field, which flowed from the Laki fissure eruption of 1783. It is fitting that the largest lava flow from a single eruption since Iceland's set...

Fljotshlid is the fertile hillside dotted with farms, east of the town of Hvolsvollur. By taking road 261 and then gravel road 250 you have an interesting detour between Hvolsvollur and Seljalandsfoss...

In the Storyteller’s Lodge, Ingi Hans, one of Iceland’s best-known storytellers, welcomes guests and tells stories for the whole family. Hear about the birth of an Icelandic fishing village, glimpse i...

After a bishopric was established there in 1056, Skalholt became the educational, cultural and religious center of Iceland, during a period when there were no towns or villages on the island. The b...

Tvisongur is a sound sculpture by the German artist Lucas Kühne, located on the mountainside, a 15-20 minute walk from the town.  The work is built of concrete and consists of five interconnected d...

This small, isolated church has no parish yet is considered to be one of the wealthiest in the country. For centuries people in crisis have believed that praying in the church and donating money will...

Standing 193m in height, the controversial Kárahnjúkar Dam and its power station were completed in 2009, producing 690 MW of electricity for the Alcoa aluminium smelter in Reyðarfjörður. The projec...

Sheep pens like these can be seen all over the country.  The older ones are made of stone and turf, but cement, wood and metal are used on the modern versions. Farmers use the sheep pens in early S...

To the north of road 1, as you drive along the south coast between Seljalandsfoss and Skogar, you may catch glimpses of the famous Eyjafjallajokull glacier and volcano. This 800,000-year-old snow-capp...

Eldfell (Fire Mountain) is a 200m high crater overlooking the town on Heimaey, the only inhabited island of the Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands) archipelago. Following a series of earthquakes in th...