Reykjavik International Airport is the base for domestic flights in Iceland. The airport is located near the center of Reykjavik and was built during WW2 at a time when the city was much smaller than...

Keflavik International Airport was built by the U.S. military during World War II and opened on 23 March in 1943. It has played a big role in the development of commercial flights in Iceland and has b...

Between the capital and the Blue Lagoon and Keflavik, you’ll pass the town of Hafnarfjordur.  Just south of the town, the long low building almost a kilometer in length houses one of three aluminum...

In 1627, Barbary pirates under the leadership of a Dutchman, came ashore at Grindavik and attacked the area's farms, stole fish and hides and carried off 12 Icelanders and 3 Danes into slavery in Nort...

Reykjanesbaer is a municipality of 8,000 inhabitants taking in the town of Keflavik and several surrounding villages.  Adjacent to it you'll see the town built for the US naval forces, who were bas...

Akranes is a town with a thriving fishing industry. See the boats come and go at the busy port and enjoy the view from the larger of the two lighthouses, which doubles as an arts venue. Some of the to...

Borgarnes is a service center for the farming community in Borgarfjordur as well as the many holiday homes in the surrounding area. It has one of the best swimming pools in Iceland, a good bakery in t...

The ferry trip across Breidafjordur bay takes 2.5 hours and along the way calls at Flatey Island.   You can visit this tiny island on a there and back day trip, or stopping over and continuing acro...

Stykkisholmur is an attractive town of carefully restored timber houses clustered over a rocky outcrop in the surrounds of its picturesque harbor. There are restaurants and cafes, handicraft shops and...

Car-free Flatey with its colorful village houses has a ‘lost in time’ feeling. It was once an important settlement and a monastery was founded here in the 12th century. One of Iceland’s most famous...