Take a boat trip to Saebol in Adalvik, a peaceful bay, where you can stroll on a deserted beach and enjoy the flowers and birds of Hornstrandir Nature Reserve. A cluster of houses and a church are all...

North of Isafjordur the smaller towns of Hnifsdalur and Bolungarvik are worth a visit. Take Road 62, Djupvegur, which offers great views across to Snaefjallastrond with its snow-flecked mountains - sn...

Sudavik is a fishing village on the west side of Alftafjordur. In 1995 an avalanche engulfed part of the village killing 14 residents, injuring many others and destroying homes. To avoid future tra...

Before you arrive in Flateyri look for the big chimney by the fjord, the remains of a whaling station. A trading post for over 200 years, today, this fishing town of around 200 people is a lively comm...

Patreksfjordur, population 700, was named after the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick. It’s a fishing town and service center for the region with a small hospital, a bank, post office, pharmacy, re...

Talknafjordur, with a population of 286, has an excellent harbor and a fish processing plant and trout farm.  It also has a cottage industry cosmetics production where organic creams and ointments are...

Bildudalur, one of the more isolated villages of the West Fjords, is endowed with the lion's share of mouthwatering scenery. Sited on the shore of Arnafjordur, the region's second largest fjord, the v...

Þingeyri village, on the south coast of Dýrafjörður, was established as a trading post and its old warehouse - dating from 1734 - ranks among the oldest buildings in Iceland. The church was built in 1...

Bordeyri (Bordeyri) is one of the tiniest villages in Iceland. Formerly a center of commerce and an army base during WWII, the population is now just 30. Riishús, one of several restored houses in thi...

This is the only town on east side of the West Fjords region and a service centre for the area. Here you’ll find a restaurant, cafe, tourist information, supermarket and a fuel station - the last to b...