Offshore Grimsey island is the northernmost point of Iceland. Situated on the Arctic Circle, 40km from the mainland, it is home to around 75 people, who live from fishing and farming.  They have their...

Dalvik is a town with an important fishing heritage due to its proximity to rich fishing grounds offshore. Visitors are struck by its spectacular setting on the shore of Eyjafjordur, the longest fjord...

Hauganes is a small village of 140 inhabitants situated just south of Arskogssandur. This fishing village produces salted cod at the Ekta Fiskur fish processing company. Whale Watching Hauganes off...

Husavik is an attractive town known for its excellent whale watching opportunities. Visit the informative Whale Centre by the harbor before you set off on a whale watching boat excursion with North Sa...

Laugar, meaning ‘hot springs’ is a small community in Reykjadalur, which has sprung up around its geothermal activity and school. Most of the springs have been harnessed for space heating and greenhou...

The largest village at Lake Myvatn, Reykjahlid takes its name from a prosperous farm situated by the lake. Though at an altitude of 264m above sea level, Myvatn has a favorable climate and farming has...

Kopasker, on the shores of Oxarfjordur, is one of many tiny villages in Iceland that once thrived on fishing. However, when the fish moved their feeding grounds elsewhere, it had a devastating effect...

With just under 200 inhabitants Raufarhofn is one of the smallest and most remote fishing villages in Iceland. It has suffered from depopulation because of changing trends in the fishing industry and...

Remote Þorshofn, on Iceland’s northeast coast, sees little traffic and is occasionally cut off in winter by heavy snow, so best suited to a summer visit.  The fishing village (population 358) is th...

The sweeping view on the approach to Bakkafloi bay on road 85 is often superb and will tempt you to pull over and take a photo. Bakkafjordur is a tiny fishing village where you can see the boats land...