Akureyri Airport is conveniently located just 3km from the centre of the largest town in the north of Iceland. Passengers can transfer at Keflavik International Airport to direct flights to Akureyri l...

Isafjordur Airport serves the local area with flights to and from Reykjavik.

Laugarvatn means 'hot spring lake' and you will find hot springs emerging on the shore of the lake. A small hut was built over one of the springs, making a rustic sauna that locals and visitors used t...

Just 7.5km long and 2.5km at its widest point Hrisey, the large island in Eyjafjordur, has been continually inhabited since Iceland’s early settlement.  Visitors can walk around the small island on...

The Botanical Gardens of Akureyri are an extensive and colorful collection of both cultivated and wild plants. There are sections on Icelandic and Arctic flora and the aim is to collect every species...

The rather long name of this village is pronounced ‘kirk-u-buyer-cloister’ or just ’cloister’ for short! It means the ‘church farm cloister’ and in days gone by it was believed that only Christian peo...

The site for the Skagafjordur regional þing, or local assembly from 930 to 1262, was on the east side of Hegranes.  Remains from these times are still visible in the landscape and include walls, a pos...

North of Dalvik is the small fishing town of Olafsfjorður, with its sheltered natural harbour. Olafsfjorður used to be very isolated as the only access road hugged the notorious Olafsfjarðarmuli cliff...

A charming small town and popular detour for those looking to explore a slice of the west coast. A town of 7,000 people, Akranes is a classic fishing port that is peaceful, friendly and home to a wond...

Flanked by impossibly steep mountains and wedged into a tight fjord, Siglufjörður was for years the centre of herring fishing in Iceland. In the 1950's its population peaked at 3,100 but today the...