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...

Take a detour off road 1 onto Hróarstunguvegur, road 925 and head north along the river bank. The road becomes 926 before Húsey farm.  The view is superb and you may encounter reindeer near the farm....

About 26 km east of the bridge over the river Jokulsa a Fjollum, you can take an interesting detour on Modrudalsleid, road 901. If you are approaching from the east, you join road 901 at the other end...

This remote and peaceful village is located in the most northerly part of the East Fjords. It is accessed from Egilsstaðir on road 94, but check the road conditions before setting off as early or late...

Home to numerous bird species Holmanes is a scenic nature reserve on a headland on the north shore of Reydarfjordur. Enjoy the views over the fjord as you walk down towards the shore from the car park...

The pyramid-shaped mountain Bulandstindur (1069m) towers behind Djupivogur, an attractive fishing village located on the peninsula between Hamarsfjordur and Berufjordur. The village is a short detour...

Stokksnes is accessed by turning off road 1, close to the entrance to the Almannaskardsgong tunnel. The Atlantic waves crash hard onto the rocky peninsula sending up columns of spray. However, this do...

Hvalnes (Whale Point) is a rocky headland with a lighthouse, offering a convenient viewpoint over the ocean and surrounding mountains, composed of dark gabbro and pale granophyre, which account for th...

Not really a village but a cluster of farms. The area was so isolated in past times because of the difficulty of crossing the glacial rivers, that farms were grouped together so that people at least h...

Eyrarbakki is a picturesque village, its main street lined with well-restored timber houses, painted in a variety of colors. The black timber house by the church, called Husid, dates back to 1765 and...