Víðimýrarkirkja church is one of the few preserved turf churches in Iceland. At the beginning of the 20th century its fate was uncertain, but luckily the immense cultural value of the building was recognised in time, and the National Museum…

  The Earthquake Center at Kópasker is an interesting exhibition of photographs and other material connected to the seismic activity in Öxarfjörður in 1975, the Kópasker earthquake on 13 January 1976 and the volcanic eruptions at Krafla 1975…

  Þingeyrar was, in past times, one of the most famous estates in the Húnaþing district and also the site of a church. Now, the Þingeyrakirkja Church commands one of the widest and most beautiful panoramic views in the county. It is said that…

  Snæfell, towering to 1,833 m., is the highest mountain in Iceland outside the glacier regions. Even so, and despite the omnipresent snow, Snæfell = “The Snow Mountain”, it is fairly accessible from Snæfellsskáli hut. Snæfell…

Vatnajökull National Park, established in 2008, encompasses not only all of Vatnajökull glacier but also extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in the southwest, and Jökulsárgljúfur in the…

  Hólmatungur is an expanse of rich vegetation in the Jökulsárgljúfur Canyon, and there are many beautiful columnar rock formations to be found there. The footpath between Hljóðaklettar and Hólmatungur, alongside Jökulsá á Fjöllum, is among the…

  The Folk Museum at Mánárbakki was opened in June 1995 in Þórshamar, a building which was transported from Húsavík to Mánárbakki. The premises have now been extended, and a three gabled farm house built. This new building, called Lækjarbakki,…

  The Fremrinámar Volcanic System has been moderately active in the Holocene. The last eruption is somewhat younger than 3000 years. The system is part of the the Northern Volcanic Zone and is about 130 km long, consisting of a central volcano…

The Heiðarsporðar volcanic system has shown rather low activity in the Holocene but has produced substantial basaltic lava flows. The last eruption took place about 2200 years ago, producing a lava flow covering about 220 km2 and extending some 60…

The Krafla volcanic system has been moderately active in the Holocene. The last eruption episode took place in 1975-1984 when nine small basaltic fissure eruptions with combined lava volume of 0.25 km3 took place. The Krafla system is about 100 km…

The Kverkfjöll volcanic system has been moderately active in the Holocene. The last eruption took place on the ice free fissure swarm about 1300 years ago, producing a 20 km2 lava flow. The 130 km long system lies on the Northern volcanic zone and…

Activity has been low in the Þeistareykir volcanic system since early Holocene. The last eruption took place about 2400 years ago. Located in the Northern Volcanic Zone it is the northernmost on-land volcanic system in Iceland. It is about 80 km…