Hótel Laugarhóll is a peaceful and comfortable country hotel in the east part of the WestFjords. It is located in the green and sparsely populated valley Bjarnarfjörður, midway between Reykjavík and Ísafjörður. Our restaurant is located in a…
The Hnjótur Folk Museum is located on the way to Látrabjarg, 36 km. from Patreksfjörður. The Folk Museum at Hnjótur was opened in June 1983. There you will find many remarkable items from old times, demonstrating means of occupation and…
Hrafnseyri in Arnarfjörður is the birthplace of Jón Sigurðsson and today there is a museum dedicated to him and his memory. As a part of the museum is the old turf house that Jón grew up in and the chapel that was built in his memory. The church…
When the Natural History Museum in Bolungarvík was formally opened in may 1998, the museum was also the first of its kind in the WestFjords. The display room is over 300 m2. There is a big conference room at the museum that makes it easier to greet…
The Ósvör Maritime Museum stands on the east side of Bolungarvík, down by the sea. The museum contains a double 19th century fishing base, a salt hut, a fish drying area and a drying hut. Among the pieces displayed, there is the rowboat Ölver, which…
12 km. south of Hólmavík there is an interesting and entartaining exhibition about the icelandic sheep and sheep farming, with special emphasis on the Strandir area. The exhibition has been very popular ever since it opened in spring 2002, mainly…
The Snjáfjallasetur Heritage Centre was established in Dalbær Snæfjallaströnd in July 2003. The aim of the centre is to collect, categorize and preserve legends, rhymes, pictures and any remains connected to the settlement in the Snæfjallahreppur…
The Culture House was built in 1925 as community hospital. In 2003 it was thoroughly renovated and opened as Culture House for the Ísafjörður Library, as well as the Ísafjörður Art and Photo Collection.
The monster tales of sea monsters have played a colorful role in icelandic folk culture for centuries and thousands of written accounts can be found all around the country. Today, these elusive creatures that still appear in Arnafjörður have been…
Work on the magic and witchcraft exhibition has been going on for quite some time, or since 1996. A project of this scope requires a lot of preparation and most of this time has been dedicated to research and academic work.
WestFjords Natural History Institute is a regional institute involved in natural and historical researches. It opened in 1997 and is based in Bolungarvík, Hólmavík and Bíldudalur covering the entire WestFjords area. The institute…
The Museum is located in one of the 18th century buildings in the town of Ísafjörður. Fisheries have always been the most important economic activity in the WestFjords, and the museum gives a unique insight into the rich maritime history and…
The Arctic Fox Centre is a non-profit research and exhibition center, focusing on the arctic fox, the only native terrestrial mammal in Iceland. The Arctic Fox Centre was established in September 2007 in Súðavík in the Westfjords. Founders were 42,…
The most popular visiting point in Bolungarvík is the top of Bolafjall Mountain. The place offers a staggering view over Ísafjarðardjúp, Jökulfirðir and some people say all the way to Greenland. To get to Bolafjall mountain you have to drive…
Arnarnes offers fantastic views over Ísafjörður and surroundings. Arnarnes is also a amazing place to capture amazing photos of the midnight sun during the summer months. During the Winter months the area is also nice to capture the phenomena…
Breiðavík is situated on the way to Látrabjarg. In the creek there is a church and a hotel. We recommend that you should stop there on the way to or from Látrabjarg and walk down to the beach. It’s also quite unique to see the sand that…
Sæunn, the wonder cow, is a special cow which saved her own life from getting slaughtered by swimming over the cold atlantic ocean fjord of Önundarfjörður in October 1987. The cow lived sex years after the big achievement but when it died…
Drangajökull is the only glacier in the Westfjords. It is the only glacier in Iceland whose altitude in entirely below 1,000 m. Drangajökull lies north of the Strandir region and south of the Hornstrandir nature reserve. Kaldalón, meanwhile, is a…
One of the most impressive and least talked about natural features in all of Iceland, Drangaskörð are a series of seven rocky peaks jutting out into the sea, like a jawful of jagged teeth. The peninsula emanates from Skarðafjall mountain and…
Simply enthralling, The Westfjords favourite frontpage model for decades, and is never short of breathtaking. The biggest and widest part of the waterfall is the one that gets all the attention and the photos, even though there are impressive…