The Duus House is a cluster of old buildings by the marina and are among Iceland’s most remarkable and historic man-made structures. Busy centers of commerce throughout their existence, their last role before their conversion was as a fish…
The Folk Museum was first opened in November 1995 in the old processing houses in Garður. The museum has both a Folk and Maritime Museum. It has an outstanding engines collection of Guðni Ingimundarson. There are over 60 engines on display and…
In the late 19th century, salted fish was to Iceland what oil is to Saudi Arabia, and indeed, the image of a golden cod was on Iceland’s original coat of arms. As you stroll along one of the best harbours in Iceland, you will arrive at the…
The Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll is a brand new museum about the rock and pop history in Iceland. The museum was opened in April 2014 in Reykjanesbær. The story of rock and pop music in Iceland is covered from 1930 to date with the…
Vikingaheimar is the home of the Viking Ship Íslendingur, “The Icelander”. Built in 1996, Icelander is an exact replica of the famous Gokstad ship, a remarkable archaeological find of an almost completely intact Viking ship, excavated in…
Eldborg is by far the highest of five craters lying along a volcanic fissure in the slopes of Geitafell, and is often called Big Eldborg. It is steep and made of scoria and spatter. A prominent lava channel branches off to the east. It is…
A sheer 77 m. high cliff protruding out of the sea. It is about 15 km south of the tip of Reykjanes peninsula. It is the innermost of a chain of cliffs standing on a shallow, submarine ridge, which stretches 72 km. offshore to the southwest…
Eldvörp is the name of scoria and spatter cones in offset sections that form a row of ten kilometers, and it’s surrounding lava covering 20 square kilometers. It dates back from a volcanic and tectonic episode between 1210 and 1240 called the…
An eroded subglacial volcano, exposed in the costal cliffs.
A place of execution according to an old folk story. The cliffs, two of which are quite high, have an inlet several fathoms deep between them. A tree between was put between the two cliffs and men hanged from it for serious crimes.
Grænadyngja and Trölladyngja are steep mountains, surrounded by young volcanic fissures, geothermal sites and beautiful colours. The two mountains are associated with various lava flows.
Two explosion craters over 6000 years old. The age difference between the craters is probably small. Both of the craters are lake filled today.
The area is collectively named Gunnuhver, after a female ghost that was buried there. She caused great disturbance until a priest set a trap for her and she fell into it. This happened about 400 years ago. The mud pools take form where steam…
Hafnaberg is a long line of sheer sea lava cliffs south of Hafnir. Hafnaberg is very popular among hikers and bird watchers, as various marine birds nest at the cliffs.
Háleyjarbunga is a small lava shield volcano with a large, 20 to 25 m. deep crater. The volcano is at least 9,000 years old.
Keilir was created during subglacial eruptions during last ice age. It´s shape makes it distinctive and according to geologists, it probably is a crater plug. In spite of its steep slopes, it is not too difficult to climb, and the view from…
Lake Kleifarvatn is about 10 km². It is about 97 m deep and one of the deepest lakes in Iceland. The lake has diminished since year 2000 because of two major earthquakes, which probably opened up fissures at its bottom. In the southernmost…
Columns of steam rise skywards, bubbling mud pools play their rhythmical symphony, and the banks around the hot springs are coloured green, yellow and red. Several explosion craters are in the area, created by volcanic eruptions at various…
Sea cliffs with colorful birdlife. They are accessible, 15 km. wide 40 m. high, and attract over 100.000 seabirds every year.
A free standing mountain north of the town of Grindavík. It offers great panoramic view over most of the Reykjanes peninsula on fine days. The northeastern part of the mountain depicts thermal activity. It is split by a fissure called &…