Vaðalfjöll are two rocky outcrops sticking conspicuously out a hundred metres above Þorskafjarðarheiði pass, near Þorskafjörður fjord. The rocks are an unmistakeable sight and worth looking out for as you explore the area – but they are…

  Valagil is a spectacular ravine, complete with mighty waterfall and made from layers upon layers of ancient lava. You will find Valagil not too far from Súðavík. There is a marked footpath to the ravine from the road. Some say the ravine is…

  Puffins, eiders, guillemoths and arctic terns are this bird-island’s magnets, and they are all abundant. Indeed, as the puffins, which nest in burrows, have dug through much of the island’s soil, travellers have to follow a…

  The Deserted Herring Factory was constructed during the years of 1942-1944. The main reason why the factory was built was because of the growing herring stock coming in to Húnaflói Bay. The fishing failed some years after the factory was…

  Suðureyri is situated on the south side of Tálknafjörður fjord and was the location of a whaling station built at the end of the 19th century by norwegian whale hunters. The station was an on-and-off operation for around 50 years until 1939…

  Vaðalfjöll, the mountains above Bjarkalundur, and Bjartmarssteinn are beautiful and special rock formations that you can’t find in many other places. People in Reykhólar believe that Bjartmarssteinn has something to do with elves, also…