Hraunfossar, Lava Falls, are beautiful and unusual natural phenomena. Clear, cold subterranean springwater flows through the lava and comes out as tiny waterfalls and rapids into the Hvita River.
Uniquely formed remnants of ancient basalt volcanic crater sticking out from the sea. Lóndrangar and the hill Svalthúfa are the remains of a crater, which has been eroded to its present form by the sea. The farmers in the area never made or…
At the farm Ölkelda there is a mineral spring with carbonated water. Mineral springs are said to have healing properties, so feel free to take a sip. The farmhouse is named Ölkelda which means mineral spring in Icelandic.
Paradise Hollow is a beautiful small oasis near the impressive waterfall Glanni. There is a walking path from the car park to Paradise Hollow and the waterfall. A viewing deck offers a good view of the Glanni waterfall.
Saxhóll is a crater which is easy to climb. There is a great view over the area from the top.
Skessuhorn, 967 m., is a particularly impressive and outstanding peak when the range is viewed from the north. Skessuhorn is located in Borgarfjörður. It takes 5-6 hours to hike the mountain and you will need good equipment.
Stálpastaðir, the farm, is abandoned but there are many birch bushes growing there. Haukur Thors gave the land to the Forestry Service in 1951, since when it has been protected and used for the rather successful cultivation of evergreens.
Stapafell is a volcanic mountain on the south side of Snæfellsjökull glacier. This palagonitic pyramide is 526 m. in height og rather eroded at the sides. On the top of the mountain is Fellskross, which was a sign of holy powers at the…
Staupasteinn is a goblet shaped rock and a popular resting place for tourists. Close to Hvammsvík on the road around Hvalfjörður fjord. An elf by the name of Staupa-Steinn has his home in this rock. Not everyone can see him. He is described…
The beach near the farm Ytri Tunga is a well known seal colony. The best time to see seals there is in June and July.
Originally the home of SkallaGrímur, father of Egill of Egill´s Saga. Its full name means “rock in the marshes”. The farmstead was defined by KveldÚlfur, Egill SkallaGrímsson’s grandfather, who got on the wrong side of…
One of the most historic place of Iceland. Step back to the viking age and immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and scents of Eriks the Red’s farm, which is also the birthplace of Leif the Lucky, who discovered America.
Near Gufuskálar on the uttermost part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, there was one of the many winter fisher villages consistant in Iceland in former times. If you come from Hellnar and look at the lava fields at your right, you may disover the ruins…
Around the year 890, Auður the deep minded settled land in Hörðudalur. She built her farm at Hvammur and for a long time her kin lived there. The father of Snorri Sturluson, Sturla Þórðarson (1115-1183), lived at Hvammur. He was of the…
Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir, the heroine of Laxdæla Saga, was born in 973 AD and brought up at Laugar. It is said that she used the hot water pool there a lot and also met there her followers Kjartan and Bolli. There is a geothermal area at Laugar…
Skarð is a farm and church site on Skarðströnd. Many of the Icelandic Saga heroes come from here. Amongst them were Björn Þorleifsson, governor, and his wife, Ólöf Loftsdóttir. On the death of her husband by Englishmen in 1467, she is…
Ari the Wise served as a priest at Staðastaður from 1067-1148. He is well known for his Book of Icelanders, the first work of history written in Iceland. The place is also the setting of the novel “Under the glacier”, by the…
Arnarstapi was an important trading post in the past and had a much larger population than it has now. Columnar basalt, ravines and grottoes surround the Arnarstapi pier. There is good anchorage for small boats. Quite a large arctic tern…
The Snæfellsjökull National Park is the first national park that was established in Iceland, the boundaries of which reach out into the sea. Standing at the foot of a volcano and glacier, Snæfellsjökull National Park is the only park that reaches…
The Ljósufjöll volcanic system on the Snæfellsnes Volcanic Zone has been moderately active in the Holocene. The last eruption was a small basaltic eruption in the 10th century. The Ljósufjöll system is composed of a central volcano and a fissure…