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About Iceland

Let us quench your thirst for knowledge about Iceland, whether it be geography, historical trivia or geological information.

Browse our impressive catalogue of information about Iceland and you will soon find out that your subject of interest is just one click away.

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  • 1. Reykjavík Area
    Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland, surrounded by suburbs and fascinating places.
  • 2. Reykjanes
    Reykjanes peninsula is full of geothermal wonders and also the home of Keflavík Airport.
  • 3. West Iceland
    One of the most famous attraction in the West is Snæfellsjökull glacier.
  • 4. Westfjords
    An isolated part of Iceland, with a natural beauty beyond compare.
  • 5. Strandir
    If you’re looking for desolated wilderness and solitude, Strandir is the place for you.
  • 6. North Iceland
    Home of Dettifoss waterfall, the most powerful waterfall in Europe.
  • 7. South Iceland
    Iceland’s most visited region, with plenty of waterfalls, black sand beaches and glaciers.
  • 8. Highlands and interior
    The uninhabited region of Iceland, with amazing landscapes that are hard to find anywhere else.
  • 9. East Iceland
    The eastern part of Iceland is the home of the reindeers and Iceland’s biggest forest.
  • Where to GO?
  • WHAT TO SEE?
    • All Attractions
    • Churches
    • Farms
    • Film locations
    • Fjords
    • Geysirs and Hot Springs
    • Glaciers
    • Historical Sites
    • Islands
    • Lakes
    • Mountains
    • Museums
    • Place of Interest
    • Plains
    • Rivers
    • Towns
    • Volcanos & Lava Fields
    • Waterfalls
  • What to do?
    • All Activities
    • Deep Sea Fishing
    • Golf
    • Hiking
    • Horseriding
    • Hunting
    • Icelandic Forests
    • Lakefishing
    • Murders
    • Restaurant
    • Saga Trail
    • Salmon
    • Swimming Pools
    • Tours
    • Travel Planning
    • Trout
    • Wintersport
  • WHERE TO STAY ?
    • All Accommodation
    • Camping
    • Cottages
    • Farm Holidays
    • Guesthouses
    • Hostels
    • Hotels
    • Mountain Huts

Travel Guide

We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of places of interest in Iceland, whether it be churches, glaciers, islands or waterfalls.

We’ve also gleaned information about accommodation options all over the country, so you don’t have to. Simply select your area and start browsing.

Bus Schedules

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Recreation

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Iceland has so many great options for any type of recreational activities. Our recreation guide will help you find great information on your favourite hobby or interest while visiting our beautiful country.

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  • 1. Reykjavík Area
    Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland, surrounded by suburbs and fascinating places.
  • 2. Reykjanes
    Reykjanes peninsula is full of geothermal wonders and also the home of Keflavík Airport.
  • 3. West Iceland
    One of the most famous attraction in the West is Snæfellsjökull glacier.
  • 4. Westfjords
    An isolated part of Iceland, with a natural beauty beyond compare.
  • 5. Strandir
    If you’re looking for desolated wilderness and solitude, Strandir is the place for you.
  • 6. North Iceland
    Home of Dettifoss waterfall, the most powerful waterfall in Europe.
  • 7. South Iceland
    Iceland’s most visited region, with plenty of waterfalls, black sand beaches and glaciers.
  • 8. Highlands and interior
    The uninhabited region of Iceland, with amazing landscapes that are hard to find anywhere else.
  • 9. East Iceland
    The eastern part of Iceland is the home of the reindeers and Iceland’s biggest forest.

The Nine Wonders of Iceland

We split Iceland into nine different regions to make your search for information easier. Simply click on the region you want to explore and read about towns, attractions, hiking, accommodation and more.

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NAT: Around Iceland

Hægri Vinstri

Westfjords Travel Guide

Area 22,271 km2 (8,599 sq mi)
Population (2022) 7,200
Density 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)


Map Westfjords & Strandir

The Westfjords are very mountainous, with dozens of fjords surrounded by steep hills. This makes communication by land difficult, also because many roads are closed because of ice and snow for several months of the year.

One of the most popular attractions in the Westfjords are Latrabjarg cliffs, which are the longest bird cliffs in the northern Atlantic Ocean and are at the westernmost point in Iceland. The only glacier in the region is Drangajokull glacier, the fifth largest glacier in Iceland.

The main settlements in the Westfjords are Reykholar, Bolungarvik, Brjanslaekur, Isafjordur, Talknafjordur, Flateyri, Sudureyri, Sudavik, Bildudalur, Thingeyri, Patreksfjordur, Skalanes, Reykjanes, Holmavik and Drangsnes. The two last ones are the most heavily populated areas in the region of Strandir. That region was for centuries very remote in Iceland, known for witchcraft and as a refuge for criminals.

According to the Book of Settlements and the Sturlunga Saga, many murders, executions and slayings took place in Iceland. Read more about it:

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Westfjords to see and do.
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WHAT TO SEE?
in Westfjords Travel Guide

Haukadalur
Aedey Island
ALFTAMYRI ARNARFJORDUR BAY
ARNARFJORDUR
Around Westfjords and Strandir in 2 to 4 days or more
Bardastrond Travel guide
Berufjardarvatn
Bildudalur
Hotel Bjarkalundur
Bolungarvik
BOLUNGARVIK NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
BORGARLAND
BOTN FARM
Breidavik/Latrabjarg
Breidavik Church
Cove Adalvik
COVE BARDSVIK
Drangajokull Glacier
Dynjandi Waterfall
Flatey island
Flateyri
FLATEYRI SWIMMING POOL
Flokalundur
Brjanslaekur Travel Guide
FREMRA and NEDRA SELVATN
GALTARVITI
GEIRADALSA
GEMLUFALLSHEIDI
GEOTHERMAL POOLS POLLURINN TAKNAFJORDUR
GOLF CLUB BILDUDALUR
GOLF CLUB BOLUNGARVIK
GOLF CLUB ISAFJORDUR
GOLF CLUB PATREKSFJORDUR
GOLF CLUB THINGEYRI
GRAENAHLID
GRUNNAVIK
GUFUDALSA
Haelavikurbjarg
Hellulaug
Hesteyri, Jokulfjords
HESTFJORDUR
Heydalur – Reykjanes – Vigur
Hloduvik Cove
Hnifsdalur
Hnjotur Folk Museum
Holt Church
HOLT Onunarfjordur
Hornbjarg
Hornstrandir Travel Guide
HORNVIK
Hrafnfjordur
Hrafnseyri
Hrafnseyri Church
Hvallatur
HVITANES Skotufjordur
Isafjordur
ISAFJORDUR BAY
ISAFJORDUR SWIMMING HALL
Jokulfirdir
KALDALON
KJARANSVIK
KOLLABUDIR
Kroksfjardarnes
LANGADALSA
Latrabjarg
Latravik
LAUGABOLSVATN – EFSTADALSVATN
LAUGARDALSA
LEIRUFJORDUR
LITLIBAER ON BAY SKOTUFJORDUR
LOKINHAMRADALUR
Lonafjordur
Map of Westfjords and Strandir
MARIUTROD, Reykholar
SYDRADALSVATN
MOORLANDS of the WESTFJORDS
Mt Kaldbakur Westfjords
MULAA
MUSEUMS Flateyri
Nature Reserve in Vatnsfjordur
NEDRAVATN – EFRAVATN
NEDSTIKAUPSTADUR
Nupur
Nupur Church
Ogur Church Farm
Onundarfjordur
Oshlid
OSVOR MUSEUM
Patreksfjordur
Raudasandur
Raudasandur Church
REKAVIK bak HOFN
Rekavik Cove
Reykholar Travel guide
Reykjarfjordur, Swimming pool in Arnarfjordur
Reykjarfjordur Nyrdri
Samuel Jonssons Art Museum
SAUDLAUKSDALSVATN
SELARDALUR
Selardalur Church
Sjounda Farm
Skalavik Cove
SKALMADALSA
Skogar Farm
Skotufjordur
Skrudur Garden
Smidjuvik Cove
STAEDAVOTN BREIDAVIK COVE
Stora Eyjavatn
Strandir and Westfjords Travel Guide
Straumnes
Sudavik
Sudureyri
SUDUREYRI SWIMMING POOL
Sugandafjordur
Talknafjordur
TALKNAFJORDUR SWIMMING POOL
THE ARCTIC FOX CENTER, Sudavik
THE HOVEL ON BAY VATNSFJORDUR
THE ICELANDIC SEA MONSTER MUSEUM, Bildudalur
THE SWIMMING POOL. Bolungarvik
Thingeyri
THINGEYRI SWIMMING POOL
Thorskafjardarheidi
Hornstrandir Travel Guide
Travel Guide Westfjords
Unadsdalur
Unadsdalur Church
Vadalfjoll
VALAGIL
Vatnsdalsa River – Westfjords
Vatnsdalsvatn
Vatnsfjordur
Vatnsfjordur Church
Veidileysufjordur
Verdalir
Vigur Island
Westfjords using Ferry Baldur in 4 days or more
WESTFJORDS HERITAGE MUSEUM
Westfjords and Strandir Saga
Westfjords Saga Trail

WHAT TO DO?
in Westfjords Travel Guide

Haukadalur
Aedey Island
ARNARFJORDUR
Bardastrond Travel guide
Berufjardarvatn
Bildudalur
BOLUNGARVIK NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
BORGARLAND
BOTN FARM
COVE BARDSVIK
Flatey island
FLATEYRI SWIMMING POOL
Brjanslaekur Travel Guide
FREMRA and NEDRA SELVATN
GALTARVITI
GEIRADALSA
GEMLUFALLSHEIDI
GEOTHERMAL POOLS POLLURINN TAKNAFJORDUR
GOLF CLUB BILDUDALUR
GOLF CLUB BOLUNGARVIK
GOLF CLUB ISAFJORDUR
GOLF CLUB PATREKSFJORDUR
GOLF CLUB THINGEYRI
GRAENAHLID
GRUNNAVIK
GUFUDALSA
Haelavikurbjarg
Hellulaug
Hesteyri, Jokulfjords
Heydalur – Reykjanes – Vigur
Hiking in Fljotavik
Hiking in Hesteyri
Hiking in Hloduvik
Hiking in Hrafnfjordur
Hiking in Lonafjordur
Hiking in Reykjarfjordur Nyrdri
Hiking Routes Furufjordur
Hiking routes in Bolungarvik in Hornstrandir
Hiking Tharalatursfjordur
Hloduvik Cove
Hnifsdalur
Hnjotur Folk Museum
Holt Church
HOLT Onunarfjordur
Hornstrandir Travel Guide
Hrafnfjordur
Hrafnseyri
Hrafnseyri Church
Hvallatur
HVITANES Skotufjordur
ISAFJORDUR SWIMMING HALL
KALDALON
KOLLABUDIR
LANGADALSA
Latrabjarg
LAUGABOLSVATN – EFSTADALSVATN
LAUGARDALSA
LITLIBAER ON BAY SKOTUFJORDUR
LOKINHAMRADALUR
Lonafjordur
Map of Westfjords and Strandir
MARIUTROD, Reykholar
SYDRADALSVATN
MULAA
Murders and Executions Westfjords and Strandir
MUSEUMS Flateyri
Nature Reserve in Vatnsfjordur
NEDRAVATN – EFRAVATN
NEDSTIKAUPSTADUR
Nupur
Ogur Church Farm
Onundarfjordur
OSVOR MUSEUM
Raudasandur
Rekavik Cove
Reykjarfjordur, Swimming pool in Arnarfjordur
Reykjarfjordur Nyrdri
Samuel Jonssons Art Museum
SAUDLAUKSDALSVATN
SELARDALUR
Selardalur Church
Sjounda Farm
SKALMADALSA
Skrudur Garden
STAEDAVOTN BREIDAVIK COVE
Stora Eyjavatn
SUDUREYRI SWIMMING POOL
TALKNAFJORDUR SWIMMING POOL
THE ARCTIC FOX CENTER, Sudavik
THE HOVEL ON BAY VATNSFJORDUR
THE ICELANDIC SEA MONSTER MUSEUM, Bildudalur
THE SWIMMING POOL. Bolungarvik
Thingeyri
THINGEYRI SWIMMING POOL
Hornstrandir Travel Guide
Travel Guide Westfjords
VALAGIL
Vatnsdalsa River – Westfjords
Vatnsdalsvatn
Vatnsfjordur
Vatnsfjordur Church
Veidileysufjordur
Vigur Island
WESTFJORDS HERITAGE MUSEUM
Westfjords and Strandir Saga
Westfjords Saga Trail

WHERE TO STAY?
Westfjords Travel Guide

Bardastrond Travel guide
Hotel Bjarkalundur
Bolungarvik
Camping in Bildudalur
Camping in Bjarkalundur
Camping in Bolungarvik
Camping in Breidavik
Camping in Flatey
Camping in Flateyri
Camping in Flokalundur
Camping in Hesteyri
Camping in Hloduvik
Camping in Hornstrandir
Camping in Isafjordur
Camping in Jokulfirdir
Camping in Lonafjordur
Camping in Nupur
Camping in Patreksfjordur
Camping in Raudasandur
Camping in Reykholar
Camping in Reykjarfjordur
Camping in Sudavik
Camping in Talknafjordur
Camping in Thingeyri
Fosshotel Westfjords
Guesthouse Gemlufjall
Guesthouse Stekkabol
Guesthouses Managisting
Guesthouse Harbour Inn Bíldudalur
Hotel Heydalur
Holt inn Hotel
Hornbjarg Hut, Hornstrandir ITA
Hotel Flokalundur
Hotel Latrabjarg
Hotel Sandfell Thingeyri
Latravik
LAUGARDALSA
Hostel Sima Flateyri
Camping in Westfjords
Luxury Hotels in Westfjords Iceland

Links in Westfjords Travel Guide