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About Iceland

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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.

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Bus Schedules

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Recreation

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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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STEINGRIMSFJORDUR Strandir

Region: Strandir
Coordinates: 65.6158° N 21.415° W

This is the largest bay of the district Strandasysla, about 28 km long and 7 km wide at the mouth. It is framed with low and undulating hills and mountains and there are considerable lowland areas around it. Lignite and fossilized leaves can be found in several places in the mountain slopes.

A few valleys indent the landscapes south of and at the end of the bay. Salmon fries have been released successfully into some of the rivers of these valleys. The surroundings of the bay are relatively densely populated for Icelandic measures, such as the village Holmavik and the hamlet Drangsnes.

The northern coastline is called Selstrond. It rises in steps to the highest point of the mountain shoulder Bjarnarfjardarhals. Off the coast are islets and skerries and the island Grimsey, where the coast turns towards north-northeast near Village Drangsnes. Fossilized plants have been discovered in the slopes of Mt Torfufell and elsewhere. There is considerable thermal activity on the easternmost part of the coastline, where a swimming pool was built and used in the past.

Farm Bassastadir is the westernmost farm on the coastline.

Sagas of IcelandAccording to the Saga of Bishop Gudmundur the Good, an unmarried couple once was on their way to the church at Stadur to have their baby christened. They put the baby away near a big rock called Miklisteinn and found a place nearby to make love. When they came back for the baby, it had turned into a terrible monster with a woman’s body and a seal’s head. This monster started attacking, miming and killing people until the bishop managed to lay it to rest with incantations, holy water and crucifixes.

According to Iceland saga some Ogres have found a place in Iceland.

Steingrimsfjordur is on nat.is Saga Trail Strandit

Steingrimsfjordur in Icelandic

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