The Westfjords
The White-Tailed Eagle Centre highlights the attempts to increase the population of the struggling species, which peaked in 2011 at 66 nests. It also has a handicraft market. The centre is just north of the causeway on Rte 60 that crosses Gilsfj枚r冒ur.
厂迟谤忙迟贸 Bus 59 H贸lmav铆k鈥揃u虂冒ardalur鈥揃orgarnes stops outside.
Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft
18.79 MILES
The multilingual displays at this award-winning museum brilliantly convey dark, dramatic tales. Unlike the witches of New England's Salem trials, most of鈥
29.47 MILES
The farm Eir铆kssta冒ir was home to Eir铆kur Rau冒e (Erik the Red), father of Leifur Eir铆ksson, the first European to visit America. Although only a faint鈥
25.18 MILES
The three-room turf-roofed Sorcerer鈥檚 Cottage is part of the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft in H贸lmav铆k and shows what living conditions were鈥
21.23 MILES
Legend has it that this stumpy rock stack is the remains of a petrified troll and Uxi, her bull, is the formation out at sea near the island of Gr铆msey鈥
14.92 MILES
This neat museum's curator is a wonderful character who knows a great deal about Dalir鈥檚 brilliant history, and if you make your way through the鈥
14.86 MILES
This hot pot with a view across the Dalir region is close to the original pool (now buried under a landslide) where the woman at the centre of the鈥
Reykh贸lar Tourist Office Museum
8.21 MILES
The well-managed tourist office has a little museum with antique boats, stuffed birds and a movie of local life in the 1950s and '60s. There's a small on鈥
25.24 MILES
Gvenderlaug is a landmark, 42掳C miracle-producing pool (no bathing) that was blessed by the bishop Gvendur the Good in the 13th century and is now a鈥
1. Reykh贸lar Tourist Office Museum
8.21 MILES
The well-managed tourist office has a little museum with antique boats, stuffed birds and a movie of local life in the 1950s and '60s. There's a small on鈥
8.77 MILES
Nor冒ur Salt, on the point in Reykh贸lar, processes sea salt from the local salt bays. You can peek in its windows.
14.86 MILES
This hot pot with a view across the Dalir region is close to the original pool (now buried under a landslide) where the woman at the centre of the鈥
14.92 MILES
This neat museum's curator is a wonderful character who knows a great deal about Dalir鈥檚 brilliant history, and if you make your way through the鈥
15.99 MILES
The small Sheep Farming Museum, 12km south of H贸lmav铆k, details the region鈥檚 farming history through photos and artefacts.
6. Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft
18.79 MILES
The multilingual displays at this award-winning museum brilliantly convey dark, dramatic tales. Unlike the witches of New England's Salem trials, most of鈥
21.23 MILES
Legend has it that this stumpy rock stack is the remains of a petrified troll and Uxi, her bull, is the formation out at sea near the island of Gr铆msey鈥
25.18 MILES
The three-room turf-roofed Sorcerer鈥檚 Cottage is part of the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft in H贸lmav铆k and shows what living conditions were鈥