The town draws its name from the fjord. With a population of about 2,600 Ísafjörður is the largest town in the peninsula of Vestfirðir (Westfjords) and the seat of the Ísafjarðarbær municipality, which includes the nearby Hnífsdalur, Flateyri, Suðureyri, and Þingeyri. It is located on a spit of sand, or eyri, in the Skutulsfjörður fjord […]
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Ísafjörður, September 2011
marts 24th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardSúðavík, September 2011
marts 24th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardThe small and friendly fishing village of Súðavík, 20 kilometres from Ísafjörður was partly destroyed by an avalanche, January 16, 1995 and 14 lives were lost. As a result the village was moved and the old houses were bought by the authorities and new ones built in a different area considered to be safe. It […]
Bolungarvík, September 2011
marts 24th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardBolungarvík is the northernmost village in the Westfjords, situated on an eponymous cove. Bolungarvík municipality with 904 (2007) inhabitants of the region of Vestfirðir in the northwest of Iceland 473 km fra Reykjavík. The village has been a fishing port since settlement, so naturally the most popular tourist attraction in Bolungarvík is the Ósvör museum, […]
Bolafjall, September 2011
marts 24th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardThe most popular visiting point in Bolungarvík is the top of Bolafjall Mountain. The place offers a staggering view over Ísafjarðardjúp, Jökulfirðir and some people say all the way to Greenland. To get to Bolafjall mountain you have to drive up the road from Bolungarvík the way to the radar station on the top. Latrar […]
Flateyri, September 2011
marts 24th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardFlateyri on the bay Önundarfjörð has been a trading post since 1792, and temporarily became a major whaling center in the 19th century. The nature at and near Flateyri is worth exploring. Geologically this is considered to be the oldest part of the West. In October 1995 an avalanche hit the village, destroying 29 homes […]
Dynjandi – Fjallfoss, September 2011
marts 24th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardDynjandi (also known as Fjallfoss) is a set of waterfalls located in Westfjords (Vestfirðir), Iceland. Dynjandi is the collective name, meaning thunderous, for no less than seven waterfalls that tumble down the hillsides of Arnarfjörður. The waterfalls have a cumulative height of 100 metres and has represented the Westfjords’ favourite frontpage model for decades. The […]
Bifröst, September 2011
marts 24th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardBifröst is a small settlement in the valley Nordurárdalur some 30 km north of Borgarnes in western Iceland, in the Mýrasýsla county. Bifrost is village with a population of 200, but during the winter months 600 – 700 people live there. It is the site of Bifröst University, a small private campus university offering degrees […]
Visit to the Westfjords, Iceland, September 2011
marts 24th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardWe (Markús, Hafdís, Jöri, Björg, Ulrik, Unnur and Magne) took Road 60 along the eastern and northern coastal line of Breiðufjörður (Barðaströnd). After having crossed Vatnsdalsá we went due north crossing Dynjandiheiði to Arnarfjörður and subsequently Hrafnseyrarheiði to Þingeyri and Dýrafjörður. From there we crossed Glemlufallsheiðdi to Önundarfjörður, where we visited Flateyri, before we headed […]