The Akranes swimming pool complex has a 25 m outdoor pool, a slide, paddling pool, four hot tubs, and a sauna.  It's located by the town's sports center.   Opening hours: (subject to change)  We...

Helgafell is a prominent rocky hill, a few kilometers south of Stykkisholmur. At the foot of the hill stands a church, where one of the most enigmatic heroines of the Icelandic Sagas, Gudrun Osvifursd...

Akranes Folk Museum is an interesting museum where you can travel back in time. Enjoy the history of the town and its surroundings and learn about the fishing industry. We also offer: Forge Iceland’s...

Snaefellsjokull National Park lies in the westernmost part of Snæfellsnes peninsula and covers 170 square kilometers. It was founded on June 28th, 2001, with the aim of protecting the area‘s unique na...

Hestamidstodin Borgartun offers short, and longer tours in beautiful nature on the outskirts of Akranes and is open all year round.  All tours are an enjoyable experience for all those who want to...

Duration: about 1-1.5 hours each way. Difficulty: the first part of the walk as far as the river is easy. The river crossing requires concentration and the path becomes rocky and more challenging afte...

Borgarnes resident Bjorn Gudmundsson came up with the idea of making a playground for local children, without it costing anything but his labor. He collected discarded materials and recycled them into...

At Arnarstapi village there is a huge statue of the giant Barður whose story is told in one of the Icelandic sagas, The Saga of Barður Snaefellsas. Half man, half-giant, Barður was raised in Norway...

Just outside Stykkisholmur, it is a short detour off road 58 to Helgafell. Meaning 'holy mountain' Helgafell rises 73m above the surrounding land and is more of a hill than a mountain. It is an easy c...

Norwegian house: the regional museum of Snaefellsnes The Norwegian house, built in 1832, was the first wood-frame residence with two full-sized stores in Iceland. The wood was imported from Norway hen...