
Strandir Coast
Kaldbakur, Iceland, Árneshreppur
This area is only accessible in summer. This is a two-hour drive (each way) on gravel road 643, through one of the most remote and isolated regions of Iceland. The road snakes along the coast between...

Flokalundur (Flókalundur)
Vestfjarðarvegur, Flókalundur, Iceland, Patreksfirði
Flokalundur, on road 62 on the shore of Vatnsfjordur, is a service center, with fuel, a restaurant, and a small shop. It's named after Raven-Floki, an early visitor to the island who is credited with...

Latrabjarg (Látrabjarg) Bird Cliffs
Látrabjarg, Iceland, Patreksfjordur
At 14 km. long and 441 m, at its highest point, Latrabjarg is the largest ocean cliff in Iceland and the island’s westernmost point. It is home to countless seabirds during the breeding season. If you...

The Westfjords Botanical Gardens
westfjord botanical gardens, Bolungarvík, Iceland, Bolungarvík
The Westfjords Botanical Gardens is in the center of Bolungarvik (by the community center). Each plant is labeled with its name in Icelandic, Latin, English and German. Habitat descriptions are also i...

Vigur Island
Vigur, Iceland, Ísafjarðardjúp
Vigur is a tiny island in Isafjardardjup in the West Fjords. It is somewhat surprising that people would choose to live in a remote place like this. But this is what Icelanders have done through the c...

Osvor Maritime Museum
Bolungarvík, Iceland, Bolungarvík
Osvor is a reconstruction of a 19th-century fishing station. The curator, dressed in a traditional fisherman’s outfit, leads visitors through the station showing them the houses, the fishing boat, and...

Natural History Museum In Bolungarvik
Vitastígur 3, 415 Bolungarvik, Iceland, Bolungarvík
Opening Hours: June 1st-Aug. 15th Weekdays: 9 am until 5 pm Weekends: 10 am until 5 pm Winter Weekdays: 8am–4pm Other times by agreement Amenities: Handicap Accessible Entrance Fee: Adults ISK 950 16...