West Iceland

Akranes

A seaside town of lighthouses below a flat topped mountain.

Arnarstapi

Sea arches and bird cliffs on a coastal walk.

Borgarnes

A saga town on a fjord, the crossroads of the west.

Budardalur

A calm Dales village in saga and Leif Erikson country.

Grundarfjordur

The harbour town beneath Kirkjufell mountain.

Hellissandur

Iceland's street art village at the foot of the glacier.

Hellnar

A serene fishing cove with a sea cave and cafe.

Husafell

A green retreat at the edge of the highlands and glaciers.

Olafsvik

An old trading port for whales and big skies.

Reykholt

Home of the saga writer Snorri Sturluson.

Rif

A tiny harbour village of arctic terns and sea air.

Stykkisholmur

A pretty harbour town of old houses and island views.

Nature and destinations

Budir

A lonely black church on a golden lava coast.

Deildartunguhver

Europe's most powerful hot spring.

Djupalonssandur

A black pebble beach of lifting stones and shipwreck.

Eldborg Crater

A near perfect ring shaped volcanic crater.

Gerduberg Cliffs

A long wall of geometric basalt columns.

Glymur

One of Iceland's tallest waterfalls in a mossy gorge.

Hraunfossar and Barnafoss

Clear water seeping out of a lava field in a thousand threads.

Hvalfjordur

A long, quiet whale fjord bypassed by the tunnel.

Kirkjufell

Iceland's most photographed mountain.

Langjokull Glacier

Iceland's second largest glacier and its ice tunnels.

Snaefellsjokull National Park

A glacier crowned volcano and the wild coast around it.

Snaefellsnes Peninsula

Iceland in miniature beneath a glacier capped volcano.

Vatnshellir Cave

A guided descent into an ancient lava tube.

Ytri Tunga

A golden beach where seals haul out on the rocks.