Top choice in The Westfjords
The old turf-and-stone fishing shacks of the 脫sv枚r Maritime Museum powerfully evoke a past age. A guide in a typical lambskin fisher鈥檚 outfit shows you around the shore-side settlement, outlining its history and traditional seafaring life from the Settlement Era to the present day. There's also a cramped fishers' hut full of relics and a rowing boat.
The museum is down a turning to the right, just after you emerge from the tunnel heading into Bolungarv铆k from 脥safj枚r冒ur.
22.32 MILES
Craggy mountains, precarious sea cliffs and plunging waterfalls make up Hornstrandir, one of Europe鈥檚 last true wilderness areas, covering some of the鈥
28.69 MILES
Tumbling in a broad sweep over a 100m-rocky scarp at the head of Dynjandivogur bay, Dynjandi is the most dramatic waterfall in the Westfjords. The bumpy鈥
6.25 MILES
Part of a cluster of historic wooden buildings by the harbour, this museum is in the Turnh煤s (1784), which was originally a warehouse. It's crammed with鈥
脥safj枚r冒ur鈥揝u冒ureyri鈥揊lateyri Tunnel
7.57 MILES
Completed in 1996, this 9km-long tunnel network beneath the mountains becomes an unusual one-lane tunnel in parts of the 6km stretch from 脥safj枚r冒ur to鈥
5.99 MILES
Celebrating the magic of the mundane is the aim of the powerful, creative displays here, where shoes, books and mini-movies each come with personal鈥
12.82 MILES
Charming Vigur is a popular destination for day trippers from 脥safj枚r冒ur. In season it's a nesting site for hundreds of puffins, and the rest of the year鈥
10.44 MILES
The study of the Arctic fox has been underway on nearby Hornstrandir for years, and this locally loved exhibition details the life of the creatures, their鈥
J贸n Sigur冒sson Memorial Museum
27.89 MILES
Farmstead Hrafnseyri is the birthplace (on 17 June 1811) of J贸n Sigur冒sson, the architect of Iceland鈥檚 independence. The interesting, modern J贸n鈥
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Features a comprehensive collection of minerals (lignite from when Iceland was covered in forests) and taxidermied animals 鈥 including a giant blue鈥
5.71 MILES
Of minor interest is the whalebone arch made from a whale鈥檚 jawbone in the central town park.
5.72 MILES
The intensely close-knit nature of Westfjords life is evoked in the 2nd-floor displays in what was once the town hospital. Look out for vintage scales for鈥
5.76 MILES
脥safj枚r冒ur's big bronze Seaman's Monument depicts two fishermen with their nets and commemorates those who've lost their lives at sea.
5.8 MILES
More than 740 clay birds, arranged in flight soar above the altarpiece of this modernist church.They were made by locals during a group art project. Look鈥
5.99 MILES
Celebrating the magic of the mundane is the aim of the powerful, creative displays here, where shoes, books and mini-movies each come with personal鈥
6.06 MILES
脥safj枚r冒ur's historic quarter borders it's eastern edges. Start explorations in Tangagata to see gabled, tin-clad homes, often brightly painted in鈥
6.25 MILES
Part of a cluster of historic wooden buildings by the harbour, this museum is in the Turnh煤s (1784), which was originally a warehouse. It's crammed with鈥