Christmas Day in The Westfjords
by The mood of the day is stillness and tranquility. The weather is cold but still and the sun does some paintwork on the sky. Christmas …
Category: Westfjords
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At The End Of The Road
Sometimes the road ends and the destination is unclear. Maybe this is a new road to a new destination. This typical Westfjords valley is Önundarfjörður …
Hooked On The Harbour
It’s amazing how the environment changes a lot in the early winter sunset when the sky is clear and the sea is calm. This is …
Pink Is The Innocent Winter Color
When the daylight time is short and bright over the winter, the pink color comes along and sets an incredibly beautiful look on the landscape. …
It’s Time For Christmas Lights
Across Iceland, there is a tradition of lighting large Christmas trees in towns and cities. Now that time has arrived. At these events, prominent people …
Sun Rays From The Skies
It does not have to be sunshine to enjoy the beauty of the sun. The sun can shower us with beautiful rays filtered by the …
At The End Of The Gravel Road
It has taken many years for Iceland to bring the main roads of the country to a paved road and do not yet see the …
Shadows Transposing The Valley
The bright summers are unique, but when the day begins to recede, the magic happens as the shadows lengthen and the appearance of the mountains, …
The Boring Road With Great View
About 15 years ago you had to cross a boring road over heath on the road to Isafjordur Town in the Westfjords. It was usually …
Festive Landscape and Nature Elements
You live here, you work here, you play here and day after day you are speechless about the beauty you see every day. Today is …
The Valley With Three Peaks
Everyone has a valley they find the most beautiful of all. The green valleys, the steep valleys, the wide valleys or sand valleys. My favorite …
Afternoon Winter Sunset
It is the time of year when the sun spends fewer minutes on us than the day before. This is also the time when the …
Days Of Endless Winter Beauty
Recent days have been unique in the Westfjords. Every other day more beautiful and the twilight is magical. One of the characteristics of Isafjordur town …
The Guards On The Heath
When hiking in Iceland you will see the guards that hikers throughout the ages raised to help you find the right path to your destination. …
Majestic Mountain Collar
Some have said that infinite versions of various clouds in Iceland are one of its most exciting subjects. It is quite clear that the sky …
The Fishing Village Flateyri
The village of Flateyri is in the fjord Onundarfjordur, about 25 kilometers from Isafjordur driving part of the way through a tunnel. Flateyri is a …
Holmavik is The Scenic Fishing Village
Holmavik is the first village you come to when you drive to the Westfjords. It is located in Steingrimsfjordur and is a small village of …
Magic Mountains and Winter Lights
It can be said that the main characteristics of the Westfjords are the sea, the mountains, the calm and the interplay of light and darkness. …
Isafjordur Town
Isafjordur is the largest town of the Westfjords. It is situated by the fjord Skutulsfjordur and inhabited since the settlement of Iceland. The old houses …
Magical Morning in Hestfjordur
When you live in the Westfjords of Iceland you occasionally have to drive to other parts of Iceland such as Reykjavik. Each of these trips …
Bolungarvik Is A Town With History
Bolungarvik is the northernmost town in the Westfjords and it is a sort of an end station, in a very positive way. Its location is …
My Hometown in Autumn Clarity
Today is one of those unforgettable days. This is my hometown and it showed its finest clothes today. It started with complete stillness on the …
The Village Below The Icelandic Alps
The village of Thingeyri is 48 kilometers from Isafjordur and a part of the township of Isafjordur. Thingeyri is in Dyrafjordur, a fjord seen by …
Bíldudalur Is A Fishing Village With A New Purpose
Bildudalur is a small village in the beautiful fjord Arnarfjordur. Sheltered by high mountains located deep in the fjord the weather in Bildudalur is often …
Talknafjordur is The Fishing and Salmon Village
Talknafjordur is a fishing village half an hour drive from Patreksfjordur and a 6.5-hour drive from Reykjavik. Talknafjordur is by many considered one of the …
The Town and Fjord of Patreksfjordur
Patreksfjordur is a small town by a fjord with the same name. The town Patreksfjordur is a 6-hour drive from Reykjavik and is perhaps one …
Hnifsdalur is The Village in the Valley
Hnifsdalur is a small village just 4 kilometers from Isafjordur. The valley is at the mouth of Skutulsfjordur fjord overlooking the Snowy Coast (Snaefjallastrond). The …
Pinkish Winter Stillness
The Westfjords are known for the stillness in the fjords. Sometimes the weather is really fierce, but then comes the stillness and every else is …
All Waters Flow to Dyrafjordur
Dyrafjordur is in the Westfjords between Arnarfjordur and Onundarfjordur. The mountains in Dyrafjordur are often called the Icelandic Alps and among them is the highest …
The Most Beautiful Waterfall
Dynjandi is the most beautiful waterfall in Iceland. It may be that others are not on the same opinion, but for people in the Westfjords, …