Must see attractions in Vesturland

The Akranes Folk Museum (Byggðarsafnið) is a historical place in the city of Akranes, dating back to 1959, when the museum was founded. Ten years earlier,...

The Borgarnes Borgarfjordura Museum (Safnahús Borgarfjarðar) is a community center, archive and library of Borgarnes....

Eiríksstaðir is the estate of the Viking Eric the Red, who discovered Greenland. There is a turf house in the museum of the cultural heritage of Eirichstadir,...

Grabrok (Grábrók) is a volcanic crater in the west of Iceland. Formed about 3,400 years ago, the crater is the largest of the three craters within a single...

Hellulaug (Guðrúnarlaug hot spring, Hellulaug) is a hot spring located in the western region of Västürland. The "bath" offers a beautiful view of the ocean and...

Kirkjufell is a mountain in the north of the Snaifedlsnes Peninsula. It is also known as "church mountain" and "Iceland's most photographed mountain". The...

Kirkjufellsfoss Waterfall is located at the foot of the famous Kirkjufell Mountain on the Snaifellsnes Peninsula....

Mount Esja (Esja or Esjan) is the "guardian angel" of Reykjavik, as its peak is visible from almost anywhere in the capital. The mountain is a popular place...

Olafsvikurkirkja is a Lutheran church in the town of Olafsvik in western Iceland. It was consecrated in 1967 and still looks very stylish....

The Saga Centre Grundarfjordur (Grundarfjördur) is a place that has a library, a tourist information center and Beringstof, a small cinema that shows slide...