Place

Hvalfjörður The longest fjord in the southwest of Iceland

Hvalfjörður, (“Whale fjord”) the longest fjord in the southwest of Iceland, about 30 km long and up to 84 m deep. Formerly a good harbour, and during the Second World War a big naval base run by the Allied Forces, where...
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Klofningur A belt of rock west of the mountain Klofningsfjall

Klofningur, a belt of rock west of the mountain Klofningsfjall, cleft by a deep chasm through which the highroad goes. Klofningsvegur (Road 590) is 83 km long.
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Krosshólar Large crags

Krosshólar, large crags. Landnámabók (“The Book of Settlements”) states that Auður djúpúðga had a cross raised there, where she went to pray. The remains of her first farm, Auðartóttir, nearby. A stone cross was erected ...
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Saurbær A farm, church and parsonage.

Saurbær, a farm, church and parsonage. Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614-74), the author of the Passíusálmar (“Passion Hymns”), served there 1651-69 and is buried there. Many local features bear his name, such as Hallgrímslind ...
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Deildartunguhver Most powerful hot spring in Iceland if not Europe

Deildartunguhver , this hot water spring is protected by conservation laws and is the most powerful hot spring in Iceland, with 200 l/sec. of 100°C hot water, supplying the towns of Borgarnes and Akranes with hot water. ...
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Grábrókarhraun A rough lava-field and a crater

By road no. 1 about 37 from Borgarnes
Grábrókarhraun, a rough lava-field about 3,000 years old, covered with moss and birch bushes. The lava came from three craters, Grábrók, which is the largest, Grábrókarfell, and a small crater that has been more or less ...
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Húsafell A pearl nestled between lava fields and glaciers

Húsafell, the innermost farm in the Hálsasveit district. Formerly a parsonage and church, now a chapel. Made famous among other things by Snorri Björnsson (1710-1803), versifier, poet and strong man, who tried his streng...
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Víðgelmir One of the biggest lave-caves in Iceland

Víðgelmir, one of the biggest lava-caves in Iceland, ca. 1 km southeast of Fljótstunga, the uppermost farm in the Hvítársíða district. Many stalagmites and stalacites, some evidence of ancient dwellings there.
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Surtshellir One of iceland longest best-known caves

Surtshellir, undoubtedly the most famous cave in Iceland. in the Hallmundarhraun lava field about 7 km from the farm Kalmanstunga along a road (F578) that is slow but passable for all cars as far as the caves. There ...
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Heiðmörk Reservation / Park

A recreation and forestry area bolongin to Reykjavík and the neighbouring communities, a nature reserve since 1948. Millions of trees have been planted there during the last few decades. Heiðmörk is a popular retreive...
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