Place

Hólmavík Town

By road no. 61, in Steingrímsfjörður
Hólmavík is a village in the land of Kálfanes. Before trading started there in 1895, there was trade at Skipatangi in the nearby Skeljavík bay. Now Hólmavík the main trading centre for the district. Fishing and fish-proc...
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Ísafjörður Town

Ísafjörður is the biggest settlement in the West Fjords and gained municipal status on the 28th of January 1866. It is the only market town for the area. The town is built on a spit reaching most of the way across Skutul...
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Bolungarvík Town

Between Ísafjörður and Suðureyri
Bolungarvík, (pop. 906) a town and fishing centre on a bay of the same name. Off the inlet are two valleys, Tungudalur and Syðridalur, between which is the mountain Ernir (685 m). Wild but beautiful scenery. Bolungarv...
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Súðavík Town

Súðavík, (pop. 220) town, primary industries are fish processing and fishing, with tourism also a growing sector. According to the Book of Settlements, Eyvindur kné and his wife Þuríður rymgylta arrived in Iceland at Álf...
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Flateyri Town

Flateyri, a village and authorised (1823) trading place, where trading actually started soon after 1790. Swimming pool and camping site. Fishing and fish-processing are now the main industries. In 1889 the Norwegian Hans...
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Suðureyri Town

Suðureyri, (pop. 300) a village which has been an official trading place since just before the turn of the century. Now much fishing, fish-processing. Memorial to Magnús Hj. Magnússon, “the poet from Þröm” (1873-1916). ...
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Þingeyri Town

Between Flateyri and Bíldudaldur
Þingeyri, (pop. 320) a village which is the oldest trading place in the Ísafjarðarsy´sla county. Service station, medical centre, store, excellent campsite and very interesting iron foundry museum.
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Bíldudalur Town

In Arnarfjörður, About 19 km north of Tálknafjörður
Bíldudalur, (pop. 185) a village on a small inlet. Well situated for fishing and local trading, it was once one of the most important fishing stations in Iceland. As such it was at its height at the turn of the century, ...
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Tálknafjörður Town

Between Patreksfjörður and Bíldudalur
Tálknafjörður, (pop. 350) main industry fishing, fish-processing and services for the fishing industry and tourism. Geothermal water is used in a 25-meter long swimming pool.
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Patreksfjörður Town

By road no. 62 , between Brjánslækur and Tálknafjörður
Patreksfjörður is a town on a fjord with the same name, built on the two sandspits Vatneyri and Geirseyri. A very old trading place. The harbour, dug in shallow water on Vatneyri in 1946, is called Patrekshörf. Main indu...
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Flatey The most notable of all the islands in Breiðafjörður

Flatey, the most notable of all the islands in Breiðafjörður. An official trading place since 1777. A monastery erected there in 1172 was later moved to Helgafell. In the early 19th century Flatey was in the forefron...
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