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Rauðfeldsgjá: The Rauðfeldar Canyon

14 January 2019

The Snaefellsnes peninsula is well known for its many hiking trails and wonderful natural attractions. The Rauðfeldsgjá or Rauðfeldar canyon is a perfect example of this. This stunning canyon splits the Botnsfjall Mountain range that borders the south of the peninsul

The Glymur Waterfall

04 January 2019

Towering at 198 meters, Glymur was as far as anyone knew the highest waterfall in the country. This was true until 2007 when a new waterfall was discovered in Vatnajökull National Park, the mighty Morsárfoss standing at 227 meters high. Paradoxically, this waterfall i

The Grabrok crater

12 December 2018

The Grábrók crater, Grabrokargigar, was established as a heritage site in 1962. Mýrasýsla County is known for its superb rolling hills of lupin that stretch as far as the eye can see, the small but stunning Glanni waterfall, and last but not least the Grábrók crat

Reykjavik's Top Museums

09 December 2018

Like all capitals in the world, Reykjavík offers art and history lovers the opportunity to visit a number of museums, each one more interesting than the next.In fact, most of them are accessible free of charge if you have the Reykjavik City Card. Here are some of the b

Skogar and Skogafoss

23 November 2018

150 km from Reykjavík down the famed Road number 1 lies the small village of Skogar and its 30 inhabitants. The village takes its name from the landscape that used to exist there, as it means “forest” in Icelandic. This typical Icelandic village is a village like a

The Holmavik Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft

25 October 2018

The early 17th century was a particularly difficult period for Iceland, a time of famines, volcanic eruptions, and poverty... Witchcraft gained in popularity in these dark times, a service rendered to solve problems and protect people from harm in any shape or form. Wi

The Holmavik Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft

Skyr: An Icelandic Culinary Specialty

12 October 2018

Any visitor to Iceland must take the opportunity to try Skyr, a delicious and typically Icelandic type of cottage cheese. In Iceland it is common as dirt, available in any grocery store in the country, but it is no longer hard to find abroad either: in France, for examp

The Melrakkasletta Peninsula

06 October 2018

The Melrakkaslétta peninsula is a remote place in the far north-east of Iceland, often overlooked by tourists, who generally prefer taking the trusty Road number 1 from Myvatn to the Eastern Fjords. Located north of Asbyrgi, you can get around the peninsula via Road 85

Heimskautsgerðið: The Arctic Henge

28 September 2018

In the far north-east of Iceland, beyond Husavik and Asbyrgi, lies a wild region often overlooked by tourists. The climate here is punishing, and the small town of Raufarhöfn with its roughly 170 inhabitants is where you'll find the bulk of the Melrakkaslétta peninsul

Traditional Icelandic Turf Houses

27 August 2018

Some farms in Iceland choose to hide in plain sight, literally blending into the landscape. These old buildings stand out, or rather the opposite, for their grass and peat roofing, a traditional Icelandic construction method incorporating peat and grass for insulation t

Whale-Watching in Husavik

24 August 2018

Headed to Husavik that morning, the weather forecast wasn't very reassuring, not at all in fact. We arrived quite early in the morning in Husavik, where we had booked a whale watching tour. While waiting for our excursion, we decided to visit the whale museum. Admissi

11 days in Iceland review

24 August 2018

This trip to Iceland will be remembered for a long time. We probably had worse weather than the previous times but we can have the satisfaction of having been able to adapt our itinerary by having planned “alternative solutions” for exactly those situations. Looking

North coast villages

24 August 2018

Today, we had planned less walking because our legs were sore, but a nice day awaited us in the North. We would drive along the north coast and sleep near Akureyri. We hit the road just before 10:00AM to join Road 76 with a first stop at the Hosfos swimming pool, famous

From Hraunfossar to Reykjavik

24 August 2018

We left Vatsnes this morning and the weather has been rather gloomy. We're also a little sad because this is our last day in Iceland for this trip. We planned a stop at Hraunfossar before heading back to the capital. Literally named “the lava falls”, this site is a

From Myvatn to Vatsnes

24 August 2018

The weather was still nice that morning, but the weather forecast was going to turn that around during the day, especially in the region we were heading to: the Vatsnes Peninsula. It was 9:30AM when we left our guesthouse, and after some thought and to enjoy a bit of th

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Rauðfeldsgjá: The Rauðfeldar Canyon

The Glymur Waterfall

The Grabrok crater

Reykjavik's Top Museums

Skogar and Skogafoss

The Holmavik Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft

Skyr: An Icelandic Culinary Specialty

The Melrakkasletta Peninsula

Heimskautsgerðið: The Arctic Henge

Traditional Icelandic Turf Houses

Whale-Watching in Husavik

11 days in Iceland review

North coast villages

From Hraunfossar to Reykjavik

From Myvatn to Vatsnes

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