North Iceland

Akureyri, called the capital of the north in Iceland, is a city on the Eyjafjörður fjord located in the northern part of Iceland. It lies just 100 kilometers…

Vidimyrarkirkja Church (Víðimýrarkirkja) is one of Iceland's few surviving traditional turf-covered churches. It is located in the village of Vidimyri (Víðimýri), near Varmahlíð in northern Iceland. Architecture of…

Vadlaheidi (Vaðlaheiðargöng) is a 7.5 km long tunnel on Iceland's ring road, near the city of Akureyri in northern Iceland. The tunnel shortens the ring road by 16…

Thristapar (Þrístapar) is a group of three small hills (freely translated Þrístapar just means three hills) located between fields in northwest Iceland. It is Thristapar that is the…

Sundlaugin á Hofsósi (literally, swimming pool at Hofsos) is a beautifully located modern hot tub. Built on a hillside above the sea, it provides a breathtaking view of…

Storagja (Stóragjá) is a little-known fissure located in the town of Reykjahlíð, on Lake Mývatn in northern Iceland. Inside is a cave filled with naturally heated geothermal water.…

Mývatn is a beautiful lake with many small islands located in the north of Iceland, about 80 km east of the country's second largest city, Akureyri. The lake…

Two important, popular and very distant points on the map of Iceland are called Selfoss. The town and the waterfall of the same name are separated by more…

Myvatn's natural pools can be called the Blue Lagoon of the North. They resemble their prototype from the Reykjavik area in many ways. Modern pool complex The complex…

Kolugljufur (Kolugljúfur - Isl. Koli Canyon) is a canyon in the Víðidalsá River - one of Iceland's most important salmon rivers, running through the Víðidalur Valley (up to…

Husavik Whale Museum is a whale museum run by a non-profit organization established in 1997. Its main goal is to provide interesting information about whales and their habitat.…

Godafoss (Goðafoss) waterfall is located in northern Iceland. Falling from a height of 12 meters and 30 meters wide, it flows into the Skjálfandafljót River - the fourth…