Reykjarfjörður

The Westfjords


Choose from camping, a sleeping-bag bed (no electricity) or a small cottage that sleeps five. There's also a 20m geothermal pool and hot-pot. The hut is located in the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, not to be confused with Reykjarfjörður further south on the Strandir coast.


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1. Hornstrandir Nature Reserve

18.94 MILES

Craggy mountains, precarious sea cliffs and plunging waterfalls make up Hornstrandir, one of Europe’s last true wilderness areas, covering some of the…

2. Kört

23.22 MILES

Displays at this small museum cover fishing, farming and collected knick-knacks. Handicrafts are for sale and staff offer information about the area.

3. Steinshús

24.57 MILES

One of Iceland's most famous poets, Steinn Steinarr (1908–58), is commemorated at this museum set in his former homestead. It details, in Icelandic and…

4. Vigur

25.21 MILES

Charming Vigur is a popular destination for day trippers from Ísafjörður. In season it's a nesting site for hundreds of puffins, and the rest of the year…

5. The Factory

26.18 MILES

Crumbling plaster, towering chimneys and vast water tanks ensure Reykjarfjörður's old herring factory is an atmospheric place. The trappings of old…

6. Arctic Fox Center

29.86 MILES

The study of the Arctic fox has been underway on nearby Hornstrandir for years, and this locally loved exhibition details the life of the creatures, their…