Blábjörg cliffs are by the sea along Ring Road 1, but most people are unaware of them and pass them by.
It is well worth stopping to take a closer look at it, especially on a sunny day, when the cliff's colours are vivid.
Top photo: Blábjörg cliffs and Mt. Búlandstindur
Blábjörg cliffs
Blábjörg is a part of the Berufjarðar tuff and formed in a pyroclastic flow in a massive phreatic eruption that took place here some 9-10 million years ago.
There is easy access to Blábjörg, but it is not easy to spot it unless you know what you are looking for.
Blábjörg cliffs are huge
When I posted photos of the Blábjörg cliffs on Facebook, most people didn't know about this blue rock. I first saw it on Hit Iceland, and thus went looking for it.
While driving in this area, I noticed a strange colour in the mountain above Blábjörg, like a blue vein. It is a massive ignimbrite layer that leads to Blábjörg cliffs.
So if you cannot find Blábjörg, look for a blue layer in the mountains.
Blábjörg cliffs - I always see a duck in this photo :)
Blábjörg cliffs were declared protected in 2012 and rightfully so, as they are a natural phenomenon.
In my photos, you can see the Blábjörg cliffs with the backdrop of Mt. Búlandstindur, a beautiful pyramid-shaped mountain 1069 meters tall.
In my opinion, and I know many people agree with me, Mt. Búlandstindur is amongst Iceland's most beautiful mountains, and locals believe it has supernatural powers.
The Berufjarðartindar mountain peaks
There are more beautiful mountains in Berufjörður, extraordinary really, and as I love beautifully shaped mountains, Berufjörður has become one of my favourite fjords in Iceland.
I never tire of looking at these amazing mountains and pray for a clear sky during my visit to the Eastfjords.
But as luck has it, more often than not, the dreadful Austfjarðaþoka - the Eastfjord fog tends to creep up on me.
This is my favourite mountain in Berufjörður
But we were fortunate in 2020 when we drove the Ring Road 3 times, and it was warm and sunny almost the whole time.
So I managed to get some beautiful photos of the Eastfjords with a clear sky.
My favourite mountain in Berufjörður is the mountain in my photo above. Its shape somehow calls to me as I drive by, and I cannot keep my eyes off it. Fortunately, I am not the one driving.
When you visit Berufjörður, check if it calls to you as well.
By Blábjörg cliffs, you will see a basalt dyke in the sea
There are so many things to see and do in this area, and when a relative of mine, who is a tour guide and owns a travel company, told me there wasn't much to see in the Eastfjords and that he mostly just drove through it without stopping, I made a list for him with all the stops I find interesting.
As the Eastfjords are all but dull, but dotted with small villages and hidden natural phenomena, one has to know what to look for.
Here is the first part of the list, which I created for him:
East Iceland is dotted with beautiful little Villages and Hidden Secrets.
Blábjörg cliffs
Here is the location of Blábjörg cliffs on Google Maps.
Have a lovely time in the beautiful Eastfjords of Iceland :)
