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Hi, my name is Regína and I was born and raised here in Iceland. Since 2013 I have written 320 travel blogs about various interesting places to visit in Iceland. I hope you enjoy reading my travel-blog :)

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Eyjafjörður Fjord - the Christmas House - Jólahúsið - is open all Year round

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Eyjafjörður Fjord - the Christmas House - Jólahúsið - is open all Year round

Just outside of Akureyri town in North Iceland, you will find a Christmas House - Jólahúsið - in Hrafnagil in Eyjafjörður fjord. It is open year-round, and stepping into it feels like entering a magical world. The locals very much love it, I included, and I never visit Eyjafjörður without stopping by the Christmas House :) The last time I visited was in August, when the temperature was 20 degrees C, so it was pretty strange to enter a Christmas House. Top photo: the Christmas House in the summertime Grýla - the mother of the Icelandic Yule Lads The owners, Benedikt and Ragnheiður, o

Eyjafjörður Fjord - Akureyri, the beautiful Capital City of North Iceland

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Eyjafjörður Fjord - Akureyri, the beautiful Capital City of North Iceland

Akureyri is the capital of North Iceland. This magical city of the North is located by the sea in Eyjafjörður fjord. I have been writing a series of travel blogs about things to do in Eyjafjörður and want to dedicate this one to my favourite city, Akureyri. The population of Akureyri is approximately 20,050 (2025), making it the second-largest city in Iceland after the Greater Reykjavík area. Top photo: Downtown Akureyri Péturskirkja - the Catholic church in Akureyri Akureyri is such a beautiful city with a lot of character, surrounded by high mountains and only some 100 km away

Hraundrangi in Öxnadalur and Hörgárdalur Valleys in North Iceland - my favourite Mountain

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Hraundrangi in Öxnadalur and Hörgárdalur Valleys in North Iceland - my favourite Mountain

This travel blog is the 5th in an 8-part series about Eyjafjörður fjord in North Iceland. My last travel blog was about the most famous ghost story in Iceland, "Djákninn á Myrká"- the Deacon of Dark River. I made a detour from Eyjafjörður fjord into Hörgárdalur and Öxnadalur valleys to show you where the ghost story took place. And I must show you my all-time favourite mountain in Iceland, the pinnacle Hraundrangi in Mt. Drangafell. Top photo: Hraundrangi in the clouds Háls in Öxnadalur and Hraundrangi It is an absolutely stunning mountain, like something out of a fairytale, a cathedra

The Deacon of Dark River - Djákninn á Myrká - a Ghost Story from North Iceland

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The Deacon of Dark River - Djákninn á Myrká - a Ghost Story from North Iceland

In this travel blog, I am going to tell you about well-known Icelandic folklore, which tells us about the Deacon of Dark River - Djákninn á Myrká. It is a ghost story, and I have always found this one to be particularly scary. This ghost story took place in the Hörgárdalur valley in North Iceland. Hörgárdalur is a valley leading to Eyjafjörður fjord, Iceland's longest fjord. So I found it fitting to add it to my series of travel blogs on the beautiful Eyjafjörður fjord. Top photo: the graveyard at Myrká By the grave of the deacon at Myrká I found this ghost story in Þjóðsögur Jóns Ár

Eyjafjörður Fjord in North Iceland - Part III - the Historical Gásir and the Vikings

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Eyjafjörður Fjord in North Iceland - Part III - the Historical Gásir and the Vikings

Gásir is a very special place in Eyjafjörður fjord. It is hard to believe it now, but Gásir was the main trading post in Northern Iceland in the Middle Ages. It remained a trading place for 4 centuries, from the 11th to the 15th centuries. During the summertime, a village (a camp) formed as the ships arrived and departed. Gásir is unique, as it is the only place where so many antiquities from a medieval trading post can be found. Top photo: Vikings from the Rimmugýgur Viking Club at Gásir If you read the Icelandic Sagas, you will find that Gásir is mentioned there many times. One of t

Eyjafjörður in North Iceland - part II - Dalvík & Hauganes Villages - Fiskidagurinn mikli

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Eyjafjörður in North Iceland - part II - Dalvík & Hauganes Villages - Fiskidagurinn mikli

In this travel blog, I am going to tell you about Dalvík, a town in Eyjafjörður fjord in North Iceland with some 1,435 inhabitants, located midway between Akureyri and Siglufjörður. The primary industries here are fish processing, fisheries, industry, and trade. In Dalvík, a very popular annual family festival called Fiskidagurinn mikli - the Great Fish Day, was held until 2023. Top photo: Fiskidagurinn mikli in Dalvík - dried fish is exported to Nigeria Fiskidagurinn mikli in Dalvík On the second weekend in August, the week after "Verslunarmannahelgin" or the Bank holiday weekend,

Eyjafjörður Fjord in North Iceland - part I - Hrísey Island - the Pearl of Eyjafjörður

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Eyjafjörður Fjord in North Iceland - part I - Hrísey Island - the Pearl of Eyjafjörður

Eyjafjörður fjord is a beautiful fjord in North Iceland. It is about 60 km long from the mouth to the bottom of the fjord, which makes it the longest fjord in North Iceland. In this lovely fjord, you will find many interesting places to visit, so I have dedicated seven travel blogs to the sights and activities in Eyjafjörður. Eyjafjörður is at the edge of the Arctic Circle, and there are two beautiful islands here: Hrísey Island and Grímsey Island, but through the latter of the two, the Arctic Circle runs. Top photo: Hrísey island Sailing to Hrísey, the Pearl of Eyjafjörður, in bea

The beautiful Waterfall Foss á Síðu and the Dwarfs in Dverghamrar Cliffs in South Iceland

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The beautiful Waterfall Foss á Síðu and the Dwarfs in Dverghamrar Cliffs in South Iceland

Foss á Síðu or Foss at Síða - "foss" meaning waterfall - is a beautiful waterfall by Ring Road 1, only some 10 kilometres east of Kirkjubæjarklaustur in South Iceland. The waterfall, which cascades down from a lake called Þórutjörn, is not as large as so many other waterfalls here in Iceland, but there is something special about it and the rock formations surrounding it. The rock formations look like something out of a fairy tale :) Foss á Síðu So it is well worth a visit while driving in this area, especially as it is so accessible from the road. Earlier, I could visit it and walk

The Historical Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Systrafoss & Systrastapi in South Iceland

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The Historical Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Systrafoss & Systrastapi in South Iceland

In this travel blog, I want to show you Kirkjubæjarklaustur - a village in South Iceland by Ring Road 1, the first village you encounter after driving through the vast glacial outwash of Mýrdalssandur. It is a lovely little village rich in history. The name of the village, Kirkjubæjarklaustur, is as long as it is actually three words linked together - kirkju = church, bæjar = the genitive of a farm or a town, and klaustur = convent. We Icelanders usually refer to Kirkjubæjarklaustur as Klaustur for short. Top photo: Systrafoss waterfall Byrði sögunnar - the Burden of History, by Magnús

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