Les meilleurs endroits en Islande

Ljósufjöll is a central volcano and fissure vent system, located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula’s volcanic zone in West Iceland.  Learn about and see more of this region on a tour of the Snaefellsnes

Kaldbakur is the highest mountain in the Westfjords. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Hansueli Krapf. No edits made. The mountain, located beween the fjords Arnarfjordur and Dyrafjordur,

Between Patreksfjörður and Bíldudalur is the village of Tálknafjörður, in the southern region of the Westfjords. Despite its meagre population size, around 300 inhabitants, the village has chosen

Ingofshofdi is a cape and a nature reserve in Southeast Iceland, located south of Vatnajokull. Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Ingolfshofdi is encircled by rocky cliffs but a sand dune lies to its north west, wherefrom the cape can be reached. Part of the cape is well ve

Þingeyri is a village in the Westfjords of Iceland, found coastally on the Dýrafjörður fjord. Þingeyri has a population of around 250 people. Explore this area on a self drive tour in Iceland. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by AgainErick. No edits made. History Þingeyri has been conti

Oxnadalur is a magnificent valley in the fjord Eyjafjordur in North Iceland. Priest, poet and translator Jon Thorlaksson lived there in his later days and to his daying day, at the farm Baegisa. Jonas Hallgrimsson, one of Iceland's most beloved poets, was born in the valley, at the farm Hraun.

Djúpavík is a village in the Westfjords of Iceland, located in Árneshreppur which is the least populous municipality in the country.   Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Bromr. No edits made. No edits made. Djúpavík is located in the North-West part of Iceland and the eastern part of the

Grænavatn is a small lake on the Reykjanes Peninsula, known for its vivid colouration. Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by G. Mannaerts. No edits made. The name translates to ‘Green Lake’, and as it suggests, the lake is dyed a sea

Vesturdalur Valley is an area in the North of Iceland known for its fascinating rock formations. The best way to visit this area is on a relaxed self drive tour. One of the best options for doing s

Hestfjörður (translated to “Horse Fjord”) is a fjord in Westfjords, near Vatnsdalur valley, Bolaskógur forest and Hattardalsfjall mountain. The fjord is 15km long and, at its broadest point, 1km wide. Like the neighbouring fjord Skötufjörður, countless waterfalls cascade down the region’s mountain

Akranes is a port town in the west of Iceland, approximately 42 kilometres (26 miles) from Reykjavík. It sits at the tip of the peninsula separating the fjords of Hvalfjörður and Borgarfjörður. Explore these areas while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by

Þorlákshöfn is the main town of the Ölfus district in South Iceland, located on the South Shore. It has a population of about 1,400 people and is a main port for South Iceland. It is important as a connecting point with the Westman Islands. Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland.

Móði, along with its neighbour Magni, is one of the two newest craters in Iceland. Explore this crater on a self drive tour in Iceland. Formation of Móði Móði and Magni were formed in the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull. This eruption started near midnight on March 20th, and was initially qu

  Magni is one of the newest craters in Iceland, alongside its neighbour Móði. Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Formation of Magni Magni was created during the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull. This was Iceland’s most famous eruptions of recent times. Starting on Marc

The 1675 meter high Eiriksjokull is located in the Borgarfjordur district, just east of Langjokull glacier. Eiriksjokull lies on the fringes of the Icelandic Highlands and West Iceland. Explore this area on a self drive tour in Iceland. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Christian Bickel

Langisjor is among the clearest highland lakes in the country. Its altitude is 670 meters and at its deepest, it’s 75 meters. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Gumol. No edits made.  The lake lies southwest of Vatnajokull, between the mountains Tungnarfjoll and Fogrufjoll. The beautiful

The fishing village of Drangsnes can be found at the mouth of the Steingrímsfjörður fjord, in the Westfjords of Iceland. Drangsnes is part of the Kaldrananeshreppur municipality, with the village of H

Fljotshlid is a beautiful farming district in Southern Iceland. It is one of the main sites for Njal's Saga, a masterpiece of the saga literature. It is surrounded by some of the most active and

Herdubreid is a table mountain (Icelandic: 'stapi'), situated north of Vatnajokull in the deserted lava field of Odadahraun, the most extensive lava field in Iceland. This impressive mountain, 1682 m high, is often called 'the queen of Icelandic mountains' and was voted the Icela

Vatnsdalur ('Lake Valley') is a valley in Hunavatnssysla in North Iceland. It is located just south of the Ring Road. As well as being well vegitated, the  valley is notable for being the site of Iceland‘s last execution, for its countless hills, one of Iceland's best fishing rivers an

The local culture museum at Reykir in Hrutafjordur bay in North Iceland gives a good impression of the shark hunts from the bay and the farm community in Iceland in former times. Photo from Wikimed

Eldvorp is a crater row of scoria and spatter cones located northwest of Grindavik on the Reykjanes peninsula in Southwest Iceland. The area has extensive geothermal activity, emanating steam of about 280 degrees Celcius. The lava from the crater row is one of the most extensive Holocene lava flow

  Laugafell is a small mountain to the north-east of the glacier Hofsjokull, in the Icelandic mid-highlands. On the north-western slopes of Laugafell are geothermal hot springs, mountain huts that

The stubby peninsula of Tjornes in North Iceland is one of the best-known geological locations of the country. Layers of fossil shells and lignite can be found on the coastal cliffs down from Ytri-