Information about Sandgerði
Sandgerdi is a village on the Reykjanes peninsula, covering the western shore of Midnes to the northernmost part of the peninsula, Gardskagi.
Sandgerdi is mainly a fishing community but also features industry, commerce and services on a small scale. There is also an important marine biology center there, operating at academic level.
Services near Sandgerði
Attractions nearby Sandgerði
Hvalneskirkja
Hvalneskirkja is a beautiful stone church in Hvalnes on the Reykjanes peninsula, built in the years 1886-87. The church's altarpiece is ...
Keflavik International Airport
Keflavík International Airport (KEF) is Iceland’s only international airport and the port of arrival for the vast majority of visitors ...
Keflavík
Keflavík (meaning “Driftwood Bay”) is a town in southwest Iceland, positioned along the Reykjanes coast, 47km from Reykjavík...
Reykjanes
Reykjanes is a peninsula in south-west Iceland, characterised by immense lava fields, volcanoes and heightened geothermal activity. Volcani...
Eldvörp
Eldvorp is a crater row of scoria and spatter cones located northwest of Grindavik on the Reykjanes peninsula in Southwest Iceland. The area...
Miðnesheiði
Miðnesheiði is a heath on the Reykjanes peninsula. Keflavik airport is located on this heath, as well as the abandoned American military base....
Njarðvík
Credit: Wikimedia, Creative Commons. Photo by Marek Slusarczyk. Njarðvík is a town located on the Reykjanes Peninsula in the southwestern ...
Bridge Between Continents
The Bridge Between Continents (Miðlína) is an attraction found on Reykjanes peninsula, not far from Keflavík international airport. ...
Sandvík & Continental Bridge
Sandvik, by the southwest tip of the Reykjanes peninsula, is a popular destination for travellers, best known for its continental bridge. The Reykjan...
Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa found on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland. The Blue Lagoon is the most popular visitor attraction in...
Svartsengi
The Svartsengi Power Station is a geothermal powerstation on the Reykjanes peninsula. Its energy, as of 2007, measures at 76.5 MW, with abou...
Búri
Buri, in the Leitahraun lava field on the Reykjanes peninsula, is widely considered to be the most spectacular lava tube in Iceland. This lava tube w...
Gunnuhver
Gunnuhver is a collective name for an impressive and colourful geothermal field of various mud pools and fumaroles in the southwest part of Re...
Reykjanesviti Light House
Reykjanesviti is the oldest lighthouse in Iceland, located on the tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula. Originally built in 1878, it was damaged be...
Grindavík
Grindavík is a fishing town on the south side of the Reykjanes peninsula. The town has one of the most active fishing industries in the...
Hópsnes
Hopsnes (a.k.a. Thorkotlustadanes) is a small peninsula in Grindavik in Southwest Iceland. Many ships have stranded at Hopsnes and can be seen from t...
Keilir
Mt. Keilir is a volcanic mountain, southwest of Hafnarfjörður, and is the most recognisable landmark on the Reykjanes Peninsula. For vis...
Spákonuvatn
Spákonuvatn is a beautiful crater lake on the Reykjanes Peninsula, surrounded by the haunting lunar landscapes that define this region. Loca...
Selatangar
Photo from: The Ruins of Selatangar. Selatangar is one of the few coastal fishing stations that still exists in Iceland, found in the south of ...
Kapelluhraun
Kapelluhraun is a young lava field housing the ruins of a Catholic chapel, situated on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland. The lava...
