Helgafell

Climbing Helgafell Holy Mountain in Styyishholmer in Iceland

Holy Mountain, 73 m with a breathtaking panoramic view across Breiðafjordur Bay. A viewing dial is at the top.

Folklore advises anyone climbing the mountain for the first time to start north of the church at the grave of Gudrun Osvifursdottir (heroine of Laxdaela Saga, died 1008) and three wishes will be granted when ascending the mountain without looking back or speaking. The wishes have to be of good intent, and the wisher tells no one and faces east when making them!

A small remnant of a wall on the mountain top is dated 1184 and was part of a nearby monastery built at this time.

Helgafell in Iceland

Climbing Mount Helgafell (The Holy Mountain) - folklore says that those who are climbing the mountain for the first time should start at the grave of Gudrun Osvifursdottir (dated 1008!) and follow the path to the top of the mountain without looking back or saying a word until you reach the top. Those who do this and are pure of heart will be granted three wishes when facing east.

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Helgafell Hiking Trail, Iceland - Terrain Video

Helgafell is an around 350 meters high mountain near Hafnarfjordur in Iceland. See the terrain video of the route.
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Helgafell - The Holy Mountain - Iceland

Coordonnées:  65°02'27.5N 22°43'44.7W
Durée de l'activité:  01h30
Coût:  Gratuit

La montagne Helgafell est située en Islande. D'une hauteur de 73 mètres, elle hébergeait jadis un temple dédié au dieu Thor. 

C'est au pied de cette montagne que l'on retrouve une pierre commémorative en mémoire de Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir, un personnage de la saga islandaise médiévale célèbre pour sa beauté.

Il y a une légende qui raconte que celui qui part de sa tombe, escalade la montagne face à l'Est sans dire un mot et sans se retourner et qui formule trois souhaits une fois rendu au sommet verra tous ces souhaits réalisés si son coeur est pur et que ses souhaits demeurent secrets.

La montée jusqu'au sommet fut plutôt pénible car le vent était encore très puissant.  Imaginez une fois rendu au sommet!  Aucun endroit pour se mettre à l'abri!

Cependant, au haut de cette montagne, la vue panoramique de toute la région est tout simplement exceptionnelle.

D'un côté, nous apercevons l'église d'Helgafell et son cimetière avec, en arrière-plan, une belle chaîne de montagnes.  De l'autre côté, nous avons une magnifique vue des multiples îlots situés dans la baie du Breiðafjörður.

Vous vous demandez certainement si mes voeux se sont réalisés?  Je ne saurais vous dire.  Je ne me souviens déjà plus de mes trois souhaits !!!

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Supper In Stykkisholmur, Iceland

I had a nice supper in this pretty little town. The food was excellent.

#travelvlog #iceland

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Helgafell, dönskuverkefni

Stykkisholmur in Breidafjordur Iceland

Beautiful sunset at Breidafjordur. The small and beautiful towns Stykkisholmur Grundarfjordur and Olafsvikis are on the peninsula Snæfellsnes, wich is between Faxafloi and Breidafjordur. Reykjavik is in Faxafloi bay.
This is a video/time lapse combination.

Iceland Heli Trip 2014

Here is my buddy Allan Brook's video from our Heli trip to Iceland in April of 2014. Great Arctic Heli Skiing experience in Siglufjordur (Just north of Akureyri) in Northern Iceland. Lots of wide open unchartered terrain, natural hot springs, and super nice people! All followed by a little throw down party time in Reykjavik!

Live From Blonduos, Iceland

Still raining, but I am having a enjoying the sights :)

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Stykkisholmur

Iceland: Snæfellsness

This places is called Small Iceland, because in this not big piece of land is very varied.

Other top places to visit in Iceland:

Snæfellsnes peninsula 1/3

West Iceland Nature Lover's Paradise. All senses awoken-experience it all. Snæfellsjökull glacier, vulcano. Grundarfjörður Kirkjufell mountain Arnarstapi Stykkishólmur Helgafell Ólafsvík Borgarnes

Hraunsfjörður enduro

Enduro í Hraunsfirði á Snæfellsnesi. tekið upp með GoPro í 720 og 60 römmum
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Stykkishólmur - Iceland

Coordonnées du port:  65°04'46.5N 22°43'29.9W
Coordonnées de l'église:  65°04'26.4N 22°43'18.4W
Durée de l'activité:  01h00
Coût:  Gratuit

Stykkishólmur est la plus grande ville de la péninsule de Snæfellsnes en Islande. 

Il y a un petit îlot qui protège le port des intempéries.  Il y a un sentier qui mène jusqu'au petit phare orange qui se dresse tout au haut de cet îlot.

La pluie tombe faiblement, mais le vent est toujours aussi puissant.  Nous faisons tout de même le trajet jusqu'au sommet. 

Même si la température n'est pas très favorable, il est impossible de demeurer insensible face à la beauté des lieux. 

Les maisons colorées viennent illuminer le paysage assombri par le ciel gris.  Au loin, il est possible d'apercevoir un bâtiment aux allures futuristes.  Il s'agit de l'église de Stykkishólmur.

Nous avons visité cette église.  Elle est très moderne comparativement aux autres églises d'Islande.  Elle a d'ailleurs été inaugurée en 1990.

A l'intérieur de cette église, il y a plusieurs dizaines de lumières installées au-dessus de l'autel tandis que derrière l'autel, il y a une peinture de la Vierge apparaissant dans un ciel étoilé.

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Helgafell Live/Day 3/Sorry for the abrupt ending...

I dropped my phone the last time I slipped down, and I guess it got a little moisture in it.
FYI: Magnetic declination in Hellgafell, Iceland is -14.12°

Helgafell is located at 65.0333333° Latitude and -22.7333333° Longitude#travelvlog #iceland

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Kristjan the Captain

Unique and friendly way to experience the beautiful surroundings of our town Stykkishólmur which is located on the west coast of Iceland

Meat processing for the restaurant. Masterchef Sæthor is doing the cutlery.

Every autumn the Icelandic sheep is gathered from the mountains down to the farms and all lamb meat for Narfeyrarstofa restaurant come from the Helgafell farm just ouside Stykkishólmur. Then when the meat comes into Saethors hands for butchers work, it is prepared for the dishes menu for coming season. Saethor is the masterchef and owner of the restaurant.

Snæfellsnes peninsula 2/3

West Iceland Nature Lover's Paradise. All senses awoken-experience it all. Snæfellsjökull glacier, vulcano. Grundarfjörður Kirkjufell mountain Arnarstapi Stykkishólmur Helgafell Ólafsvík Borgarnes

Juhan Puhm ~ Violin Concerto 1st Movement

Juhan Puhm ~ Violin Concerto - 1st Movement
I composed my Violin Concerto in 4 months over the summer of 2012. The photos are from my hiking trip to Iceland in 2009. The first photos are from the bus trip between Reykjavik and Stykkisholmur including photos from Helgafell. These are followed by photos taken on the long road around Breidafjord to Latrabjarg and then onto Isafjordur. I was very fortunate to get a ride this entire distance. Thank you kind person, without whom I would not have been able to see and take in the amount of Iceland I did, including getting up to Hornstrandir. From Isafjordur the photos are from the boat to Hornstrandir where I was dropped off in Adalvik. More about the Violin Concerto, including the score can be found at

Iceland Greenland

A trip to Island, visiting: Westman Islands, Reykjavík, Blue Lagoon, Hraunfossar - Lava Falls, Barnafoss - Children's Falls, Helgafell holy mountain, Stykkishólmur, Breiðafjörður bay, Eiriksstadir, Akureyri, Godafoss - waterfall of the gods, Pseudocraters, Þingvellir National Park, Gullfoss - Golden Falls, Geysir, Solheimajokull glacier, Vic, Cape Dyrhólaey, Reynisfjall, Seljalandsfoss, Hellisheiði Power Station, Eastern Greenland, Kulusuk, Tasiilaq.