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The best activities and the most beautiful sights of West Iceland are featured in this popular day tour.
We start with a Reykjavik pick up and drive through Hvalfjörður fjord to the Borgarfjörður District and further inland, we visit waterfalls Hraunfossar and Barnafossar and make our way through the Húsafell woodlands.
From there we will go snowmobiling up the biggest ice tunnel in the world, snowmobile back, and dip into the geothermal spa Krauma
Operating Super Jeep and Glacier Snowmobile Tours in the Rugged Landscape of Iceland. Experience the Moods of Mountaineers!
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Iceland Complete - Classic Circle tour
Visit all Iceland's main attractions along the Ring Road escorted by a professional local guide.
With so much to discover and explore in Iceland, this classic, best-selling tour highlights the natural wonders, majestic landscapes and the unique character of Iceland. Features of this popular tour include stops at the Glacier Lagoon, Lake Mývatn and all the famous sights of the Golden Circle such as Gullfoss, Geysir and Thingvellir National Park.
This is a classic circle tour that provides the perfect mix of culture and nature. This tour has been our best seller for over 10 years.
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List of cities and towns in Iceland
This is a list of cities and towns in Iceland. Some of Iceland’s larger cities and towns are also self-contained municipalities whose geography and populations are therefore equal. However, most of Iceland’s municipalities, which are semi-autonomous administrative zones, contain several disparate towns or cities, each of whose population contributes to that of its respective municipality.
In addition to Iceland's many independent towns, this article includes cities and towns whose municipalities consist of one, self-contained city of the same name, such as Hafnarfjörður and Akranes. Municipalities that are not also cities or towns, such as Árborg, are not included here, but their constituent towns and cities are. For Árborg, these include the towns of Selfoss, Eyrarbakki, and Stokkseyri.
For more information on the administrative divisions of Iceland, refer to the “Divisions” section of the Iceland infobox on this page.
Reykjavík
Kópavogur
Hafnarfjörður
Akureyri
Keflavík
Garðabær
Mosfellsbær
Akranes
Selfoss
Njarðvík
11 Seltjarnarnes
12 Vestmannaeyjar
13 Grindavík
14 Sauðárkrókur
15 Ísafjörður
16 Álftanes
17 Hveragerði
18 Egilsstaðir
19 Húsavík
20 Borgarnes
21 Sandgerði
22 Höfn
23 Þorlákshöfn
24 Dalvík
25 Garður
26 Neskaupstaður
27 Siglufjörður
28 Reyðarfjörður
29 Vogar
30 Stykkishólmur
31 Eskifjörður
32 Ólafsvík
Árbæjarhverfi í Ölfusi - 54
Bakkafjörður - 78
Bifröst - 246
Bíldudalur - 170
Blönduós - 813
Bolungarvík - 894
Borg í Grímsnesi - 75
Borgarfjörður eystri - 86
Brautarholt á Skeiðum - 54
Breiðdalsvík - 130
Brúnahlíð í Eyjafirði - 62
Búðardalur - 252
Byggðakjarni í Mosfellsdal - 203
Byggðakjarni í Þykkvabæ - 53
Djúpivogur - 348
Drangsnes - 69
Eyrarbakki - 531
Fáskrúðsfjörður - 654
Fellabær - 403
Flateyri - 199
Flúðir - 420
Grenivík - 278
Grímsey - 76
Grundarfjörður - 852
Grundarhverfi á Kjalarnesi - 528
Hafnir - 76
Hauganes - 105
Hella - 784
Hellissandur - 389
Hnífsdalur - 216
Hofsós (Hafsós) - 181
Hólar í Hjaltadal - 78
Hólmavík - 391
Hrafnagil - 263
Hrísey - 171
Hvammstangi - 546
Hvanneyri - 251
Hvolsvöllur - 902
Innnes - 56
Kirkjubæjarklaustur - 119
Kleppjárnsreykir - 51
Kópasker - 122
Kristnes - 56
Laugar - 111
Laugarás - 106
Laugarbakki - 48
Laugarvatn - 147
Litli-Árskógssandur - 112
Lónsbakki - 104
Melahverfi í Hvalfirði - 115
Nesjahverfi í Hornafirði - 71
Ólafsfjörður - 790
Patreksfjörður - 651
Raufarhöfn - 169
Reykhólar - 133
Reykholt í Biskupstungum - 206
Reykjahlíð - 153
Rif - 163
Seyðisfjörður - 658
Skagaströnd - 501
Sólheimar í Grímsnesi - 95
Stöðvarfjörður - 189
Stokkseyri - 465
Súðavík - 145
Suðureyri - 264
Svalbarðseyri - 271
Tálknafjörður - 275
Þingeyri - 262
Þórshöfn - 379
Tjarnabyggð - 81
Varmahlíð - 128
Vík í Mýrdal - 276
Vopnafjörður - 543
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Iceland Travel Vlog: Husafell & Into The Glacier
Part 2 of our Iceland adventure takes place at Hotel Husafell as well as snowmobiling up to Langjökull where we got to go inside with Into The Glacier.
Check out our blog post from Husafell:
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Borgarfjordur-----------Iceland, 2017
The National Museum of Iceland
The National Museum of Iceland
In 2004 the National Museum of Iceland stood at a crossroad. The museum reopened its doors after extensive refurbishment and a modernised museum now offers a wide variety of services to its guests. The museum holdes a new, dynamic exhibition that fulfil all the modern standards required of such an establishment, housing the nation´s treasures.
The role of the museum is to increase and relay knowledge of Icelandic cultural heritage, from the nation´s earliest settlement through to the modern day.
At the National Museum the present meets the past. It is healthy for the Icelandic people to ask who they are, where they are going and what they want to represent. What can they learn from past generations?
The National Museum displays objects that provide insight into Icelandic cultural history - displays that encourage visitors to dwell on the past, present and future. The museum aims to nurture knowlede and innovation while maintaining a wide perspective and sense of community.Austurvöllur á 19.öldHistory and Role of the National Museum of Iceland
The National Museum was established on 24th of February 1863. Up until that time Icelandic museum pieces had been kept in Danish collections. Jón Árnason librarian was made curator of the Icelandic collection. Several months later he was given permission to hire another curator; Sigurður Guðmundsson 'the painter,' who was the first to advocate the establishment of an antiquarian collection in Iceland.
The museum was called the Antiquarian Collection up until 1911 when the name was changed to the National Museum of Iceland. During the first decades it was housed in several attics in Reykjavík - in the Cathedral, House of Corrections, Parliament and National Bank - and finally the attic of the National Library building on Hverfisgata (now the Culture House) where it remained for four decades. When the Republic was formed in 1944, Parliament decided to give the nation a museum at Suðurgata, into which the collections were moved in 1950. Six decades later it has been entirely refurbished to meet present standards and requirements.
The role of the National Museum is varied, reflecting its legal obligation as national centre for the preservation and management of cultural heritage, cultural reaearch programmes and promulgation of knowledge and information which relates to the cultural heritage of the nation.
Fornleifauppgröftur í Reykholti 2002Archaeology and archaeological survey
Archaeological research has always played an important role in the work of the Museum. Until 2001, when the Archaeological Heritage Agency was formed, it also held the adminstrative responsiblity for archaeological sites in Iceland. All archaeological finds belong to the state, according to law, and are supposed to be delivered to the National Museum, for conservation and keeping.
Where's the trail?! Waterfall Hunting in Húsafell, Iceland
Hike with me in 80mph wind to find the waterfalls in Húsafell, Iceland. I get very lost from the path many times, but I find the waterfall in the end! If you go to West Iceland, make sure to check out one of the many waterfalls such as Hraunfossar in Husafell.
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Hiking Stórurð (The Giant Boulders), North East Iceland
Scenery: ★★★★
Difficulty: ★★★★
The trailhead is here.
There is a small parking space and Stórurð sign as in the first scene of the video. The trail was easy to follow even in snowy day as it's well marked with wood sticks like most of the trails in Iceland.
I took Vatnsskarðsvegur route which ended a couple kilometers west of highway 94 and hitchhiked back to my car. Thanks to the beautiful lady from Germany for the ride!
Dyrfjöll Mountain - Icelandic Hiking Paradise near Borgarfjörður eystri
For more info please visit borgarfjordureystri.is.
Music by Jónas Sigurðsson
Production: Hafthor Helgason