Other places of interest in the area Osvor Museum ,  Natural History Museum

Dynjandi is the biggest waterfall of the Westfjords and one of the most impressive ones in the whole of Iceland. It combines thunderous power and natural elegance. It is located in Arnarfjordur, not far from the Museum of Jon Sigurdsson at Hrafnseyri.

A campground with WC is located just by the waterfall.

Other places of interest in the area Museum of Jon Sigurdsson ,  The Old Blacksmith's Workshop

Other places of interest in the area Breidafjordur ,  Skaleyjar ,  Hlunnindasyning

Other places of interest in the area Hornstrandir ,  Arctic Fox ,  Bird life and good areas for birdwatching ,  Adalvik ,  Hesteyri ,  Haelavikurbjarg ,  Hornvik ,  Fljotavik ,  Latravik (Hornbjarg) ,  Bolungavik ,  Reykjafjordur

Other places of interest in the area Arnarfjordur ,  Svalvogar ,  Haukadalur ,  Dyrafjordur ,  Museum of Jon Sigurdsson ,  The Old Blacksmith's Workshop

Latrabjarg, the westernmost point of Europe, is the home of one of the worlds biggest Black Guillemot bird colonies. Up to 444 m high, the cliffs are occupied by millions of Puffins, Gannets, Guillemots and Razorbills. Enjoy this unforgettable bird cliff on the edge of the world with white sand beaches and Snaefellsjokull glacier in the distance. 

Latrabjarg is 14 kilometres long and reaches 444 metres high at Heidnakinn. It is one of the world’s greatest bird cliffs, with what is thought to be the largest razorbill colony on earth. Large numbers of other species including fulmars, kittiwakes, guillemots and puffins nest and breed on the cliff. In centuries past, the cliff was a major local source of food. Farmers would catch birds and gather eggs from its face, risking their lives as they dangled precariously over the cliff top from slender ropes. Up to 36.000 birds a year were caught there and countless eggs collected. Hay was even made on its steep slopes and in its deep valleys. Eggs are still collected from the cliff today, partly to keep the alive this tradition that has been handed from one generation to the next for centuries. 

One of the bravest rescue operations in Iceland’s history was undertaken beneath Latrabjarg when the British trawler Dhoon stranded beneath the 200-metre Baejarbjarg in frost and fierce weather in December 1947. Local farmers saved the lives of 14 crew members by scaling down the sheer icy cliff under treacherous conditions.

A walk along Latrabjarg cliff edge is just as remarkable for the minute subtleties of the teeming life that fidgets and flutters on every ledge as for the awesomeness of nature’s grandeur.

Other places of interest in the area Raudasandur ,  Orlygshofn ,  Hnjotur Museum ,  Bird life and good areas for birdwatching ,  Latravik (Latrabjarg) ,  Keflavik ,  Breidavik ,  Kollsvik ,  Haenuvik ,  Orlygshofn

Rauðasandur is a golden red sand beach in the Latrabjarg area. Enlivened by countless numbers of seabirds and seals, Raudasandur offers a spectacular view. Snæfellsjökull glacier imperiously rivets your attention in the background. Other places of interest in the area Latrabjarg ,  Orlygshofn ,  Hnjotur Museum ,  Keflavik ,  Breidavik ,  Kollsvik ,  Haenuvik ,  Orlygshofn

Other places of interest in the area Bird life and good areas for birdwatching

Other places of interest in the area Snjafjallasetur Heritage Centre ,  Litlibaer farm ,  Vatnsfjordur by Isafjardardjup ,  Nauteyri ,  Laugaland

Other places of interest in the area

The Ketildalir valleys are on the southern shore of the fjord Arnarfjordur. The best know of those valleys is probably Selardalur, a very popular destination because of the sculptures and buildings raised by the naivité artist Samuel Jonsson. Samuel is referred to as "the artist with the infantile heart". When he retired at the age of 72 in 1958, he pursued his dreams and became an artist. Mostly he created sculptures from concrete and carried the sand on his back from the shore to his farm Brautarholt. In his backyard, among other things, he has replicated the Lions Court in Alhambra. 

Selardalur also offers a wonderful panoramic view across Arnarfjordur, over to the 1000 metres high Kaldbakur Mountain, the highest mountain in the Westfjords. Other places of interest in the area Arnarfjordur ,  Trostansfjordur ,  Melodies of the past ,  Museum of Jon Sigurdsson ,  Reykjarfjordur by fjord Arnarfjordur ,  Samuel's Sculptures in Selardalur

Other places of interest in the area Kaldbakur ,  Haukadalur ,  Dyrafjordur ,  Museum of Jon Sigurdsson ,  The Old Blacksmith's Workshop

Other places of interest in the area Raggagaradur

Other places of interest in the area Hellulaug

Other places of interest in the area Naustahvilft ,  Tungudalur ,  Isafjordur Maritime Museum ,  Isafjordur Cultural House - The Old Hospital ,  Raggagaradur

Other places of interest in the area The Sorcerer's Cottage ,  Djupavik exhibition ,  Kort, museum and craft ,  Sorcery and Wichcraft ,  Drangsnes Hot Pots

Other places of interest in the area Flatey ,  Skaleyjar ,  Hlunnindasyning ,  Hellulaug ,  Breidafjordur Boat Museum

Other places of interest in the area Kaldbakur ,  Svalvogar ,  Haukadalur ,  The Old Blacksmith's Workshop

Other places of interest in the area Bird life and good areas for birdwatching ,  Whales ,  Drangsnes Hot Pots

Other places of interest in the area Onundarfjordur ,  The Old Blacksmith's Workshop

Other places of interest in the area Tungudalur ,  Arnarnes ,  Isafjordur Maritime Museum ,  Isafjordur Cultural House - The Old Hospital ,  Raggagaradur

Other places of interest in the area Breidafjordur ,  Flatey ,  Hlunnindasyning ,  Bird life and good areas for birdwatching

Other places of interest in the area Arnarfjordur ,  Ketildalir and Selardalur ,  Melodies of the past ,  Isafjordur Cultural House - The Old Hospital

Other places of interest in the area Naustahvilft ,  Arnarnes ,  Isafjordur Maritime Museum ,  Isafjordur Cultural House - The Old Hospital

Arnarfjordur, 5-10 kilometres wide and 30 kilometres long, is bordered by Slettanes to the north and Kopanes to the south. At its head, it forks at the Langanes promontory to form Suðurfirðir to the south and Borgarfjordur and Dynjandisvogur to the north.

The bay of Dynjandisvogur is fed by the waterfall Dynjandi (“Thunderer”), which plummets over the edge of the cliff. Measuring 30 meters wide at the top and 60 meters at the bottom, Dynjandi is about 100 meters high, the most impressive waterfall in the Westfjords and one of the most beautiful in all of Iceland. Below it, a series of waterfalls cascade.

Arnarfjordur is widely considered the most beautiful fjord in the Westfjords because of its diverse landscape, magnificent mountains and the natural masterpieces of Ketildalir and the Dynjandi waterfall.

 

 

Other places of interest in the area Ketildalir and Selardalur ,  Trostansfjordur ,  Kaldbakur ,  Museum of Jon Sigurdsson ,  The Old Blacksmith's Workshop ,  Reykjarfjordur by fjord Arnarfjordur ,  Samuel's Sculptures in Selardalur

Other places of interest in the area Kaldbakur ,  Svalvogar ,  Dyrafjordur

Other places of interest in the area Ingjaldssandur ,  Isafjordur Maritime Museum ,  International Doll Museum ,  Bird life and good areas for birdwatching

Other places of interest in the area Latrabjarg ,  Raudasandur ,  Latravik (Latrabjarg) ,  Keflavik ,  Breidavik ,  Kollsvik ,  Haenuvik ,  Orlygshofn

Other places of interest in the area Hlunnindasyning ,  Breidafjordur Boat Museum