Towns & Villages

The Westfjords of Iceland has many town and villages throughout the region that are willing and able to welcome visitors in every season. Experience their unique culture and the hospitality of its people where they co-exist with the nature.

Local people retain a deep and passionate understanding for the land they live on. Their culture is quite unique, with echoes of the past and yet a confident embracing of a cosmopolitan future.

Feel free to join the local people of the Westfjords of Iceland. They will welcome you!

		Bildudalur			Bolungarvik		Bordeyri		Drangsnes
			Les in a cove in the south of Arnarfjörður. The town is exreamly scenic, but enjoys some of the best summer weather in the region.		Coastal mountains stand guard over Bolungarvík. It sit´s on the edge of Isafjardardjup, making it the most northerly village in the Westfjords.		The smallest village in the Westfjords, but considered by many as one of the most charismatic.		a fishing village of fewer than one hundred inhabitants with hot tubs by the shore and 2 km away is Grímsey Island teems with millions of nesting puffins and other seabirds.

		Flateyri			Hnifsdalur		Holmavik		Isafjordur
			For travelers Flateyri offers good services together with unique opportunities to experience the quiet life in a small fishing village		Hnifsdalur is surrounded by nature, with the sea one one side and magnificent mountains on the other		Hólmavík has much to offer to visitors: natural beauty, peace and quiet, enjoyable walking trails, diverse cultural activities		The biggest town in the Westfjords ofter refferd to as beein "surprisingly cosmopolitan"

		Patreksfjordur			Reykholar		Sudavik		Sudureyri
			Patreksfjörður is the southernmost fjord in the region. It is the biggest town in the southern part of the Westfjords.		A range of services for visitors including boat exhibition, the swimming pool Grettislaug, perquisite exhibition and more.		Sudavik is a small fishing village in Alftafjordur, Isafjardardjup. In town and surrounding areas the nature is always close by with many attractions.		A small village 23km away from Ísafjörður and it is an ideal destination for all travelling the area. Suðureyri is a fine example of an Icelandic fishing village.

		Talknafjordur			Thingeyri
			Nature, hot natural pools, sea angling and great accommodation are one of the few attraction in Talknafjordur		Þingeyri is a beautiful village that is located on a spit of land in Dyrafjordur, considered by many as one of the most beutiful fjord in the Wesfjords