"Vestfirðir" is Iceland's most remote region. It is located in the northwest and only connected by a seven kilometres wide isthmus to the mainland.
The coastline is shaped by fjords with steep mountainsides and there are even areas without roads.
Ísafjörður is the district's capital with 2.700 citizens (Jan. 2020) and Patreksfjörður Iceland's most western town with a little more than 700 inhabitants.
The Westfjord's overall population decreased between 1920 and 2020 from around 13,500 to 7,100 citizens - almost 50% less in 100 years!
View to the west from Barðastrandarvegur near Rauðsdalur
Typical scene in the Westfjords
Breiðavík
Breiðavíkurkirkja
Látrabjarg Bird's Rock / Ritur (adult Kittiwake)
Kittiwake - young bird / first year
Lunda (Puffin) - Iceland's "national bird"
Patreksfjörður - Fjord and town have the same name
Patreksfjörður is Iceland's most western town with a little more than 700 inhabitants.
Shelter at Vestfjarðavegur
Vestfjarðavegur mountain transition
View to the west near Dynjandi
Dynjandi and Hæstahjallafoss
Total drop height 100 meters from top to sea level
View from Sandafell Mountain above Þingeyri to Lambadalur in the east
Ósvör Sjóminjasafnið / Maritime Museum
Drift wood
Litlibær at Skötufjörður - the farm was built in 1894 and abandoned in 1969 - since 1999 it is part of Iceland's National Museum
Reykjaneslaug - finally the old concrete wall at pool's end has been removed and there's a beautiful view over the sea now!
Krossneslaug - incredible location right on the beach
