10 Things to do in Westfjords Region That You Shouldn't Miss

December 30, 2021 Toi Mattera

Discover the best top things to do in Westfjords Region, Iceland including Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, Dokkan Brugghus, Latrabjarg bird cliffs, Osvor Maritime Museum, Sheep Farming Museum, Vigur Island, Hversdagssafn - Museum of Everyday Life, Isafjordur Maritime Museum, Vestfirdir Tunnel, Westfjords Tourist Information.
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1. Hornstrandir Nature Reserve

Bolungarvik Iceland
Excellent
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5.0 based on 30 reviews

Hornstrandir Nature Reserve

Located in the northernmost part of the Westfjord peninsula, which was inhabited from the 9th century, this is a birdwatcher and hikers' paradise.

2. Dokkan Brugghus

Sindragata 11, Isafjordur 400 Iceland +354 788 1980 [email protected] http://www.dokkanbrugghus.is
Excellent
89%
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5.0 based on 27 reviews

Dokkan Brugghus

Our micro brewery is a small family business founded in Isafjorður in Octorber 2017 merely for the purpose to make local craft beer and the Westfjords really needed one. Then our first beer was made in the early summer of 2018. The brewery is located at Sindragata 11 but that’s were all of our products are made.

Reviewed By ASilvaggio - Newport News, United States

Nice stop to visit a local brewery with great options for tasting! Located in the picturesque town of Isafjordur, West Fjords, Iceland.

3. Latrabjarg bird cliffs

Latrabjarg Iceland http://www.westfjords.is
Excellent
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4.5 based on 327 reviews

Latrabjarg bird cliffs

4. Osvor Maritime Museum

Adalstraeti 21, Bolungarvik 415 Iceland http://www.osvor.is/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 33 reviews

Osvor Maritime Museum

Reviewed By 312karenc - Malden Bridge, United States

We visited in winter. The place was officially closed, but we could still walk around the site which is located on the shore. Wonderful replica fishing huts with grass roofs and fish drying shack with fish in it. It was really charming. Great views of the town, mountains and fjord. We watched a seal fish and lay on a rock very near shore. Just 100 meters or so up the road is an adorable lighthouse. Across from the lighthouse, there is an easy hiking trail up the mountain. All this might not warrant a 7 hour trip from Reykjavik but if you are in Isafjordur or otherwise nearby in the Westfjords, this could be a really great place to spend 1-3 hours, winter or summer, open or closed.

5. Sheep Farming Museum

Saevangur, Holmavik 510 Iceland +354 693 3474 [email protected] http://www.strandir.is/saudfjarsetur
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4.5 based on 20 reviews

Sheep Farming Museum

The Sheep Farming Museum is 12 km south of Holmavik by road 68. The exhibition itself tells about sheep farming and concentrates on providing diverse entertainment for all ages. There are also theme exhibitions about history and nature, f.x. about cursed places in the area. Visitors can buy coffee and homemade cakes, ice cream and handicraft from the area and feed lambs with milk from a bottle.

6. Vigur Island

Isafjordur Iceland +354 456 5111
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4.5 based on 72 reviews

Vigur Island

7. Hversdagssafn - Museum of Everyday Life

Hafnarstraeti 5, Isafjordur 400 Iceland +354 770 5503 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/museum.of.everyday.life/
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4.5 based on 19 reviews

Hversdagssafn - Museum of Everyday Life

*We happily open our door for groups and enthusiasts all year round outside opening hours. Please leave us message us on FB * Hversdagssafn - museum of everyday life has the main purpose of investigating the mundane and the common, finding the poetry that comes forward when no one is looking. It’s a collection of local voices, memories and story fragments - nostalgic, humorous and thought provoking - curated in various interactive ways. It’s local, as it gives a glimpse to people’s life in the Westfjords, and it’s universal since it touches on the things we all share. Everyday life is a little like dark matter, what happens in between significant moments in life and holds everything together. It’s meeting friends, having dinner, yelling at children, being yelled at, sulking. It’s walking between places, going to work, staying home, worrying, washing up, cutting vegetables. It’s both random and routine. Once you stop and look at it, the beauty of the mundane is revealed.

8. Isafjordur Maritime Museum

Turnhusinu Neostakaupstao, Isafjordur 400 Iceland +354 456 3299 [email protected] http://www.nedsti.is/
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4.0 based on 116 reviews

Isafjordur Maritime Museum

Reviewed By Tearay

This building is itself an amazing piece of history. Make sure you visit the top floor! With a section on local fishing, accordion culture in Isafjordur, local plants, boat building tools and even an old dive suit this place is a little gem in a beautiful town of the Westfjords.

9. Vestfirdir Tunnel

Isafjordur Iceland
Excellent
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4.0 based on 115 reviews

Vestfirdir Tunnel

10. Westfjords Tourist Information

Adalstraeti 7, Isafjordur 400 Iceland +354 450 8060 [email protected] https://www.westfjords.is/en/travel/welcome/tourist-information-center
Excellent
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4.0 based on 52 reviews

Westfjords Tourist Information

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