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  • Best Of The Westfjords 2019: Best Tour

    Best Of The Westfjords 2019: Best Tour

    The Westfjords lie entirely outside of the Ring Road’s loop, making them one of the more remote corners of Iceland. The roads are carved into an endless sequence of vast flat-topped mountains punctuated by tiny towns in narrow fjords. At the northern…

  • Vigur Island For Sale, Locals Urge The Government To Bid

    Vigur Island For Sale, Locals Urge The Government To Bid

    The island of Vigur, in Ísafjarðardjúp fjord, is on the market and locals want the Icelandic government to buy it. Ísafjarðarbær council is concerned that private buyers would make the island inaccessible to the public. The island in the Westfjords is 45…

  • Best Of The Westfjords 2018: Best Tour

    Best Of The Westfjords 2018: Best Tour

    The Westfjords lie entirely outside of the Ring Road’s island-encompassing loop, making them one of the more remote corners of Iceland. The roads are carved into an endless sequence of vast flat-topped mountains punctuated by tiny towns in narrow fjords, often with…