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GlymurThe highest waterfall in Iceland
The pagan and Christian pastand present
Family friendlyHiking trails Laxá River in Kjós
Hallgrímur Pétursson (1616-1674) was a priest at Saur-bæ r by Hvalfjörður. One of Iceland’ s most important poet s, he is best known for his Passion Hymns.
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Taste Smell Riding over the old Bláskeggsá River bridge
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Irish or Scottish monks are said to have settled in Iceland in the 9th century, before the Norse-men arrived. Iceland’s Celtic herit-ag e is still celebrated in Akranes with an annual Irish festival.
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Egill Skalla-Grímsson was the Nordic countries’ greatest pre-Christia n poet. His father, Skalla-Grímur (Bald Grímur), was the first settler in Borgarfjörður. Egill was wise, but also raving mad, a killer who committed his first murder at the age of seven. Borgarnes
Wool colored by nature Folktales and trolls Find your muse at Húsafell
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Snorri Sturluson (1178-1241) is the best known Icelandic poet of any era. He was born in Dalir and lived at Borg and Reykholt. You can still see his outdoor bath (and the ancient tunnel leading to it) at Reykholt.Borgarnes
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Guðríður Þorbjarnardóttir was the first European woman to give birth to a child in America, just around the year 1000. One of the most widely-travelled woman of her times, she was born on Snæfells-nes. Guðríður was a Christian and made a pilgrimage to Rome.
Snæfellsjökull glacier A national park
Lava fields and West Iceland’s largest caves
Orcas off Grundarfjörður Djúpalónssandur
Icelandic men lift heavy rocks to test their strength
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Sanctuary for sea eagles See and taste shark
Volcanologist Haraldur Sigurðsson at the Volcano Museum
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Icelandic men lift heavy rocks to test their strength
Catch of the day in Stykkishólmur
The geology of Snæfellsnes is a microcosm of Iceland as a whole and it´s environmental policy is now certified by EarthCheck
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Leifur Eiríksson (Leif the Lucky, 970-1020) was the son of Eiríkur rauði (Erik the Red) from Haukadalur. Leifur founded the first colony in Greenland. This Nordic explorer is thought to have been the first European to reach North America, nearly 500 years befor e Christopher Columbus. Leifsbúð in Búðardalur
Rounding up sheep from the hills around Búðardalur
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Eiríksstaðir in Haukadalur West Iceland – the cradle of the Sagaland.
Eiríksstaðir in Haukadalur
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Auður Djúpúðga (Aud the Deep-Minded) led a group that sailed from Scotland to settle the Dalir region around 890 AD. Auður was a Christia n. She put up crosses on her land and prayed regularly at the hill called Krosshólaborg, where there is now a monument to Auður.
Guðrúnarlaug A natural pool in Sælingsdalur
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Published by: West Iceland Marketing Office Design: Ólafur J. Engilbertsson / Sögumiðlun Editor and photography director: Rósa Björk Halldórsdóttir Photographers: Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson, Snævarr Guðmundsson,Friðþjófur Helgason, Pálmi Einarsson, Þórdís Björnsdóttir, Brynjar Ágústsson, Þorkell Þorkelsson, Gígja Einarsdóttir, Björn Anton Einarsson, Olgeir Andrésson, Margrét HalldórsdóttirSaga paintings: Sigurjón JóhannssonPrinting: Litróf-HagprentProofreading: Olga Johannesson, Ian Watson
HraunfossarA lava field turned waterfall
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