14 nætter fra Reykjavik med Seabourn Venture

Reykjavik, der på islandsk hedder “den rygende bugt”, er Islands hovedstad og største by. Byen blev grundlagt i år 877 og har i dag en helt speciel atmosfære. Oplev smukke landskaber, der vidner om Islands vulkanske oprindelse, eller svøm i en af de varme kilder – f.eks. den Blå Lagune. Du kan også besøge Islands wellnesssteder, hvor der er god tid til afslapning og livsnydelse. En god måde at blive introduceret til Islands fantastiske landskab er også at tage på turen “the Golden Circle”, hvor du vil blive introduceret til landets smukke natur. Oplev Thingvellir National Park, hvor den eurasiske og amerikanske tektoniske plade langsomt trækker sig fra hinanden, og hvor islændingene tidligere mødtes til tingmøder. Se også det imponerende Gullfoss vandfald, de lavaformede landskaber og ikke mindst de fascinerende gejsere.

Grundarfjordur er en charmerende fiskerlandsby på nordkysten af Snæfellsneshalvøen. Snæfellsnes kaldes nogle gange for “Island i en nøddeskal” på grund af det afvekslende landskab med lava stenformationer, gletsjere, vulkansk aktivitet samt det omfattende fugleliv og maleriske landskab.

Siglufjörður is the northernmost town on the Icelandic mainland, a small fishing village of some 1,200 people. Founded in 1918, it was in the past the capital of the North Atlantic herring fishing industry. The Síldarminjasafnið Herring Era Museum, one of Iceland’s largest seafaring and industrial museums, houses three different areas where one can learn about both the traditional and the modern herring industry. A collection of many historic fishing vessels and artifacts is proudly displayed by the people of Siglufjörður, detailing how herring was salted, processed and collected. The small harbor with its colorful fishing boats and the red-roofed steeple of the Lutheran church dominate the village-scape.The natural beauty of the area includes high mountains that rim the fjord, freshwater lakes, the Hólsá river, black sand beaches, and a wealth of birdlife all around. This northernmost region of Iceland is renowned for some of the largest and most dramatic waterfalls in the country.

Akureyri is the second largest urban area in Iceland with a population of around 18,000. Nicknamed ‘The Capital of the North,’ it is situated at the head of Eyjafjörður, the longest fjord in Iceland, only 62 miles (100 km) from the Arctic Circle. Surrounded by snow-streaked mountains, the Akureyri hills flourish in summer with a profusion of arctic wildflowers. Mt. Kerling is the highest peak visible from town, at 5,064’ (1,538 m). Often cloudy, with a mild climate, Akureyri has much less precipitation than its southern counterpart Reykjavik. It is a cultured city, with a university, numerous galleries, museums, art exhibitions, and live theater performances.Nearby Hrísey Island is a spectacularly beautiful and peaceful island often called ‘The Pearl of Eyjafjörður,’ with an atmosphere of calm and settled tranquility. Numerous Atlantic puffins fly overhead, and the occasional whale is seen traversing the fjord.

In the deeply serrated Eastern Fjords of Iceland’s east coast, the fishing village of Eskifjordur is scattered along the shore under a looming peak. Founded as a trading post in 1789, it thrives today on the fishing industry. The townsfolk proudly claim the striated peak of Hólmatindur as their personal landmark., although the town takes its name from the other peak Mt. Eskja. The Maritime Museum, housed in a building dating from 1816, traces the history of the town and its linkage to the sea, as does the moving statue to lost mariners on the main road. Helgustadaman was once renowned for the crystalline spar mineral mined there, and a couple in the town have spent a lifetime collecting and cutting beautiful minerals and crystals from all over Iceland. Their display of over a thousand specimens is in their home but open to visitors. The town’s church also has displays of art.

Reykjavik, der på islandsk hedder “den rygende bugt”, er Islands hovedstad og største by. Byen blev grundlagt i år 877 og har i dag en helt speciel atmosfære. Oplev smukke landskaber, der vidner om Islands vulkanske oprindelse, eller svøm i en af de varme kilder – f.eks. den Blå Lagune. Du kan også besøge Islands wellnesssteder, hvor der er god tid til afslapning og livsnydelse. En god måde at blive introduceret til Islands fantastiske landskab er også at tage på turen “the Golden Circle”, hvor du vil blive introduceret til landets smukke natur. Oplev Thingvellir National Park, hvor den eurasiske og amerikanske tektoniske plade langsomt trækker sig fra hinanden, og hvor islændingene tidligere mødtes til tingmøder. Se også det imponerende Gullfoss vandfald, de lavaformede landskaber og ikke mindst de fascinerende gejsere.