Cities & Regions in Iceland

Reykjanes Peninsula: geothermal landscape with boiling mud pools, volcanic vents, tectonic plate bridge, and dramatic lava fields. Keflavík airport gateway.

Complete guide to Reykjavík - Hallgrímskirkja, the Blue Lagoon, whale watching, restaurants, hotels, and getting there from Keflavík airport.

Selfoss South Iceland: Golden Circle day trips (waterfalls, geysers), Þórsmörk hiking, South Coast base for Seljalandsfoss, Skógafoss.

Guide to Höfn - gateway to Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, Diamond Beach, Vatnajökull glacier tours, and Iceland's best langoustine.

Guide to Kirkjubæjarklaustur - Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon, Kirkjugólf basalt floor, the 1783 Laki eruption story, and Ring Road driving east.

Guide to Vík - black sand Reynisfjara beach, Dyrhólaey arch, basalt columns, and the best base for South Coast exploration.

Guide to Akranes - the historic lighthouse, Folk Museum, Akranes beach, and a practical base close to Reykjavík and Snæfellsnes.

Guide to Borgarnes - Settlement Centre museum, Borg á Mýrum, base for Snæfellsnes Peninsula, and the Borgarfjörður valley.

Guide to Snæfellsnes Peninsula - Snæfellsjökull glacier, Kirkjufell mountain, black sand beaches, and the famous Jules Verne volcano.

Guide to Ísafjörður - the Westfjords main town, Hornstrandir boat trips, Tjöruhúsið fish restaurant, and the historic harbour area.

Guide to Iceland's Westfjords - Dynjandi waterfall, Hornstrandir nature reserve, Látrabjarg bird cliffs, and how to get there.

Guide to Akureyri - the capital of North Iceland, base for whale watching, Lake Mývatn, and the ski resort of Hlíðarfjall.

Guide to Húsavík - Iceland's best whale watching town, the Whale Museum, Tjörnes fossil cliffs, and Ásbyrgi canyon day trips.

Guide to Lake Mývatn - pseudo craters, Dimmuborgir lava formations, Mývatn Nature Baths, Krafla volcano, and where to stay.

Guide to Siglufjörður - the Herring Era Museum, skiing at Héðinsfjörður, hiking to Hvannstóð, and the tunnel route from Akureyri.

Guide to Iceland's East Fjords - Seyðisfjörður, the Herring Era, Papey island, puffins at Borgarfjörður Eystri, and Ring Road driving.

Guide to Egilsstaðir - the East Fjords hub, Lagarfljót lake, Hallormsstaðaskógur forest, Snæfell mountain, and highland day trips.

Seyðisfjörður: East Iceland fjord town of 700 people. Rainbow street, Blue Church, Smyril Line ferry and mountain hikes in one dramatic fjord setting.

Guide to Landmannalaugar - coloured rhyolite mountains, natural hot springs, the start of the Laugavegur trail, and highland access.

Guide to Þórsmörk - the valley between three glaciers, the end of the Laugavegur trail, Valahnúkur hike, and highland bus access.

Westman Islands: reach Heimaey by Herjólfur ferry (3 hrs). Eldfell volcano hike, world's largest puffin colony, Eldheimar museum, and where to stay.