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Overview

Hub of Westfjords adventure tours, and by far the region鈥檚 largest town, 脥蝉补蹿箩枚谤冒耻谤 (www.isafjordur.is) is a pleasant and prosperous place and an excellent base for travellers. The town is set on an arcing spit that extends out into Skutulsfj枚r冒ur, and is hemmed in on all sides by towering peaks and the dark waters of the fjord.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Westfjords Heritage Museum

    Westfjords Heritage Museum

    脥蝉补蹿箩枚谤冒耻谤

    Part of a cluster of historic wooden buildings by the harbour, this museum is in the Turnh煤s (1784), which was originally a warehouse. It's crammed with鈥

  • Museum of Everyday Life

    Museum of Everyday Life

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    Celebrating the magic of the mundane is the aim of the powerful, creative displays here, where shoes, books and mini-movies each come with personal鈥

  • Culture House

    Culture House

    脥蝉补蹿箩枚谤冒耻谤

    The intensely close-knit nature of Westfjords life is evoked in the 2nd-floor displays in what was once the town hospital. Look out for vintage scales for鈥

  • 脥蝉补蹿箩补谤冒补谤办颈谤办箩补

    脥蝉补蹿箩补谤冒补谤办颈谤办箩补

    脥蝉补蹿箩枚谤冒耻谤

    More than 740 clay birds, arranged in flight soar above the altarpiece of this modernist church.They were made by locals during a group art project. Look鈥

  • Old Town

    Old Town

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    脥蝉补蹿箩枚谤冒耻谤's historic quarter borders it's eastern edges. Start explorations in Tangagata to see gabled, tin-clad homes, often brightly painted in鈥

  • Seamen's Monument

    Seamen's Monument

    脥蝉补蹿箩枚谤冒耻谤

    脥蝉补蹿箩枚谤冒耻谤's big bronze Seaman's Monument depicts two fishermen with their nets and commemorates those who've lost their lives at sea.

  • Whalebone Arch

    Whalebone Arch

    脥蝉补蹿箩枚谤冒耻谤

    Of minor interest is the whalebone arch made from a whale鈥檚 jawbone in the central town park.

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