At the eastern end of town, where the road runs out, is this lovely nature reserve perfect for short strolls. Various paths run over boardwalks and past boulders, peat pits, cliffs and the sea, with a soundtrack of crying seabirds. You may see whales offshore.
糖心传媒's must-see attractions
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Five kilometres past the wee church is the photogenic small-boat harbour and islet of 贬补蹿苍补谤丑贸濒尘颈, home to a large puffin colony. A staircase and viewing鈥
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The wondrous assemblage at Petra's Stone Collection was a lifelong labour of love for Petra Sveinsd贸ttir (1922鈥2012). Inside her house, stones and鈥
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This street is supremely photogenic: a rainbow is painted on the pavement, and the Blue Church serves as a sweet backdrop. It features in many advertising鈥
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The remains of the world鈥檚 largest spar quarry lie east of Eskifj枚r冒ur. Iceland spar (silfurberg in Icelandic) is a type of calcite crystal that is鈥
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A habitual site of accidents in ancient times, 狈箩补谤冒惫铆办耻谤蝉办谤颈冒耻谤 is a dangerous scree slope on Rte 94 near Njar冒v铆k on the way into Borgarfj枚r冒ur Eystri鈥
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Three collections are clustered together in one bright-red harbour front warehouse, known as 鈥楳useum House鈥. Tryggvasafn showcases a collection of鈥
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During WWII around 3000 Allied soldiers (10 times the local population) were based in Rey冒arfj枚r冒ur. At the top end of Hei冒arvegur you鈥檒l find the鈥
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J贸hannes Sveinsson Kjarval (1885鈥1972), Iceland鈥檚 best-known artist, was brought up nearby and took much of his inspiration from Borgarfj枚r冒ur Eystri and鈥
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Three collections are clustered together in one bright-red harbour front warehouse, known as 鈥楳useum House鈥. Tryggvasafn showcases a collection of鈥
10.08 MILES
The remains of the world鈥檚 largest spar quarry lie east of Eskifj枚r冒ur. Iceland spar (silfurberg in Icelandic) is a type of calcite crystal that is鈥
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Inside the 1816 black timber warehouse 鈥楪amlabu冒鈥, the East Iceland Maritime Museum illustrates two centuries of the east coast鈥檚 historic herring, shark鈥
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A favourite walk takes explorers from a parking area south of T忙kniminjasafn Austurlands about 15 or 20 minutes uphill to the 'sound sculpture' Tv铆s枚ngur,鈥
5. Skaftfell 鈥 Center for Visual Art
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It's well worth a look in this gallery space above the Skaftfell Bistro. Skaftfell is a visual art centre with a focus on contemporary art, and it stages鈥
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For insight into the town鈥檚 fishing and telecommunications history, stop by this worthwhile technical museum. It鈥檚 housed in two buildings on Hafnargata:鈥
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This street is supremely photogenic: a rainbow is painted on the pavement, and the Blue Church serves as a sweet backdrop. It features in many advertising鈥
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The star of many a tourist photo, the Blue Church has a dramatic mountain backdrop to add to its highly photogenic exterior. It's often locked, but opens鈥