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Westfjords · 66°N

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The Westfjords' largest town, ringed by steep mountains, with old timber houses and festivals.
Distance from Reykjavík
450 km
Drive Time from Reykjavík
~6 h
Nearest airport
Ísafjörður (IFJ)
Population
2700
Best time to visit

Summer for hiking, kayaking and Hornstrandir; mountain roads can be difficult in winter.

Distance from Reykjavík
450 km
Drive Time from Reykjavík
~6 h
Nearest airport
Ísafjörður (IFJ)
Population
2700
Best time to visit

Summer for hiking, kayaking and Hornstrandir; mountain roads can be difficult in winter.

The Westfjords' largest town, ringed by steep mountains, with old timber houses and festivals.

Ísafjörður is the capital of the remote Westfjords, tucked on a sandy spit inside a steep-walled fjord in Iceland’s far north-west. Despite its isolation it’s a cultured little town, with a lively music scene and some of the country’s best-preserved 18th-century timber buildings.

The Westfjords Heritage Museum, sea-kayaking on the calm fjord and superb mountain hikes are the highlights, and Ísafjörður is the main gateway to the uninhabited Hornstrandir nature reserve. Roads in are magnificent in summer but demanding in winter.

Known/Famous for
Westfjords' largest townDramatic fjord sceneryHeritage Museum & old townKayaking & hikingHornstrandir base
7-day forecast

Weather in Ísafjörður

Today
9 Oct
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7° / 5°
星期六
10 Oct
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7° / 5°
孫
11 Oct
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7° / 5°
蒙
12 Oct
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9° / 5°
星期二
13 Oct
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7° / 4°
Wed
14 Oct
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5° / 3°
Thu
15 Oct
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5° / 4°
Weather data from MET Norway (yr.no) · updated hourly.
´safjör´ur

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Where you'll be

What to do

  • Westfjords Heritage Museum
  • Wander old Neðstikaupstaður
  • Sea kayaking
  • Mountain hikes above the fjord
Other things to do

Where to go nearby

  • Bolungarvík
  • 丁詹迪瀑布
  • Hornstrandir Nature Reserve
  • Suðureyri & Flateyri

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