2 Best Sights in Höfn, East Iceland and the Eastfjords

Featured in marketing images, advertisements, TV shows, and countless wedding shots, the view of Vestrahorn mountain on the Stokknes peninsula, east of Höfn, is one of the most iconic in Iceland. The best place to frame a snapshot is by the gate of the old U.S. radar station. The peninsula is also home to the Viking Cafe and a remarkable, never-used film set of a Viking village.

Sitting in the shadow of the iconic Vestrahorn mountain in Stokksnes is a remarkable replica of a Viking village. The landowners, who also run the Viking Cafe, charge a small entrance fee to the village. The enclosure with its collection of grass-topped wooden houses was built in 2010 as a film set for a movie that was never finished. It's in varying states of disrepair thanks to the weather, but still fun to explore.