2 Best Sights in North Iceland, Iceland

This farm on the western coast of the Vatnsnes peninsula, just off Route 711, has a trail from the parking lot that leads to a viewing platform with excellent views of Strandir, where you can observe seals at play. Apart from being a seal-watching paradise, the location is the setting of a historic murder case in Iceland, which was dramatized in Hannah Kent’s award-winning novel, Burial Rites. Note that the area is home to a large population of eider ducks and is closed to visitors from May 1 to June 20 during their nesting period.

This unusual turf-house stable is the only one of its kind known to exist in Iceland. It’s just one of the attractions at Lýtingsstaðir, which also offers horseback riding and self-catering accommodation in cottages located just below the Old Stable.