Vík Region
Vík is at the southernmost tip of Iceland. Although its population is only about 300, it's the largest town for 70 km in any direction. One of the lovely red-roofed churches overlooks the town, and the famous Reynisdrangar, or basalt sea stacks, are at the end of its beach.
We passed through Vík several times and enjoyed a scrumptious breakfast and two nice dinners there.
"In 1991, the US journal Islands Magazine counted this beach as one of the ten most beautiful beaches on Earth. Its stretch of black basalt sand is one of the wettest places in Iceland. The cliffs west of the beach are home to many seabirds, most notably puffins which burrow into the shallow soils during the nesting season. Offshore lie stacks of basalt rock, remnants of a once more extensive cliffline Reynisfjall, now battered by the sea. There is no landmass between here and Antarctica and the Atlantic rollers can attack with full force. According to folklore, they are former trolls who tried to drag their boats out to sea only to be caught by the rising dawn. The sea around them is rather wild and stormy, so travelers will not be surprised to discover a monument to the memory of drowned seamen on the beach." More about the area at the link below.
Vík region: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADk_%C3%AD_M%C3%BDrdal
Sea stacks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynisdrangar
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Read MoreWe passed through Vík several times and enjoyed a scrumptious breakfast and two nice dinners there.
"In 1991, the US journal Islands Magazine counted this beach as one of the ten most beautiful beaches on Earth. Its stretch of black basalt sand is one of the wettest places in Iceland. The cliffs west of the beach are home to many seabirds, most notably puffins which burrow into the shallow soils during the nesting season. Offshore lie stacks of basalt rock, remnants of a once more extensive cliffline Reynisfjall, now battered by the sea. There is no landmass between here and Antarctica and the Atlantic rollers can attack with full force. According to folklore, they are former trolls who tried to drag their boats out to sea only to be caught by the rising dawn. The sea around them is rather wild and stormy, so travelers will not be surprised to discover a monument to the memory of drowned seamen on the beach." More about the area at the link below.
Vík region: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADk_%C3%AD_M%C3%BDrdal
Sea stacks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynisdrangar
NEXT GALLERY:
https://sksphoto.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Iceland/Roadside-Scenery
