Top Things to do in Westfjords Region
Top Restaurants in Westfjords Region
The 10 Best Museums in Westfjords Region, Iceland
Discover the best top things to do in Westfjords Region, Iceland including The Old Bookstore, Boat and Gift of Nature Exhibition, HUSID - House of Creativity, JS Instruments, Samuel's Sculptures in Selardalur, Osvor Maritime Museum, Sheep Farming Museum, Hnjotur - Minjasafn Egils Olafssonar, Snjafjallasetur, Natural History Museum.
Restaurants in Westfjords Region
1. The Old Bookstore
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By 489denisek - Denmark, null
If you love books and want to learn more about Iceland’s history visit Flateyri and the Old Bookstore! Wonderful! You can see the family home which is a “living museum” for a small fee and buy new and secondhand books in the bookstore. The secondhand books are priced by weight! We enjoyed our visit! Takk fyrir!
2. Boat and Gift of Nature Exhibition
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By nyctraveler11215 - New York City, United States
This charming cafe/museum is a delightful place to spend a few hours. The interesting exhibitions offer insight into the wildlife and culture in the area and an array of boats and machines are on display. It was an additional treat to meet Jamie who gave me wonderful tips on places to walk nearby and visit. The giftshop has many books and other tempting items. The dessert was great too. I'm so pleased I stopped in.
3. HUSID - House of Creativity
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
HUSIÐ was founded in 2017, in the small village of Patreksfjorður, in the Westfjords region of Iceland. From the very beginning, its aim has been to encourage collaboration between the local residents and artists in order to bring cultural and social impact HUSIÐ is today a residency program but used to also operate as an art gallery, cafe, and co-working space.
4. JS Instruments
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
Musical instruments museum. See, listen and play. Traditional Icelandic and world instruments. Open from June to August. Opening hours: 13:00 - 17:00
5. Samuel's Sculptures in Selardalur
6. Osvor Maritime Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By 312karenc - Malden Bridge, United States
We visited in winter. The place was officially closed, but we could still walk around the site which is located on the shore. Wonderful replica fishing huts with grass roofs and fish drying shack with fish in it. It was really charming. Great views of the town, mountains and fjord. We watched a seal fish and lay on a rock very near shore. Just 100 meters or so up the road is an adorable lighthouse. Across from the lighthouse, there is an easy hiking trail up the mountain. All this might not warrant a 7 hour trip from Reykjavik but if you are in Isafjordur or otherwise nearby in the Westfjords, this could be a really great place to spend 1-3 hours, winter or summer, open or closed.
7. Sheep Farming Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
The Sheep Farming Museum is 12 km south of Holmavik by road 68. The exhibition itself tells about sheep farming and concentrates on providing diverse entertainment for all ages. There are also theme exhibitions about history and nature, f.x. about cursed places in the area. Visitors can buy coffee and homemade cakes, ice cream and handicraft from the area and feed lambs with milk from a bottle.
8. Hnjotur - Minjasafn Egils Olafssonar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Hnjotur Museum in Orlygshofn in Patreksfjordur, displays a unique collection of old items from the Southern Westfjords. The museum shows the history of fishing, farming and everyday life in the area. At the museum is an exhibition about the rescue of the British Trawler Dhoon that stranded at Latrabjarg in 1947. At the museum is an attractive cafeteria and information center.
9. Snjafjallasetur
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
The Snjáfjallasetur Heritage Centre is located in Dalbaeron Snaefjallaströnd coast, on the northern side of Ísafjardardjúp Bay. Snjáfjallasetur helds exhibitions about the region, Drangajökull Glacier and the surroundings. It has also published books on the subject and provides information on the website snjafjallasetur.is
