Heimaey

The ferry ride approaching this island was spectacular,and it was only a short 40 minute ride and you are able to take your car with you. Heimaey is the largest island in the Westman Islands, and the only one that is inhabited. We drove the entire island a few times with many stops with so many photo opportunity. Stunning and unique landscape. We hiked Eldfell volcano, and walked along the paths by elephant rock that is right next to a beautiful golf course, and we visited a lighthouse. We also enjoyed a few beers at the local brewery and ate at a local restaurant. Great experience that we will always remember.

Beautiful and stark island. Hiked the volcano, and rode ATVs on it, literally over part of the town that was covered in lava 50 years ago. Amazing to see lava that rises above a neighborhood where it stopped in the backyards of some homes.

Amazing little island to visit!! Really worth the detour! There are amazing restaurants and breweries and the ferry ride to get there is really beautiful!!

Woke up to full on rain at Vatnajökull National Park on day six in Iceland. Quickly came up with plan B while eating breakfast in the car and drove to the south coast to catch a ferry to Heimaey Island. Heimaey is the largest and only inhabited island of the Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands), an archipelago formed by underwater volcanic eruptions. So glad we did. Heimaey has such beauty, history, and puffin sightings!

Short visit at Vestmannaeyjar oktober 24/25th. If you plan this right than you can make the most of the island in only one day. The town on this small island i hidden between rocks and vulcano's🌋 On the island you can see what happend to the town Heimaey when the dramatic volcanic eruption in 1973 happend. Part of the houses have ben covered with ash since the eruption. Some of the excavated houses you can see at the museum Eldheimar. The museum is build around the houses. You can take a guided audio tour and listen to the story about what happened during the eruption. It's a amazing story. Not boring at all. In the museum are a lot of interactive displays and photos. Eldheimar is the Pompei of the north. It's a time capsule of the seventies during the twentieth century. Further more you can see the puffin colony. Those little puffns are something to see. On the island is also a Sealife trust being the world's first Beluga Whale sanctuary. They have a puffin rescue center where you can come up close with puffin's. If you are in for some more action you can take a world famous rip boat trip around the island. Explore the stunning untouched nature. One of the highlights is the elephant rock formation. #westmanislands #Vestmannaeyjabær! #Vestmannaeyjar #IJsland #iceland #Heimaey #island #eiland #vulcano #vulkaan #helgafell #vuurberg #travel #travelphotography #photography #vacation #shorttrip #boattrip #eldheimar #eruption #puffincolony #puffin #sealife #belugawhale #ripboat #untochednature #highlights #elephantrock #wanderlust

A fun little island off an island Bear in mind lots of places don’t open until later in the day. The ferry over serves booze if you feel like getting loose

The largest and only inhabited island in the Vestmannaeyjar (Westmann Isles) group off Iceland’s southwest coast, Heimaey is home to just under 5,000 people. It came to international attention in 1973, when the lava flow from a nearby volcanic eruption nearly destroyed the town. Swimming, hiking, golfing, sailing, horseback riding and bird and whale watching are just some of the popular activities at Heimaey. Passage from the mainland takes about three hours by ferry or about half an hour by air.

One of the best places in the whole of Iceland. In this group of islands you will find puffins, whales and volcanoes. It also has good camp sites and offers you the best of hiking. I would recommend everyone to go here if in Iceland.