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About 22 miles away
A green valley between glaciers, at the end of the Laugavegur trail.
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Dyrhólaey
A headland with a huge natural arch in the sea and puffins nesting on its cliffs in summer.
- Open
- Always; parts close during nesting in May and June
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Dyrhólaey, Route 218Directions
- Getting There
- About 20 minutes by car west of Vík.
Why Go
From the lighthouse on top you look along endless black beaches in both directions. Puffins nest here from May to August, when part of the headland closes for the nesting season.
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