Historic Seyðisfjörður – a walk with the locals

Filed under: Culture,Recreation — oli @ 10:35 am

 Seydisfjordur Timberbuildings at the museums area

Historic Seyðisfjörður – a walk with the locals
Period: All year round
Duration 2,5 hours
Bookings tel. +354 470 2308
E-mail ferdamenning@sfk.is
Minimum five person
Starts at the Information Centre or by arrangement.
Seyðisfjörður is regarded by many as one of Iceland’s most picturesque towns, not only due to its impressive environment, but also because nowhere in Iceland has a community of old wooden buildings been preserved so well as here. We present a nice and easy walk around the old town with a local guide. Including the walk is a visit to the beautiful Blue Church, local arts- and handcraft markets, Skaftfell – cultural centre and the Technical Museum who houses the oldest mechanic shop and the first telegraph station in Iceland. A nice museum who presents an overview of the invasion of modern time in Iceland.

Diving in Seydisfjordur

Filed under: On your own,Recreation — allab @ 1:24 pm

Köfun í Seyðisfirði El Grillo at the bottom og Seydisfjordur fjord 

At the bottom of Seydisfjordur, 40 meters below sea level, lies a wreck of an oil tanker name El Grillo. The tanker was bombed down in the World War II by a German fighter plane.  The wreck attracks many divers to Seydisfjordur. If you’re interested in diving we reccommend that you contact www.dive.is to book a tour to Seydisfjordur. You need a permission to dive down to El Grillo, for a permission contact the municipalaty office, tel. +354 470 2300.

Paragliding

Filed under: On your own,Recreation — allab @ 12:22 pm

    

Mt. Bjólfur is an ideal spot for paragliding. The 4×4 road is open from June until it starts to snow in the winter again. It takes only 10 minutes to get up to about 700 mtr hight from the centre of town. Mt Bjólfur is 1085 mtr high. Information about the road condition can be found at the tourism and culture bureou, tel. 470 2308 gsm. 861 7789. E-mail ferdamenning@sfk.is.

http://vimeo.com/5966678 Here is a youtube video from the paraglider; Róberg Bragason who say that Mt. Bjólfur is a gem, so see for your self.