Coastal peninsula north of Húsavík known for dramatic cliffs, birdlife and internationally important fossil-bearing rock layers.
✓Tjörnes is worth exploring slowly rather than treating Route 85 only as the road between Húsavík and Ásbyrgi.
✓Give cliff edges plenty of space.
One of Iceland’s best-known seal-watching locations, with a coastal walking trail and dedicated viewing shelter.
Explore this place →Iconic 15-metre basalt sea stack just offshore from Vatnsnes, resembling a huge animal drinking from the sea.
Explore this place →Spectacular flat-topped island rising steeply from Skagafjörður, famous for seabirds, dramatic cliffs and its connection with Grettir the Strong.
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