Waterfalls of Vesturland og Vestfirði (The West and The The Westfjords)
 The Vesturland og Vestfirði waterfalls are situated away from the Ring Road (with the exception of some waterfall attractions just north of Hvalfjörður) so they're off the beaten path. The West of Iceland is dominated by the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Snæfellsjökull, which is a glacier sitting atop a volcano is a very distinguishable landmark (if it's not clouded over). There are also a handful of waterfalls and idyllic fjords on the north side of peninsula to make the area very scenic. The Westfjords is even more wild and sparsely inhabited. Roads here are mostly unpaved though there are surprising amounts of paved roads especially east of Ísafjörður - the largest town in this section of the country. The scenery is comprised of countless fjords with waterfalls tumbling into them. Birders and hard-core wilderness trekkers enjoy the relative peace and solitude amongst incredible coastal scenery in the Westfjords. There's even the "loneliest hotel in Europe" at Djúpavík on the wild Strandir Coast. The most famous and spectacular of the waterfalls in this part of the country is by far Dynjandi. The area also encompasses the Hraunfossar waterfalls, which are basically fed by springs as water percolates through a wide wall of lava blanketed by moss. However, there are countless others that could've easily been world class attractions if not for the remoteness of the area and the quantity of such waterfalls.
WATERFALLSClick on one of the waterfalls below to read more about it.
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