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This can actually happen when you are taking the evening ferry to Westman Islands! Simply amazing 🤩

Yes - this is our world famous golf course.

Play some golf with the Elephant in the sea looking over your shoulders (read more about the Elephant in the sea here https://visitwestmanislands.com/elephant-rock-in-iceland/)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcL2kH9VbMc

Most INSANE Golf Views In The World! In today’s video I travel to Iceland where I play Westman Island Golf Course! This is an absolute bucket list adventure! Hope y’all are having a great week...

Did you know that Westman Islands has one of the best golf course in Iceland and one of the top ones in Europe

It has been nominated as the best golf course in Iceland so if you have played it you can vote for it here

World Golf Awards » Iceland's Best Golf Course 2024 It is with great pleasure that we announce the nominees for Iceland's Best Golf Course in the 11th annual World Golf Awards.

Westman Islands is on the NY Times top 52 list of destinations to travel to in 2024 (we are number 35 on the list)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/travel/places-to-travel-destinations-2024.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Westman Islands offers so many unique tours and experiences that you can book on our website VisitWestmanIslands.com

52 Places to Go in 2024 No matter why you travel, our list offers inspiration.

Matey Seafood Festival is a new event that is establishing itself as a yearly event in Westman Islands. Check out this article from Grapevine

From Iceland — Ahoy, Matey! Food writer Shruthi Basappa went to the Westman Islands for the Matey Seafood Festival. Read all about it.

The president of Iceland and his family enjoying a Volcano ATV tour on Westman Islands.

If you want to take a volcanic ATV tour you can book it here https://visitwestmanislands.com/tour/volcano-atv-tour/

50 years ago today!

The eruption in Heimaey started on this day in 1973. The eruption lasted until July 3rd, when it was officially pronounced as being over. The damage was overwhelming.

Nearly one-third of all the homes and buildings had burned or been covered under the lava and ash. A thick layer of ash covered nearly the entire island, especially the part of town nearest the crater. Immediately in the summer of 1973, clean-up and reconstruction plans were implemented and the townspeople started to return to the island. It was decided that the schools would open in the fall. Many islanders who had lost their homes in the eruption decided not to return, but in their place a large group of new people arrived on the island, full of energy and an interest in participating in rebuilding the town.

After the eruption, the landscape was drastically changed. Lava covered the oldest part of the town and the size of the island had increased by more than two square kilometers. The harbor entrance barely escaped being blocked due to the lava flow, but in the end was even more protected. The eruption also provided unlimited landfill materials of which there had been a shortage before. And last but not least, for several years heat from the lava was harnessed and used to heat the homes in the town, which led to an eventual unified system of heating on the island.

City lights😍

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At the top of Heimaklettur is a guest book and hikers are strongly encouraged to sign it upon arrival.

Would you hike there?

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