![]() Looking north you can see the whole western coastline – on a clear day as far as to the Vestmannaeyar. It was foggy while we were there but the view were still breathtaking! When the sea is calm, boats can sail through it and once upon a time a stunt pilot is said to have flown through it as well. From on top of the hill you get the best view of the massive stone arch. are protected area and Dyrhólaey has been a natural reserve since 1978. But also loads of other birds find a home here. While in the past farmers often went fishing around Dyrhólaey, today they have developed a nesting site for eider ducks for the gathering of down. The promontory got its name from the massive stone arch that the sea has eroded from the headland. So we picked up our Reynisdrangar and Mýrdalssandur pizzas and drove the 15 minutes toward the Dyrhólaey.ĭyrhólaey is a 120m high promontory and its name means “the door hole island”. The view of the Reynisdrangar from the restaurant was amazing but we knew our view of the Black sand beach and the trolls of Reynisdrangar from the lighthouse in Dyrhólaey was going to be equally, if not more amazing. We stopped at Vik and picked up our dinner of pizza at Strondin Bistro and Bar. After all the adventures for the day, we were anxious to get to our accommodation for the night. That is what we did after a fun day of hiking on glaciers and a zipping through the a glacier lagoon in Iceland. Do you love Light houses, can you imagine playing lighthouse keeper for a night or two in Iceland with amazing views of the Dyrhólaey.
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