Stykkisholmur is beautifully-situated on the northern side of the Snaefellsnes peninsula. With beautiful and well-preserved old houses in the town centre.
Stykkisholmur is also known as the gateway to the innumerable islands of Breidafjordur bay, which is renowned for its natural beauty and remarkable wildlife.
Seatours offer different types of boat trips from Stykkisholmur and a regular ferry service to The West Fjords with a stopover at the remarkable timeless island, Flatey.
The Library of Water (by Roni Horn) is really worth visiting as well as the Norwegian House which houses the local folk museum.
Eldfjallasafn Volcano Museum includes works of art, old and new, showing volcanic eruptions, as well as objects, artifacts, volcanic rocks from the unique collection of professor Haraldur Sigurdsson who has carried out research on volcanoes World wide for forty years.
Iceland´s oldest meterological station – some say the world´s oldest – is in Stykkisholmur. It was first manned in 1845.
The church in Stykkisholmur is interesting architecturally. It makes a beautiful landmark both from land and sea. The view from the church over Breidarfjordur is spectacular.

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