Vestmannaeyjar

Skansin 4.5 Skansinn ("El Fuerte") is popular with locals all year round and for a good reason: it offers spectacular views and the area is full of history. The Skansin fort was built in 1586 to protect itself from English pirates. Skansin's appearance changed considerably after the 1973 volcanic eruption, when more than 2 square kilometres (0.77 square miles) of lava were added to the island. The Hringskersgarður pier, which used to be in the middle of the sea, is now inside the channel. By cooling the lava, the islanders managed to prevent it from flowing on the pier. Instead, the lava is deposited next to it, forming Skansin as we know it today. Skansin now houses the wooden church, the Landlyst museum and a cannon. .
Eldheimar 4.7 In this small museum, a house is exhibited, in its original situation, half-ruined by the weight of the ashes, as well as a small history of the family that inhabited it. There are also information panels on the 1973 eruption, its background, its evolution and how they faced it (including the irrigation of the lava with marine water, to prevent it from covering the entire population and the entrance to the port). On the upper floor, there is also a small exhibition about the emergence of the island of Surtsey, which is visible from the top of the volcano on clear days.
Tanginn 4.4 Tanginn is a new and charming restaurant in the port of Vestmannaeyjar. It's a modern restaurant in an old-style house. Tanginn offers delicious dishes, from seafood and lobster soup to day fishing and sandwiches. Great local works of art decorate the walls of this cozy house. Vestmannaeyjar is famous for the friar bird and the islands house the world's largest friar colony. It's a great opportunity to see the friars fly while enjoying a meal in Tanginn. .

Vestmannaeyjar has become one of the most popular places on the southern coast of Iceland for two reasons: its interesting volcanic origin and the millions of foothills nesting on its cliffs. Vestmannaeyjar (literally "West Men's Islands"), also known as the Vestmann Islands, is a small archipelago on the southern coast of Iceland, very close to the waterfalls of Seljalandsmoss and Skógafoss. This group of fifteen islands and islets was formed approximately 11000 years ago, with the exception of one of them: Surstey. This island south of the archipelago originated just a few decades ago, in 1963, when it emerged from the sea due to an underwater volcanic eruption. Surstey is therefore one of the youngest territories in Iceland's history... at least for now! Today Surstey and other islands of Vestmannaeyjar are only visited for scientific purposes, but the capital of the archipelago, Heimaey, is visited year after year by thousands of tourists who seek to enjoy their charming marine environment and want to see their most famous neighbours: the friars of the Vestman Islands.

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