You are only 15 minutes from the town of Vik but feels like you are in a world of your own. Upstairs are the bedrooms – 1 double, 1 twin and 1 single room on 3 floors. We learnt that top Icelandic interior designer Gudbjorg Magnusdottir has transformed the castle-shaped lighthouse into a boutique, and what a marvelous job he had done.ĭownstairs there is a bathroom, compact kitchen, a dining area and a comfortable sitting room and some cute slipper to keep you cozy. We got to see the light up close as well. The light is still is one of the guiding lights on the South coast and is controlled from Reykjavík. The first lighthouse was a skeletal steel tower prefabricated in Sweden, and the present lighthouse was built in 1927. The light station at Dyrhólaey was established in 1910.
The lighthouse in the Vik area of Iceland has been transformed into a boutique hotel perfect for a family stay, it can accommodate up to 5 people. We were at The Icelandair Hotel in Vik the previous night and had made arrangements for the staff to meet us at the lighthouse and give us a tour. And north east you can also spot the mountains and glacier Eyjafallajökull.Īmazing views from the top of the light house from the panoramic viewing balcony. To the east the big glacier Mýrdalsjökull, where we went snowmobiling the previous day is visible. 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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