🌋 Iceland · Westman Islands

Culture & discovery
Heimaey

The memory of 1973 and life on the cliffs

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🏛️Museums3 places
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Eldheimar
Heimaey · Gerðisbraut, east of town

Museum of the 1973 eruption, built around a house dug out of the ash. Stories of the night evacuation and the rebuilding. Open year-round.

1973 eruptionMuseum
🌐Official websiteeldheimar.is→
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SEA LIFE Trust Beluga Whale Sanctuary
Heimaey · Ægisgata, near the harbour

Sea sanctuary for the belugas Little Grey and Little White, with a visitor centre and a puffin rescue centre. Reduced winter hours, check ahead.

BelugasPuffins
🌐Official websitebelugasanctuary.sealifetrust.org→
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Sagnheimar
Heimaey · town centre

Local history museum run by the town: fishing, cliff bird-hunting, the 1627 pirate raid and the 1973 eruption. A pirate cave for children.

Local historyKids
🌐Official websitesagnheimar.is→
🏞️Natural sites2 places
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Eldfell
Heimaey · east of town

Volcanic cone born in 1973, about 200 m high. Marked trail from town, ground still warm in places and views over the harbour and lava.

HikingVolcano
🌐Official websitesouth.is→
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Stórhöfði
Heimaey · southern tip

Windswept headland at the island's southern tip, with an enclosed hide right by a puffin colony. Reached on a path through a sheep paddock.

Puffin hideFree
🌐Official websitevisitvestmannaeyjar.is→