Iceland
Things to do in Snæfellsnes
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Sightlore has 13 places to explore in Snæfellsnes, and 9 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Snæfellsnes's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Lóndrangar
The Lóndrangar are a pair of rock pinnacles in Iceland. They are volcanic plugs of basalt, that have been hewn out from softer surrounding rock by erosion.
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Rauðfeldsgjá
Rauðfeldsgjá is a ravine in Snæfellsnes in Iceland.
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Svörtuloft Lighthouse
A 9.5-metre square concrete lighthouse built in 1931 above the Svörtuloft cliffs at the western tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
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Hellnar
Hellnar is an ancient fishing village, a cluster of old houses and buildings situated close to Arnarstapi on the westernmost part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland.
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Arnarstapi
Arnarstapi or Stapi is a small fishing and tourist village at the foot of Mt. Stapafell between Hellnar village and Breiðavík farms on the southern side of Snæfellsnes, Iceland.
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Kirkjufell
Kirkjufell is a 463 m high hill on the north coast of Iceland's Snæfellsnes peninsula, near the town of Grundarfjörður. It is claimed to be the most photographed mountain in the country.
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Gerðuberg
Gerðuberg is a cliff of dolerite, a coarse-grained basalt rock, located on western peninsula Snæfellsnes and on the western edge of the Hnappadalur valley, 46 km in the north of the town of Borgarnes and 115 km to Reykjavík.
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Djúpalónssandur
Djúpalónssandur is a black sand and pebble beach located on the southern coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland.
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Ólafsvík Church
The church of the town of Ólafsvík on Snæfellsnes, consecrated on 19 November 1967; the first church in the town was built in 1892.
Discovery routes in Snæfellsnes
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Around the Snæfellsnes peninsula
From the Gerðuberg basalt cliffs to Búðir Church, Bjarnarfoss and Rauðfeldsgjá, Arnarstapi and Hellnar, the Lóndrangar pinnacles, Djúpalónssandur, Svörtuloft lighthouse, Ólafsvík church, Kirkjufellsfoss, Kirkjufell and Stykkishólmur church.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Svörtuloft Lighthouse
A 9.5-metre square concrete lighthouse built in 1931 above the Svörtuloft cliffs at the western tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
Places of worship
Búðir Church
The church at Búðir, on the southern coast of the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
Ólafsvík Church
The church of the town of Ólafsvík on Snæfellsnes, consecrated on 19 November 1967; the first church in the town was built in 1892.
Stykkishólmskirkja
The church of the town of Stykkishólmur, on the north side of the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
Nature
Gerðuberg
Gerðuberg is a cliff of dolerite, a coarse-grained basalt rock, located on western peninsula Snæfellsnes and on the western edge of the Hnappadalur valley, 46 km in the north of the town of Borgarnes and 115 km to Reykjavík.
Bjarnarfoss
A waterfall on the southern coast of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in west Iceland, east of Mælifell and near Búðir.
Rauðfeldsgjá
Rauðfeldsgjá is a ravine in Snæfellsnes in Iceland.
Arnarstapi
Arnarstapi or Stapi is a small fishing and tourist village at the foot of Mt. Stapafell between Hellnar village and Breiðavík farms on the southern side of Snæfellsnes, Iceland.
Hellnar
Hellnar is an ancient fishing village, a cluster of old houses and buildings situated close to Arnarstapi on the westernmost part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland.
Lóndrangar
The Lóndrangar are a pair of rock pinnacles in Iceland. They are volcanic plugs of basalt, that have been hewn out from softer surrounding rock by erosion.
Djúpalónssandur
Djúpalónssandur is a black sand and pebble beach located on the southern coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland.
Kirkjufellsfossar
A waterfall on the north coast of Snæfellsnes, 1.5 km south of the Kirkjufell mountain and 2.5 km west of Grundarfjörður.
Kirkjufell
Kirkjufell is a 463 m high hill on the north coast of Iceland's Snæfellsnes peninsula, near the town of Grundarfjörður. It is claimed to be the most photographed mountain in the country.
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