Restaurant Galdur

The Westfjords


The menu changes daily at this friendly restaurant: look for fish fresh from the fjord, crispy pizzas and rhubarb with cream for dessert. Great outdoor tables when sunny.

It's in the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Westfjords attractions

2. Sheep Farming Museum

5.11 MILES

The small Sheep Farming Museum, 12km south of Hólmavík, details the region’s farming history through photos and artefacts.

3. Sorcerer’s Cottage

6.58 MILES

The three-room turf-roofed Sorcerer’s Cottage is part of the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft in Hólmavík and shows what living conditions were…

4. Kerling

6.63 MILES

Legend has it that this stumpy rock stack is the remains of a petrified troll and Uxi, her bull, is the formation out at sea near the island of Grímsey…

5. Gvenderlaug

6.63 MILES

Gvenderlaug is a landmark, 42°C miracle-producing pool (no bathing) that was blessed by the bishop Gvendur the Good in the 13th century and is now a…

6. The Factory

16.76 MILES

Crumbling plaster, towering chimneys and vast water tanks ensure Reykjarfjörður's old herring factory is an atmospheric place. The trappings of old…

7. White-Tailed Eagle Centre

18.79 MILES

The White-Tailed Eagle Centre highlights the attempts to increase the population of the struggling species, which peaked in 2011 at 66 nests. It also has…

8. Kört

21.61 MILES

Displays at this small museum cover fishing, farming and collected knick-knacks. Handicrafts are for sale and staff offer information about the area.