{"id":14061,"date":"2024-10-01T06:43:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T06:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=trip&#038;p=14061"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:57:14","slug":"akureyri","status":"publish","type":"trip","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/trip\/akureyri\/","title":{"rendered":"Akureyri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Akureyri the capital of northern <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/country\/iceland\/\"><strong>Island<\/strong><\/a>, is the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> largest town in Iceland with a population of 20,000 people, located on the Eyjafjordur fjord, on the Ring Road, 400 km northeast of <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/trip\/reykjavik\/\"><strong>Reykjav\u00edk<\/strong><\/a>, and 100 km south of the Arctic Circle.<\/p>\n<p>The town has an important fishing port, but in the past years tourism has grown rapidly given its magnificent surrounding nature attractions including the eastern <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/destination\/14437\/\"><strong>Diamond Circle<\/strong><\/a> sites, <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/destination\/lake-myvatn\/\"><strong>Lake Myvatn<\/strong><\/a> volcanic sites, and the majestic <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/attraction\/godafoss-fall\/\"><strong>Godafoss<\/strong><\/a> und <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/attraction\/dettifoss-fall\/\"><strong>Dettifoss<\/strong><\/a> Falls.<\/p>\n<p>To spend a relaxed day in town Thetjoy.com recommends;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stroll the old town close to the town\u2019s center to enjoy the old historic houses and buildings going back to the 19th century.<\/li>\n<li>Visit the Icelandic Folk Art Museum, and the Jolagardurinn Christmas Garden presenting the Icelandic Christmas traditions.<\/li>\n<li>In the Akureyri Botanical Garden, the Lystigardurinn, the world\u2019s northernmost botanical garden, explore the impressive collection of both Icelandic and foreign flora.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Traveling north of Akureyri you will enjoy beautiful fishing villages including <strong>Svalbardseyri<\/strong> near Akureyri, and <strong>Siglufjordur<\/strong> und <strong>Hauganes<\/strong> on the western shores of the Eyjafjordur fjord, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Further west visit the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/attraction\/the-vatnsnes-peninsula\/\">Vatnsnes Peninsula<\/a><\/strong>, 200 km west of Akureyri<strong>,<\/strong> famous for its Seals colony, and the <strong>Hv\u00edtserkur<\/strong> magnificent \u2018Elephant Rock\u2019 in the sea. On the way to the Vatnenes Peninsula consider visiting Skagafjordur, 80 km southwest of Akureyri, where you will enjoy the folk museum at Glaumb\u00e6r, presenting the life in historic rural Iceland within an 18th century traditional turf farmhouse.<\/p>\n<p>The islands of Hrisey and Grimsey under the Akureyri Municipality, are both beautiful and tranquil, and are popular sea cruise destinations.<\/p>\n<p>Spend half a day in Akureyri, or make it your home base for 3-4 days travel in northern Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>Take 1-2 Days Trip visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/destination\/14437\/\"><strong>The Diamond Circle<\/strong><\/a> und <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/destination\/lake-myvatn\/\"><strong>Lake Myvatn<\/strong><\/a> attractions, and additional 1 Day Trip traveling north on the eastern and western coasts of the Eyjafjordur fjord and its beautiful villages and towns.<\/p>\n<p>If you plan to drive back from Akureri to Reykjavik, we would suggest to allocate 1-3 days traveling west and visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/attraction\/the-vatnsnes-peninsula\/\"><strong>The Vatnsnes Peninsula<\/strong><\/a> und die<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/attraction\/kolugljufur-canyon\/\">Kolugljufur Canyon<\/a><\/strong>, than south visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/destination\/snaefellsnes-peninsula\/\"><strong>The Snaefellsnes Peninsula<\/strong><\/a> und die <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/destination\/attractions-north-of-reykjavik\/\"><strong>Attractions North of Reykjavik<\/strong><\/a>, if you have not yet explored them while visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/trip\/reykjavik\/\"><strong>Reykjav\u00edk<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akureyri, die Hauptstadt Nordislands, ist mit 20.000 Einwohnern die zweitgr\u00f6\u00dfte Stadt Islands. Sie liegt am Fjord Eyjafjordur an der Ringstra\u00dfe, 400 km nord\u00f6stlich von Reykjav\u00edk und 100 km s\u00fcdlich des Polarkreises. Die Stadt verf\u00fcgt \u00fcber einen bedeutenden Fischereihafen, doch in den letzten Jahren hat der Tourismus aufgrund der herrlichen Naturattraktionen in der Umgebung \u2013 darunter die Sehensw\u00fcrdigkeiten des \u00f6stlichen Diamond Circle, die Vulkanlandschaften am Myvatn-See sowie die majest\u00e4tischen Wasserf\u00e4lle Godafoss und Dettifoss \u2013 rasant zugenommen.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":14066,"template":"","class_list":["post-14061","trip","type-trip","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Akureyri Travel Guide: Top Sights &amp; Tips | Travel with Joy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Akureyri, Iceland\u2019s north hub\u2014fjords, waterfalls &amp; Diamond Circle. 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