Akureyri

Akureyri lies in the North of Iceland, which lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean. The whole island was created by volcanic activity and the area to the South East of Akureyri is still extremely active and eruptions occur at almost any time. This country belonged to Norway, then Denmark before declaring Independence in 1944. It was first settled, in the 9th century, by the Vikings, It owes much of its language, music, poetry and art to the Vikings. Akureyri has been the home of some of Iceland’s most famous literary figures. David Stefannson, the poet, lived here as did Jon Sveinsson. The Matthias Jochumsson Memorial Museum ...