If You Like - Iceland - page 29

Fáskrúðsfjörður The French flavour of this fjord is celebrated with a new hotel and museum
development.
Local Food
Fish soup Any restaurant worth its salt has fish soup on the menu - head to the Snæfell-
snes Peninsula and try Narfeyrarstofa or Gamla Rif .
Lamb Iceland's headliner meat is a locavore's dream, and it falls off the bone at myriad res-
taurants - one of our favourites is the highlands gateway Fjallakaffi .
Hákarl A pungent tribute to Iceland's unpalatable past - try a piece of this spongy-soggy
oddity at Bjarnarhöfn , then check out the shed of fetid meat out the back.
Langoustine The Höfn fishing fleet pulls countless crustaceans from the icy local waters;
Höfn's restaurants simply grill and add butter.
Skyr A delicious yoghurt-y snack available at any supermarket in Iceland.
Hverabrauð Around Mývatn, sample this cake-like rye bread, baked underground using
geothermal heat.
Waterfalls
Dettifoss Stand back! With the greatest volume of any waterfall in Europe, thundering Detti-
foss demonstrates nature at its most awesome.
Goðafoss The 'Waterfall of the Gods' is loaded with spiritual symbolism and looks like it's
been ripped straight from shampoo commercial.
Skógafoss Camp within spitting distance of this gorgeous gusher - easily spotted from Rte
1 - then hike up into the highlands to discover 20 more waterfalls just beyond.
Dynjandi Veins of arctic water cascade outward over terraces of stone that look like the
side of a Bundt cake - turn around and you'll be afforded some of the most gorgeous fjord
views in all the land.
Seljalandsfoss A (slippery) path in the rockface gives behind-the-scenes access to this
postcard-perfect chute.