This photo was shot at the Snæfellsnes peninsula situated to the west of Borgarfjörður, in western Iceland. The tour of this area was certainly well worth it as the entire peninsula was simply beautiful. The peninsula has been named Iceland in Miniature, because many national sights can be found in the area, including the Snæfellsjökull volcano, regarded as one of the symbols of Iceland, and also known as the setting of the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by the French author Jules Verne. This is the area of Farm Oxl, located in County Breiduvikurhreppur, near Hotel Budir. In the 16th century, a man lived in this farm. His name was Björn, and he was nick-named Axlar-Björn and, who to this day, remains the country’s most notorious serial killer. While he was a real person, he has become the subject of several folk tales
I have to confess this is my favorite photo I shot of the Skálholt church. I wasn’t facing the building but I could resist the colors of this sunrise, reflecting in the snow and the moon, not wanting to set yet. Really beautiful. The Skálholt church was, through eight centuries, one of the most important places in Iceland. From 1056 until 1785, it was one of Iceland's two episcopal sees, along with Hólar, making it a cultural and political center. Iceland's first official school, Skálholtsskóli (now Reykjavík Gymnasium, MR), was founded at Skálholt in 1056 to educate clergy. In 1992 the seminary in Skálholt was re-instituted under the old name and now serves as the education and information center of the Church of Iceland.
This beautiful small wooden turf church in snow was captured at sunrise. It is found next to Skalholt cathedral on the Golden Circle in Southern Iceland
