Skógar is a small village with about 25 inhabitants. Despite its small size, it has various accommodation and restaurant possibilities. Skógar used to be known for its school and the main school building is the most important building of Skógar, built-in 1949. The school building is now a hotel. Skógafoss waterfall is one of the most popular waterfalls in Iceland. Situated next to the stunning Skógafoss waterfall in extraordinarily beautiful natural surroundings, the Skógar Folk Museum preserves the cultural heritage of Southern Iceland through its collection of tools and equipment, handicrafts, old buildings, books, manuscripts, and documents. It also has a museum of transports. Above the museum and old school building, there is the Völvuskógur forest which has various trails. One of the most popular trails at Skógar though is the Fimmvörðuháls trail which starts at Skógar and goes between the Mýrdalsjökull and Eyjafjallajökull glaciers and descends in Þórsmörk.

• Destination

  South Iceland

• Country

  Iceland

• Type of experience

  Culture

• Best time to visit

  • Winter
  • Spring
  • Autumn
  • Summer

• Nearby stations

  • Landeyjahöfn
  • Vestmannaeyjar Airport