Qué hay en Vík í Mýrdal, Islandia, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Christmas break en Islandia, vacaciones escolares en 7 de los mercados que lo llenan

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Aurora season (1 Sep – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Ice cave season (1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)), Wind and ice on Route 1 (1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — Spring winter break en Islandia, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Aurora season (1 Sep – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Ice cave season (1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)), Wind and ice on Route 1 (1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — Easter break en Islandia, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Aurora season (1 Sep – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Ice cave season (1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)), Wind and ice on Route 1 (1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — Easter break en Islandia, vacaciones escolares en 6 de los mercados que lo llenan

En abril no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Aurora season (1 Sep – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Cierre

  Dyrholaey closed for nesting

  1 May – 25 Jun · normalmente

  The reserve is restricted through the nesting season — the upper road and the lighthouse area shut overnight, and walkers are kept to marked paths by day. Dates move with the birds. Fuente ↗

• Naturaleza

  Puffins on the cliffs

  1 May – 10 Ago · normalmenteTemporada de aves

  The colonies are on the Dyrholaey and Reynisfjall cliffs from early May until the second week of August, then gone overnight. Evening is when they are on the grass rather than out at sea.

Máxima afluencia — South coast coach season, Summer holidays en Islandia

• Festivo

  South coast coach season

  15 Jun – 31 AgoVacaciones escolaresMucha gente

  Vik is the lunch stop on every south coast day tour out of Reykjavik, so the car parks at Reynisfjara and Skogafoss are full from about eleven to four. Before nine the coast is yours. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Dyrholaey closed for nesting (1 May – 25 Jun (normalmente)), Puffins on the cliffs (1 May – 10 Ago (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — South coast coach season, Summer holidays en Islandia

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Puffins on the cliffs (1 May – 10 Ago (normalmente)), South coast coach season (15 Jun – 31 Ago)

Máxima afluencia — South coast coach season, Summer holidays en Islandia

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Puffins on the cliffs (1 May – 10 Ago (normalmente)), South coast coach season (15 Jun – 31 Ago)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Naturaleza

  Aurora season

  1 Sep – 10 Abr · normalmente

  Dark from September to April with sea and glacier on either side and almost no town light. What it does not have is reliable clear sky; the south coast catches the weather first.

• Riesgo

  Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara

  15 Sep – 30 Abr · normalmenteCorrientes y oleaje fuerte

  The black beach kills people. Waves run far higher up the sand than the previous twenty did, and the biggest Atlantic swells arrive between autumn and spring. Watch the warning light and stay well back. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Autumn winter break en Islandia, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Aurora season (1 Sep – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

• Temporada

  Ice cave season

  1 Nov – 31 Mar · normalmenteTemporada de hieloReserva pronto

  Most of Iceland's natural ice caves are only safe in the cold half of the year; the one under Myrdalsjokull up the road runs longer but closes at short notice for weather and glacier movement. Fuente ↗

• Riesgo

  Wind and ice on Route 1

  1 Nov – 31 Mar · normalmenteCierres de carreteras en inviernoCierres

  The ring road over Myrdalssandur east of the village closes for wind and ice several times a winter, sometimes with no warning and no detour. Check the road authority before setting off, not after. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Aurora season (1 Sep – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Christmas closures, Christmas break en Islandia

• Festivo

  Christmas closures

  24–26 DicNavidad y Año NuevoCierres

  Christmas Eve is the main celebration: from mid-afternoon on the 24th until the 26th most shops, restaurants and tours stop, and buses run a reduced timetable or not at all. Book meals at your hotel and plan drives around it. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Aurora season (1 Sep – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Ice cave season (1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)), Wind and ice on Route 1 (1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente))