Hva som skjer i Vík (Vík), Iceland gjennom året

Travelt — Christmas break i Iceland, skoleferie i 7 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (1. sep – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Ice cave season (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Wind and ice on Route 1 (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Spring winter break i Iceland, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (1. sep – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Ice cave season (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Wind and ice on Route 1 (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Easter break i Iceland, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (1. sep – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Ice cave season (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Wind and ice on Route 1 (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Easter break i Iceland, skoleferie i 6 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (1. sep – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Stengt

  Dyrholaey closed for nesting

  1. mai – 25. jun · vanligvis

  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. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Puffins on the cliffs

  1. mai – 10. aug · vanligvisFuglesesong

  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.

Toppsesong — South coast coach season, Summer holidays i Iceland

• Helligdag

  South coast coach season

  15. jun – 31. augSkoleferieMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Dyrholaey closed for nesting (1. mai – 25. jun (vanligvis)), Puffins on the cliffs (1. mai – 10. aug (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — South coast coach season, Summer holidays i Iceland

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Puffins on the cliffs (1. mai – 10. aug (vanligvis)), South coast coach season (15. jun – 31. aug)

Toppsesong — South coast coach season, Summer holidays i Iceland

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Puffins on the cliffs (1. mai – 10. aug (vanligvis)), South coast coach season (15. jun – 31. aug)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Natur

  Aurora season

  1. sep – 10. apr · vanligvis

  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.

• Fare

  Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara

  15. sep – 30. apr · vanligvisRivstrømmer og høye bølger

  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. Kilde ↗

Travelt — Autumn winter break i Iceland, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (1. sep – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Rolig — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

• Sesong

  Ice cave season

  1. nov – 31. mar · vanligvisIssesongBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

• Fare

  Wind and ice on Route 1

  1. nov – 31. mar · vanligvisVinterstengte veierStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (1. sep – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Christmas closures, Christmas break i Iceland

• Helligdag

  Christmas closures

  24.–26. desJul og nyttårStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (1. sep – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Ice cave season (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Wind and ice on Route 1 (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis))