Drone view of Hrafnseyri and View of Isafjordur cruise port at Westfjords of Iceland
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Video and photo taken during a cruise stop with Norwegian Star on 7/24/2022. 0:00 Drone view of Hrafnseyri , Westfjords 4:10 Isafjordur cruise port view from the ship We did a private shore excursion hiking up the magnificent Dynjandi Waterfall (largest in Westfjords) while in Isafjordur . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1q6ltpLr1k The Westfjords is a large, very mountainous and sparsely populated peninsula in northwestern Iceland. The coastline is heavily formed by multiple fjords and it is mostly surrounded by steep hills. Hrafnseyri is an old town in the Westfjords that dates back to the Settlement Era and has links to Iceland's independence movement. The settlement is named after one of its earliest residents, Hrafn Sveinbjarnason, who lived here in the 12th Century. He is not the area’s most famous child, however; it was also the birthplace of Jón Sigurðsson, the father of Iceland’s push for independence from Denmark. At Hrafnseyri, there is a museum dedicated to him and his efforts, aptly called the Museum of Jón Sigurðsson. To add to the historic ambience that imbues this village, there is a cafe within an old turf-roofed building. Ísafjörður is a town in the Westfjords region of northwest Iceland where the cruise ship will anchor. It's known for its dramatic landscapes. The old town has wooden houses with corrugated tin roofs built by fishing merchants in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Westfjords Heritage Museum has exhibits on the town’s maritime history, including a collection of old fishing boats.