Olafsviti Lighthouse

Ólafsviti stands at the southern mouth of Patreksfjörður, in the Westfjords, where the fjord opens to the Atlantic. Built of concrete in the 1940s, it is a slim working tower below high cliffs, not a postcard beacon. It hides around a headland, so from land you drive straight past unless you know to look. Reaching it means a rough track off the Örlygshöfn road and a walk at the end; many just take in the setting from a distance.