Northern Light View Point — Attraction in Seltjarnarnesbær

We drove down here to watch the aurora on two different nights while staying in Reykjavik. It’s a pretty good spot to watch from if you’re in the city and you wanna get a better view of the lights. The view of the lighthouse is cool right from the parking area, and the view to the mountains across the water is quite nice too. The main drawback is that it’s very popular, so you can expect traffic and lots of cars coming and going with headlights. A lot of people only view from the parking area, but if the cars are bothering you, you can walk over towards the lighthouse. If you plan on watching from your car, it’s courteous to turn off your headlights. Minimizing the use of flashlights or only using red flashlights will help your eyes adjust to the dark faster and won’t interfere with other peoples viewing. Both these pictures were taken from the parking lot. Pro tip: if you want to get the lighthouse light to look asterated like in this photo, close your aperture to f8 or f11. This will also help get the foreground sharper. Otherwise, keep it wide open to catch the most light possible when...

A perfect place to view the northern lights and the lighthouse.

On our first day in Reykjavík, we spontaneously decided to visit the lighthouse. We arrived there around 10pm with a clear sky. You could see the northern lights from the lighthouse all along the beach. It was a very breathtaking moment. A little further away from the parking lot it is even romantic.

However, the parking situation was catastrophic, as every centimeter was blocked by cars (people who can't drive) and tour buses. As a result, there were a lot of people on site.

We didn't visit the lighthouse inside.

No parking fees.

Drivers with no experience should park elsewhere.It is a good idea to park a little further away and walk...

This is one of the places in Reykjavik where you can see the famous northern lights during the season where it appears. I was here in June, so didn’t see northern lights. However, this place can make for breathtaking sunset views and photos, especially in summer where the sun sets very late. Some of these photos were taken between 10:30 and 11pm in June, which makes for quite unique views and photos, videos and panoramas. However, if you are coming here late in the evening, bring blankets and warm material because it is quite cold in this area, even in the summer season. If you want to see the northern lights, there is a season where it appears, best to look it up before deciding to see the famous...