Iceland’s Most Enchanting Churches: A Unique Pilgrimage

1️⃣ Grafarkirkja (Turf Church) 📍 Near Hofsós, Northeast Iceland ✨ Iceland’s oldest church (17th century)—a mossy Viking-era relic resembling a forgotten "grass cake"! Low stone walls + turf roof: Ancient insulation against Arctic winds. 📸 Photo hack: Frame distant snowcaps through its uneven windows. 2️⃣ Selfosskirkja 📍 Selfoss town (50km from Reykjavík) ✨ Modernist marvel: Stark white tower + angular stained glass casting prism-like shadows. Locals joke it’s the "Lighthouse of the South"—the town’s only tall structure. 📸 Shoot down the spiral staircase for a dizzying abstract shot. 3️⃣ Ólafsvíkurkirkja 📍 Ólafsvík, Snæfellsnes Peninsula ✨ A sailboat? Iceberg? This white triangular church shifts shapes with every angle. 📸 Tilt your camera up to make the roof "pierce" the clouds. 4️⃣ Þingvallakirkja 📍 Golden Circle (on the North American tectonic plate!) ✨ Tiny wooden church straddling two continents—geological holy ground. 5️⃣ Landakirkja 📍 *Vestmannaeyjar Islands (30-min ferry from Landeyjahöfn)* ✨ Survivor of the 1973 Eldfell eruption—lava stopped 300m short, deemed a miracle. Butter-yellow walls + black spire = storybook gingerbread house. 📸 Climb the hill behind for a shot with church, lava fields, and ocean. #Churches#Þingvallakirkja #Fischersetur Selfoss#Grafarvogslaug#travel guide#trip diary#Iceland#Reykjavík