Saurbæjarkirkja

West Iceland


The church at the Saurbær farmstead is worth a look for its beautiful stained-glass work by Gerður Helgadóttir. It is named for Reverend Hallgrímur Pétursson, who served here from 1651 to 1669, and composed Iceland’s most popular religious work, Passion Hymns.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby West Iceland attractions

1. War & Peace Museum

0.62 MILES

During WWII Hvalfjörður contained a submarine and warship station and over 20,000 American and British soldiers passed through. This museum houses…

2. Glymur

11.26 MILES

At the head of Hvalfjörður, and up Botnsdalur valley, lies Glymur, Iceland’s highest waterfall (198m). From the trailhead, it’ll take a couple of hours to…

3. Brákin

12.65 MILES

Þorgerður Brák was Egil's nursemaid, thought to be a Celtic slave. In one of the more dramatic moments in Egil's Saga, she heroically saves Egil's life …

4. Settlement Centre

12.67 MILES

Housed in an imaginatively restored warehouse by the harbour, the must-see Settlement Centre offers fascinating insights into the history of Icelandic…

5. Borgarfjördur Museum

12.68 MILES

This small municipal museum has an engaging exhibit on the story of children in Iceland over the last 100 years. It's told through myriad photographs and…

6. Borgarneskirkja

12.76 MILES

Borgarnes' quaint church stands watch on a hill in the centre of town.

7. Skallagrímsgarður

12.8 MILES

The Settlement Museum has marked sites featured in Egil’s Saga with cairns, including Skallagrímsgarður, the burial mound of the father and son of saga…

8. Viewing Disc

13.12 MILES

This hilltop disc labels the peaks all around.