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Attraction · Mýrdalshreppur · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Dyrhólaey in Mýrdalshreppur

Dyrhólaey is an attraction in Mýrdalshreppur, Southern Region. This place has a story in the app. 1 of the 3 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km. Within 430 m you'll find a bench.

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Story · Dyrhólaey

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You're standing on Dyrhólaey, a small headland on the south coast of Iceland, close to the village of Vík. The name means something like 'door hill island'. And you can spot the door right away. Look out at the sea in front of the headland. There's a huge black arch of lava standing in the water, with an opening the waves wash straight through. Sailors used to call this place Cape Portland.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Wheelchair
Partly accessible

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Photo: Helgi Thorsteinsson · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5 dkView the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Facilities near Dyrhólaey

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, public toilet, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Dyrhólaey wheelchair accessible?

Partly: according to OpenStreetMap it is only partly wheelchair accessible.

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