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xxxxxxxxxxdiscover-the-world.co.uk/icelandbrochure Talk to the experts 01737 218 800 2929NorthFly to Akureyri from Reykjavik in under an hour and the scenic north of Iceland is yours to explore. Here you'll fi nd fascinating towns and villages, and an abundance of opportunities to explore the great outdoors. From summer 2012, fl y from Heathrow with Icelandair, with a quick and easy same-day connection at Kefl avik; see page 80.Akureyri the principal town of the north, with just 17,000 inhabitants, has a charming 'small and friendly' appeal. Due to the town's position near the head of Eyjafjordur, a long fjord shielded by high mountains, the area often enjoys a pleasant summer. It is also home to one of the world's most northerly Botanical Gardens. Visitors can choose from a number of excellent restaurants and bars. It is also pretty good for shopping with a small pedestrian area and mall. Skagafjordur this is one of Iceland's most prosperous farming regions, known for its very successful horse breeding. Dalvik the town of Dalvik hosts the famous Fish Day, a summer fi sh festival and one of Iceland's liveliest. From here you can also visit the nearby pretty offshore island of Hrisey, a haven for birdwatchers. Siglufjordur is a picturesque town with a quaint harbour and is home to the award-winning Sildarminjasafnid Herring Museum, the largest marine and industrial museum in Europe. Find out about this valuable commodity, and how these 'silver darlings' were pursued and processed. The Folk Music Centre is also found in the town. Grimsey is the northernmost inhabited Icelandic territory, found approximately 40km north of the mainland. Visitors often come by ferry from Dalvik, just to claim they have crossed the Arctic Circle. Though barely 5 sq km in area, it has a small but thriving population of 100 people joined in summer by a million or so noisy sea birds. Holar & Hofsos are an early episcopal seat and one of Iceland's oldest trading ports, respectively.Must Do's Spend time browsing Akureyri's gift shops and small galleries Raft the rapids of the West Glacial River canyon at at Varmahlid Visit the collection of thirteen turf buildings at Glaumbaer Visit Hvammstangi's seal exhibition and the hide at Osar, on the Vatnsnes Peninsula Tick a few more bird species off your list at Hvitserkur, a curious 15 m high monolithSiglufjordurAkureyriEyjafjordur