On the west side of Reynisfjall , the high ridge above Vík, Rte 215 leads 5km down to the black-sand beach at Reynisfjara. The raw beach is backed by an incredible stack of basalt columns that look like a magical church organ and there are outstanding views west to Dyrhólaey. The surrounding cliffs are pocked with caves formed from twisted basalt, and puffins bellyflop from here into the crashing sea during the summer. Immediately offshore are the towering sea stacks Reynisdrangur .
You may recognise the scene from Bon Iver's 2011 music video, Holocene, practically an ode to Iceland.
