Really, we did not plan this: by chance we arrived on the island of Heimaey of the Vestmannaeyjar just as the National festival has taken place.

Þjóðhátíð is an annual outdoor festival held in Vestmannaeyjar (Westmann Islands), Iceland, on the weekend before the first Monday in August. Locals and guests gather in Herjólfsdalur valley on the island of Heimaey for four days of various events, most prominently big stage concerts, bonfires, fireworks displays and the festival’s signature Sunday night crowd singing.

It was quite impressive even though we did not get the chance to take part in the festival in the actual valley. But the view and the sound from the surrounding mountains was spectacular.