2 Best Sights in Grímsey, North Iceland

To mark the location where the Arctic Circle transects the island, the Orbis et Globus (Circle and Sphere) was commissioned and installed in 2017. The artwork, which is a 3-meter (10-foot) concrete sphere, was designed by Kristinn E. Hrafnsson in collaboration with Studio Grandi. The orb is moved once a year to reflect the changing position of the Arctic circle. The 3.7 km (2.3 miles) from the harbor to the Arctic Circle is a three-hour round-trip.

Built in 1937, the bright yellow Vitinn lighthouse, with its picturesque surroundings, is a lovely destination at any time of the day, but is especially pretty on an Arctic summer’s evening. The pleasant 2-km (1-mile) walk to the lighthouse takes around 25 minutes.