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White sand beaches are old news. The black basalt landscape at Reynisfjara wins hands down for most dramatic coastline any day. The beach can be accessed by foot from Iceland’s southernmost town Vik, a short 2.5-hour drive from Reykjavík. Here you can wander among some of the world’s most majestic and astonishing natural rock formations set against jet-black sand. Adding to its already ghostly atmosphere, Reynisfjara Beach comes with its own folk tale. Legend has it that trolls pulled a ship to land, but with a turn of bad luck, daylight turned the trolls to stone in the form of imposing sea stacks.
On a happier note, the beach also happens to be home to a puffin community. There are puffin colony viewing platforms, but you’re equally as likely to spot the birds nesting, flying or bobbing on the waves.
