Amongst the endless majesty of sheer-sided mountains etched with waterfalls in Iceland’s sparsely populated Eastfjords, the small coastal village of Djúpivogur offers something magical: Mt. Búlandstindur, a pyramid-shaped basalt mountain peaking at 3,507 feet that’s widely believed to be a focus of mystical forces. Nestled by the picturesque fjord of Hamarsfjörður, the town was a trading center as far back as 1589. Visit a historic timber building called Langabúð, constructed in 1790, to admire the sculptures of Djúpivogur’s own Ríkarður Jónsson (1888-1977). Take a boat tour to the island of Papey – named after Irish hermits who sailed to Iceland in the 7th and 8th centuries – to see a colony of Atlantic Puffins.