Stykkishólmur town walk
Snæfellsnes · Filming town
Park in town and explore Stykkishólmur’s old centre and harbour on foot. The town played Greenland in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; this is a general town stop.
- 1 hr visit
- 71 km from Borgarnes as the crow flies
Did you know?
Built in 1832 with timber shipped from Norway, the Norwegian House in Stykkishólmur was Iceland's first two-storey timber-frame home. It now serves as the region's museum.
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The Icelandic town that played Greenland
Stykkishólmur takes on a Greenlandic identity in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
When Walter Mitty arrives in a red rental car at a town presented as Greenland, the real filming location is Stykkishólmur. Visit West Iceland records the town’s role in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, one of several Icelandic places used for the film’s wide-ranging journey.
Explore the old centre and harbour with that double identity in mind. The real town has its own history, buildings and working waterfront, all continuing outside the film’s story. Rather than chase a single recreated frame, notice which details make a place feel distinctive: a roofline, the water beyond a street, or the way houses fit the landscape.
