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The Viking Village is a replica Viking settlement built as a film set at the foot of Vestrahorn mountain on Stokksnes, southeast Iceland, around 17 km from Höfn. Entry is paid at the Viking Café (ISK 1,200 per person in 2026, free for under 16s) and the village is a 10-minute walk from there. It is open all year and most people spend 1–2 hours here.
The Viking Village stands on the Stokksnes peninsula, on a local farmer’s land, with the jagged peak of Vestrahorn behind it and black sand dunes in front. It was built around 2009 as a set for a Viking film that was never made, and it has stayed there since. Wooden houses with turf roofs, fences and carved details are made from driftwood and old telephone poles.
It is a place for photographs and for looking closely at how a film set is put together. The houses are set dressing, and the landowners ask visitors not to go inside them. A replica Viking ship was added in 2022 and can be boarded. The set finally appeared on screen in a Netflix production.
The village is on the same private land as the Stokksnes beach and the dunes, so the same entry fee covers both. Combine it with a walk to the black sand beach for the classic view of Vestrahorn.
The village was built for a planned Viking film by the Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur, with Universal Studios behind the project. The money for the production did not come together, the film was not shot, and the buildings were left where they stood on the farmer’s land.
For more than a decade the set waited to be used. It became a landmark in its own right, and the landowners opened the area to visitors with an entrance fee that pays for upkeep. It was finally used for filming in 2021, for the Netflix series The Witcher: Blood Origin.
The road is gravel but passable for normal cars in summer. In winter, snow and ice can make it difficult. Check road conditions on umferdin.is.
The set was built to look real on camera, and the detail holds up when you stand next to it. Walk in through the village wall and take your time.
The village is a film set, not a museum or a reconstruction of a real settlement. For Viking history, see our guide to the Vikings in Iceland.
The Viking Café by the entrance serves food and drinks and has toilets. The car park is free with the entry ticket. There is no fuel at the site. The nearest town, Höfn, has fuel, shops and restaurants.
Höfn has the best choice of hotels, guesthouses and restaurants. There are also farm stays and campsites along Route 1 east of town.
ISK 1,200 per person in 2026, free for children under 16. You pay at the Viking Café or at the self-service kiosk, and the ticket also covers the beach.
No. They are set dressing and are not safe. You can walk around them and board the Viking ship.
On the Stokksnes peninsula at the foot of Vestrahorn, about 17 km from Höfn in Southeast Iceland.
It is a short gravel road that ordinary cars can manage in summer. In heavy snow you may need a 4x4.
No. It is a replica built as a film set around 2009.
About 10 minutes on foot from the Viking Café, across flat ground.
A Viking film planned by the director Baltasar Kormákur that was never shot. The set was first used on screen for The Witcher: Blood Origin.
Tours and trips that include Viking Village (Stokksnes), booked directly with a local travel agency in Iceland.
