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The town Garður, which means garden or yard,
was named after one of the many
earthen walls once erected on the boundaries between local properties.
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| The rich fishing grounds by the shore remain the town's economic base |
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| Garður is known for its lighthouses. The old Garðskagi Lighthouse was built in 1897. It is 12.5 m high and 3.25 m wide. From 1962 to 1978, it was used as a center for studying the thousands of migrating birds which arrive there from Greenland and North America every year to breed on the surrounding shore |
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| The old light house Café (located in the old light house) serves coffee, tea, beer, soft drinks and muffins. If you purchase something, you can sit on the 2nd or 3rd and take in the views. |
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| This little fellow was watching us! |
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| The new lighthouse was built in 1944 and sits further inland. (view of it here from old light house). It is 28 m high - the highest in the country. |
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| Close up of the new light house. Next to it is one of the two fishing vessels that are part of The Garður Peninsula Historical Museum. |
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| GK 274 is constructed of pine in Hafnarfjordur in 1971. It measures 11 tons and is 98 hp Power Marine engine. |
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| Hólmstein GK20 was built in 1946 and is made of Oak. 240 hp engine |
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