Básendar is the lonely ruin of a former fishing village and Danish Trade Monopoly post on the Reykjanes coast. A tidal flood destroyed the settlement in 1799, leaving a stark stop for travellers interested in Iceland's tougher coastal history.
Básendar is the lonely ruin of a former fishing village and Danish Trade Monopoly post on the Reykjanes coast. A tidal flood destroyed the settlement in 1799, leaving a stark stop for travellers interested in Iceland's tougher coastal history.