Stykkisholmur  is a main fishing town on the northern coastline of the central western peninsula, Snaefellsnes. Stykkisholmur town is often called the capital of Snaefellsnes. The township has put great effort into renovating old landmarks and houses and the ones owned by Danish traders and merchants at the close of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th have been restored to their original form.

Breidafjordur bay is the second largest one of the country. The biggest halibut  catch in Breidafjordur bay are over 200 pounds catch by deep sea angler.