Fludir (Flúðir) is a small, picturesque village in the south of Iceland, in Hrunamannahreppur – a municipality that is unusually green for Iceland. It lies within the so-called Golden Circle, an area with many of the most popular attractions near Reykjavik.
Fludir has a population of about 400 and has become a center of greenhouse farming and horticulture. Here you’ll find, among other things, a vegetable market with a restaurant – Litla Melabúðin – and, a little farther away, the greenhouse restaurant Fridheimar, famous for what are said to be the best tomatoes in all of Iceland.
The Litla-Laxá River, full of trout and salmon, also runs through the village.
The area around the village is also rich in geothermal landscapes. This is where you’ll find Iceland’s oldest hot water pool, Hverahólmi, first opened as early as 1891 (swimming lessons were given there from 1909). Today, the site of the old pools is home to the Secret Lagoon (Gamla Laugin) – a large natural pool with hot water coming straight from the adjacent springs, where the water bubbles up at 100 °C (212°F).
The Secret Lagoon (Gamla Laugin) in Flúðir
Fludir – practical information and tips
The campsite in Flúðir
- Fludir has long been a favorite camping spot among Icelanders. Flúðir Camping is a very large site with separate sections for campers and tents, several comfortable restroom buildings and Wi-Fi.
- Since 1999, the village has also had a luxury hotel, today called The Hill Hotel at Flúðir (formerly Hotel Flúðir), offering accommodation and fine dining. With so much local organic produce at hand, the hotel restaurant serves only locally grown fruits and vegetables.
- The area is also home to the small Gröf folk museum (a private collection of old farm tools; visits by arrangement, source: Hrunamannahreppur), the Selsvöllur golf course, the Syðra-Langholt horse farm and Flúðasveppir – a mushroom farm with its own restaurant, Farmers Bistro.
- A little farther east lies the tiny Hrunalaug hot spring, which since 2024 has had a ticket booth and changing rooms.
How to get to Fludir
Fludir lies on Road 30 and makes an excellent stop on the Golden Circle route.
Driving north from here, you’ll reach Geysir and Gullfoss. From there, you can turn west to Thingvellir National Park or continue north along the F35 road to Kerlingarfjoll and Hveravellir.
Driving south, you’ll reach the town of Selfoss or Road 1 toward Vík.
If you turn east off Road 30 instead, you can easily get to Highland Center Hrauneyjar. From there, the Sprengisandur road (F26) leads north through the interior toward Akureyri, and the F208 road leads south to Landmannalaugar.
To get to Flúðir from Reykjavík, take Road 1 and then Road 30 – about 100 km (60 miles) in total, or a 1.5-hour drive. Along the way, you can stop at the Kerid volcanic crater (take Road 35 instead of Road 30).
