Iceland

Mývatn is a beautiful lake with many small islands located in the north of Iceland, about 80 km east of the country's second largest city, Akureyri. The lake…

Stakkholtsgjá (also called Stakkholts) is a massive and fabulously beautiful canyon located in the Thorsmork (Þórsmörk) valley in the Icelandic Highlands. It is about 100 meters deep and…

Songhellir (Sönghellir) is a small lava cave in the Snaefellsjokull massif, on the Snaefellsnes peninsula. It is surrounded by other smaller caves and a rather prominent stone arch.…

Solheimasandur Plane Wreck is the wreck of a military aircraft abandoned on the black glacial beach of Sólheimasandur. Although widely believed to be a DC-3, it is actually…

Solheimajokull (Sólheimajökull) is the tongue of the mighty Mýrdalsjökull glacier. It is located on the southern coast of Iceland and is one of the most easily accessible glaciers.…

Snaefellsjokull (Snæfellsjökull) is the main volcano of the Snaefellsnes peninsula. The impressive elevation (1,446 meters above sea level) is located in the western part of the peninsula and…

Skogafoss is one of the most beautiful and powerful waterfalls in southern Iceland. Because of its popularity, it's worth showing up here outside of "peak hours." In this…

Skardsvik Beach (Skarðsvík Beach) is a sandy beach on the western end of the Snaefellsnes peninsula. The turquoise water, basalt rock formations, golden sand and surrounding mysterious volcanic…

Seljavallalaug is an outdoor pool in southern Iceland, located about 7 kilometers west of Skogar and Skogafoss. In this article: History of the Seljavallalaug Pool Seljavallalaug today How…

Two important, popular and very distant points on the map of Iceland are called Selfoss. The town and the waterfall of the same name are separated by more…

The Secret Lagoon (Isl. Gamla laugin (literal: old lagoon)) is Iceland's oldest man-made pool fed by naturally occurring hot springs. It is located in the town of Fludir…

Raudfeldsgja Canyon (Rauðfeldsgjá) is the narrowest, and largest, rock crevice you can see from the inside in Iceland. See where you can find it and what to expect…