Iceland

Geysir is a famous hot spring in the geothermal area of the Haukadalur Valley in southwest Iceland. Along with Thingvellir National Park and the mighty Gullfoss waterfall, it…

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…

Dritvík Djúpalónssandur (freely translated: deep sandy bay near Dritvik) is a bay with dark cliffs and black sand, located on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland. Referred to…

Deildartunguhver is a hot spring in Reykholtsdalur, the western region of Iceland, north of Reykjavik. No hot spring in Europe pours out more water - and quite possibly…

Arnarker is a cave that serves as the entrance to a lava tunnel on the Leitarhraun lava field, north of Route 380, near Thorlakshofn (Þorlákshöfn) in southwestern Iceland.…

Fjadrargljufur (Fjaðrárgljúfur) is a beautiful, picturesque canyon in southern Iceland, near the historic village of Kirkjubaejarklaustur. It is about 100 m (330 ft) deep and about 1.5 km…

Iceland is magical, full of unimaginable landscapes and vistas. Many of them can be found near the country’s main circular road #1. There are, however, a few absolutely…

Reykjavik is often the first, but sometimes also the last, stop on a trip to Iceland. What to visit and see in it I described in the article…

Thingvellir (Þingvellir) is the best place in Iceland (and possibly in the world) to see an oceanic rift (also called a continental rift) up close. In this article:…

Skutustadagigar are pseudo-craters (rootless cones) - truly unique volcanic formations, even by Icelandic standards. How the Skutustadagigar pseudo-craters were formed The Skútustaðagígar pseudo-craters lie in the Lake Mývatn…

Lóndrangar are two basalt pillars standing on the cliffs at the western end of the Snaefellsnes peninsula, on its southern side. Lóndrangar rocks - practical tips The two…

Ljótipollur is a crater lake near Landmannalaugar, in the Fjallabak nature reserve (Friðland að Fjallabaki). Its name and its looks seem to be completely at odds… Ljotipollur -…