Iceland

Vidimyrarkirkja Church (Víðimýrarkirkja) is one of Iceland's few surviving traditional turf-covered churches. It is located in the village of Vidimyri (Víðimýri), near Varmahlíð in northern Iceland. Architecture of…

The opportunity to learn up close about the structure and operation of volcanoes is one of Iceland's greatest advantages. At Vidgelmir Cave you get to know the volcano…

Vatnshellir is one of Iceland's oldest lava tunnels. It is located in the northwestern part of the island, on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Vatnshellir was formed by an eruption…

Vadlaheidi (Vaðlaheiðargöng) is a 7.5 km long tunnel on Iceland's ring road, near the city of Akureyri in northern Iceland. The tunnel shortens the ring road by 16…

Thristapar (Þrístapar) is a group of three small hills (freely translated Þrístapar just means three hills) located between fields in northwest Iceland. It is Thristapar that is the…

Thrihnukagigur (Þríhnúkagígur) is a dormant volcano southeast of Reykjavík, famous for its huge, empty magma chamber. It is the only magma chamber in the world that can be…

Stöng Viking-era Longhouse is a reconstructed farmhouse from the end of the Nordic era. The original buildings were buried in volcanic ash in 1104 after the eruption of…

Kerlingarfjoll (Kerlingarfjöll) is a real gem for all nature and outdoor enthusiasts. In this article: Colorful steaming mountains The picturesque geothermal area of Hveradalir Genesis of the Kerlingarfjoll…

Between the three glaciers Eyjafjallajökull, Mýrdalsjökull and Tindfjallajökull lies a place considered by many Icelanders to be the most beautiful corner on their island - Thorsmork (Þórsmörk). This…

Thjofafoss (Þjófafoss) is one of Iceland's smaller and lesser-known waterfalls, known as the waterfall of thieves. This is because, as the story goes, in the past robbers were…

Thakgil (Þakgil) is a hidden canyon located 20 km northeast of the town of Vik, between the Mýrdalsjökull glacier and the Mýrdalssandur floodplain. The canyon gets its name…

Systrafoss, also known as Sister Falls, is a waterfall running down a cliff above the town of Kirkjubaejarklaustur. Above the rim is Lake Systravatn, which was carved by…