Afangi is a mountain hut located on the F35 road. Nearby is a viewpoint of the artificial Blöndulón Lake (57 km2) serving the nearby Blöndstöd power plant. The…

Reykjadalur is a beautiful valley with a hot mountain stream. It lies above the village of Hveragerdi (Hveragerði), 45 km east of Reykjavik. In this article: For fans…

Nýidalur is a great place to stop while traveling through the mountains. It is the perfect place to experience the truly remote, often extreme conditions of the Icelandic…

Landmannalaugar is a rather vast, stunningly beautiful area located in the southern part of the Icelandic Highlands (isl. Hálendið, in the Friðland að Fjallabaki nature reserve. For centuries…

Laugarfell is a mountain shelter / hotel south-west of the town of Egilsstadir. It is a great place to stay the night and also to explore all the…

Hveravellir (freely translated, the name simply means 'hot springs') is a beautiful intimate geothermal area located in the central part of Iceland, not far from Road 35. Hveravellir…

Hekla is one of Iceland's highest and most active volcanoes. At the end of the 20th century it erupted every 10 years, but in the 21st century it…

Glymur is a beautiful and very high waterfall. It measures 198 meters, and is located in the valley of the Hvalfjörður fjord, northeast of Reykjavík. It is fed…

The Westfjords or West Fjords (isl. Vestfirðir) is the least populated and geologically the oldest region of Iceland. It is truly beautiful and offers several stunning - even…