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    Top places to see on Iceland's Ring Road

    Glaumbaer – a Taste of Life in 18th Century Iceland

    Glaumbaer (Glaumbær) is a restored turf farm with two wooden houses, showing what life in Iceland looked like in the 18th and 19th centuries. The buildings serve as…

    Eyjafjallajokull – Iceland’s Most (in)Famous Volcano

    Eyjafjallajokull is a subglacial volcano that became world famous for its 2010 eruption. The sheer amount of volcanic ash it threw into the atmosphere paralyzed air travel across…

    Egilsstadir – Eastern Iceland’s Capital

    Egilsstadir (Egilsstaðir) is a good base for exploring East Iceland. A beautiful canyon, fjords, waterfalls, plenty of hiking trails and an unusual, fairly new geothermal pool make it…

    Dyrhólaey – a Black Beach Peninsula With Puffins

    Dyrhólaey is a small peninsula that forms the southernmost tip of "mainland" Iceland. It is also home to a small black beach, Kirkjufjara. The picturesque arch of Dyrholaey…

    Dimmuborgir – the ‘Black Fortress’ Lava Field

    Dimmuborgir, also known as the Black Fortress, is a large area of strangely shaped lava formations on the eastern side of Mývatn. Lava pillars like these are said…

    Dettifoss – Iceland’s Mightiest Waterfall

    Dettifoss is Iceland's most powerful waterfall and the second most powerful in Europe. It lies in Vatnajökull National Park, in the northern part of the island. In this…

    Borgarvirki – a Basalt Fortress near the Vatnsnes Peninsula

    Borgarvirki is a natural basalt citadel on the ridge between Vesturhóp and Víðidalur, at the foot of the Vatnsnes peninsula in northern Iceland. It stands 177 meters (about…

    Akureyri – Iceland’s Capital of the North

    Akureyri, called the capital of the north in Iceland, is a city on the Eyjafjörður fjord in the northern part of Iceland. It lies just 100 kilometers (60…

    Vik – the Southernmost Town in Iceland

    Vik (actually Vík í Mýrdal), is the southernmost village on the main island of Iceland, located less than 200 km southeast of Reykjavík. Although it has only about…

    Vidimyrarkirkja – a Historic Turf-House Church

    Vidimyrarkirkja Church (Víðimýrarkirkja) is one of Iceland's few surviving traditional turf churches. It stands at the Vidimyri farm (Víðimýri), near the village of Varmahlíð in North Iceland. Architecture…

    Vidgelmir – Iceland’s Most Popular Cave

    Seeing up close how volcanoes are built and how they work is one of Iceland's greatest attractions. In Vidgelmir Cave you get to know a volcano not just…

    Vadlaheidi Tunnel – Safe Driving in Difficult Weather

    Vadlaheidi (Vaðlaheiðargöng) is a 7.5 km (4.7 miles) long tunnel on Iceland's ring road, near the city of Akureyri in northern Iceland. Opened at the end of 2018,…