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Hveravellir has the best natural hot tub in Iceland
The area around stratovolcano Askja is where the NASA astronauts trained for their first trip to the moon. No place on earth is as similar to our satellite planet.
Glacier Walks & Ice Caves
Daily departures from Húsafell and Reykjavík to the World´s largest ice tunnel on Langjökull glacier.
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Daily departures from Húsafell and Reykjavík to the World´s largest ice tunnel on Langjökull glacier.
Reykholt was the home of Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241), the author of Prose Edda.
According to legend, Reykjavík was home to Iceland’s first permanent settlers, the Norse Viking couple Ingólfur Arnarson and Hallveig Fróðadóttir, who arrived in 874 AD.
The crater Kerið (formed about 6,500 years ago)
The volcanic fissure Laki erupted 1783-1786, creating the largest lava flow in human history.
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Two out of every three Icelanders live in the capital area.
Hekla is Iceland’s most famous volcano. It erupts approximately every 15 years
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Keflavík International Airport is where 96% of visitors arrive in Iceland.
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Geyser Strokkur in the Geysir geothermal area and the nearby waterfall Gullfoss are Iceland’s number one tourist attractions.
Þingvellir National Park is where Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament, was founded in 930 AD and also where two continental shelves are moving apart.
Vatnajökull largest glacier, percent of
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Sub-glacial stratovolcano Snæfellsjökull is the entrance to a passage leading to the center of the earth, according to Jules Verne’s novel, Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864).
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Landmannalaugar is a colorful geothermal oasis and a gateway to the highlands.
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Fishing town Grindavík, located in the lava field of Reykjanes peninsula, is next door to Bláa lónið, the Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa.
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WONDERS OF THE VOLCANO
Half the town on Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago was covered by lava in the famous Eldfell eruption in 1973. The community was rebuilt and now boasts one of the largest fishing harbors in Iceland.
In the city centre, by the old harbour
Volcano Katla, underneath the Mýrdalsjökull icecap, last erupted w a big bang in 1918. Scientists beli another eruption may be on its w
Bakki-Airport
Eyjafjallajökull erupted in 2010, leaving hundreds of thousands of air passengers stranded on both sides of the Atlantic.
Refuel at Olís Reynisfjara
Dyrhólaey, the southernmost tip of the Icelandic mainland, is surrounded by distinct black beaches.
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