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A walking path from 厂迟枚苍驳 farm takes you a couple of kilometres to a lovely little lush valley, 骋箩谩颈苍, full of twisting lava, otherworldly caves and spectacular waterfalls. The dirt road (4WD recommended) from 厂迟枚苍驳 also continues on to the upper ridge of the valley and to a small waterfall. 骋箩谩颈苍 simply means 'rift'.
It was used as a filming location in Game of Thrones.
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One of Iceland鈥檚 most famous tourist attractions, Geysir (gay-zeer; literally 鈥榞usher鈥) is the original hot-water spout after which all other geysers are鈥
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Iceland鈥檚 most famous waterfall, Gullfoss is a spectacular double cascade dropping a dramatic 32m. As it descends, it kicks up magnificent walls of spray鈥
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Buried by white volcanic ash in 1104 during one of Hekla鈥檚 eruptions, this ancient farm once belonged to Gaukur Trandilsson, a 10th-century Viking who鈥
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Iceland鈥檚 second-highest waterfall, 贬谩颈蹿辞蝉蝉 is a magnificent 128m-high cascade that plunges off the edge of a majestic plateau into an undulating lava鈥
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Follow the path to where a circle of people is usually waiting in anticipation. They are here to see this magnificent geyser spurt water up to 40m in the鈥
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One of Iceland's most active volcanoes, Hekla stands at 1491m, and has erupted 20 times since 874, most recently in the year 2000. In a 4x4, it's possible鈥
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Sitting behind a volcanic ledge, right off the road to Landmannalaugar, hides an enormous crater. Hnausapollur erupted around 11,000 years ago, now it's鈥
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About 5km west of Hvolsv枚llur, unsurfaced Rte 264 winds about 8km north along the Rang谩rvellir valley to the medieval turf-roofed farm at Keldur. This鈥
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Buried by white volcanic ash in 1104 during one of Hekla鈥檚 eruptions, this ancient farm once belonged to Gaukur Trandilsson, a 10th-century Viking who鈥
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脼箩贸冒惫别濒诲颈蝉产忙谤颈苍苍 is a reconstruction of 厂迟枚苍驳, exactly reproducing its turf-covered layout and its neighbouring church. Staff here wear period dress and鈥
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Twenty-six kilometres northeast of 脕rnes along Rte 32, take a short (1km) detour along a signposted track to this delightful waterfall. The azure falls鈥
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Iceland鈥檚 second-highest waterfall, 贬谩颈蹿辞蝉蝉 is a magnificent 128m-high cascade that plunges off the edge of a majestic plateau into an undulating lava鈥
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One of Iceland's most active volcanoes, Hekla stands at 1491m, and has erupted 20 times since 874, most recently in the year 2000. In a 4x4, it's possible鈥
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The Hekla Center is part of the Leirubakki compound (camping, hotel and restaurant). It details the explosive history of Hekla in a deliberately dark鈥
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On the farm of Hellar in Landsveit, this 50m long human-made cave was built up to 11m below the soil at its deepest point. Inside a barn, visitors walk鈥
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Iceland鈥檚 most famous waterfall, Gullfoss is a spectacular double cascade dropping a dramatic 32m. As it descends, it kicks up magnificent walls of spray鈥