The lava field along Mývatn’s northern lakeshore includes the flow that nearly engulfed the ReykjahlÃð Church. It was belched out of ³¢±ð¾±°ù³ó²ÔÂáú°ì³Ü°ù during the Mývatn Fires in 1729, and flowed down the channel Eldá. With some slow scrambling, it can be explored on foot from ReykjahlÃð.
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The giant jagged lava field at Dimmuborgir (literally ‘Dark Castles’) is one of the most fascinating flows in the country. A series of nontaxing, colour…
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The bizarre swirls, spirals, rosettes, honeycombs and basalt columns at ±á±ôÂáóð²¹°ì±ô±ð³Ù³Ù²¹°ù (Echo Rocks) are a highlight of any hike around Vesturdalur and a…
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³Ò´Ç𲹴ڴDzõ²õ (Waterfall of the Gods) rips straight through the Bárðardalur lava field along Rte 1. Although smaller and less powerful than some of Iceland’s…
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Dominating the lava fields on the eastern edge of Mývatn is the classic tephra ring Hverfjall (also called Hverfell). This near-symmetrical crater…
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Krafla’s most impressive, and potentially most dangerous, attraction is the ³¢±ð¾±°ù³ó²ÔÂáú°ì³Ü°ù crater and its solfataras, which originally appeared in 1727,…
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For superb birdwatching background, visit Sigurgeir’s Bird Museum, housed in a beautiful lakeside building that fuses modern design with traditional turf…
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Spectacular waterfall Aldeyjarfoss, 41km south of ³Ò´Ç𲹴ڴDzõ²õ, is well worth the journey. The Skjálfandafljót river churns through a narrow passage and into…
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The magical, ochre-toned world of Hverir (also called Hverarönd) is a lunar-like landscape of mud cauldrons, steaming vents, radiant mineral deposits and…
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During the Krafla eruption of 1727, the ³¢±ð¾±°ù³ó²ÔÂáú°ì³Ü°ù crater, 11km northeast of ReykjahlÃð, kicked off a two-year period of volcanic activity, sending…
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Signposted about 100m beyond ReykjahlÃð is ³§³Ùó°ù²¹²µÂáá, a rather eerie fissure (slightly tricky to access) that was once a popular bathing spot. Cooling…
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Game of Thrones fans may recognise this as the place where Jon Snow is, ahem, deflowered by Ygritte. ³Ò°ùÂáó³Ù²¹²µÂáá is a gaping fissure with a 45°C water…
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Bjarnarflag, 3km east of ReykjahlÃð, is an active geothermal area where the earth hisses and bubbles, and steaming vents line the valley. Historically the…
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For superb birdwatching background, visit Sigurgeir’s Bird Museum, housed in a beautiful lakeside building that fuses modern design with traditional turf…
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Vaporous vents cover the pinky-orange ±·Ã¡³¾²¹´ÚÂá²¹±ô±ô ridge, which lies 3km east of Bjarnarflag on the south side of the Ring Road. Produced by a fissure…
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Dominating the lava fields on the eastern edge of Mývatn is the classic tephra ring Hverfjall (also called Hverfell). This near-symmetrical crater…
3.41 MILES
The magical, ochre-toned world of Hverir (also called Hverarönd) is a lunar-like landscape of mud cauldrons, steaming vents, radiant mineral deposits and…