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It is a 25 meters long outdoor pool. The swimming pool is protected and is one of the oldest pools in Iceland. The pool was first made with stones in the year 1923 and then made from concrete the year after. In the year 1927, they started teaching swimming in the pool for kids as a mandatory thing to learn in school. The pool is not the cleanest and is only cleaned once a year in the summer. The pool is popular bathing area and very beautiful place to visit, even though you don't want to go in. It‘s amazing contrast seeing a pool in the middle of nowhere. After the eruption of 2010 the pool had to be digged out due to ash, a lot of people volunteered to help.…
Has been an important place in the history, there were a school and a town serving the countryside. Even though there is not much left there these days, it still has some great places to explore. In Skógar the have a big museum tracking the history of transportation and building in Iceland. There you can find traditional turf houses. The most recent exhibition there is about the rescue teams of Iceland and there you can track the 80 year history of the teams.…
Doubtfully the most stunning waterfall in Iceland. It‘s one of the most powerful waterfalls you will visit. It‘s about 60 meters high and 25 meters wide. When enjoying the waterfall I recommend hiking the stairs next to the waterfall and if you have the time, it‘s very nice to hike a bit higher then the waterfall itself, next to the river and you will find few more waterfalls. Note that this should only be done when the weather is suitable for a little hike. And don‘t forget yourself going way to high unless you plan to hike the walking path over Fimmvörðuháls which is a long and difficult hike and requires some experience of navigation and very good equipment. In Icelandic, we say that Fimm…
So again we are just moving a few hundred meters to another hidden treasure right next to one of the most popular waterfalls. So when you have enjoyed the Skógafoss you should drive back the same road except instead of turning to the right and going back on road number one turn to the left and drive to the museum in Skógar which should then be on your right hand sight. From there you should walk or drive past the museum towards the mountains you will see a field that you should cross and a canyon not so far away, go to the canyon and you will find this amazing waterfall, which very few people know about. You are able to walk behind this waterfall just like Seljalandsfoss. Enjoy your time th…
In 1973 a United States navy DC plane ran out of fuel and crashed on the black beach at Sólheimasandur. Everyone in the plane survived the crash, later it turned out that the pilot had simply switched over to the wrong fuel tank, causing it to crash. To get to the plane you have to walk quite a distance. Some people might think it‘s worth it while others don‘t so you have to decide for your self. You should take great caution if traveling there if the weather is not great I do not recommend going there. In the winter time, you can easily get lost on the black sand beach when covered in snow, if there is no track. Also if the weather is bad, too much wind can cause sandstorm there and it‘s no…
The hill is about 277 meters high. In the Sturlung Age, the rocky eminence of Pétursey served as a fortress. A force of 200 men is said to have defended themselves from attack here.…
It is the fourth biggest glacier in Iceland. Mýrdalsjökull is 590 km2. Underneath the glacier, you can find Katla, Icelanders most frightening volcano. Upon the glacier, you can do some snowmobiling tours.…
Is one of the biggest volcanoes we have in Iceland. The volcano is about 30 kilometers in diameter and the highest point is about 1400 meters. The history has shown that Katla erupts every 40-80 year apart. 16 eruption have been documented in the volcano since the settlers came. The last eruption was in 1918 meaning it's way overdue. The last few years we have had few warnings every year that something is going on and we have experienced some glacial outburst. Katla hasn't erupted yet though, so we are still waiting.…
Coming from Mýrdalsjökull ice cap. Sólheimajökull is about 60km long and 1-2 km wide. The glacier has changed a lot over the last few years and is changing very fast. It is possible to book a variety of activity around the glacier such as glacier walk and kayaking on the recently formed glacier lake. Sólheimajökull is though not the place I would recommend doing these activities, especially not if you plan to go to Skaftafell or even further there you will find bigger and less crowded glaciers for similar tours.…
VÃk has been one of most growing towns on the south coast in the last few years. Being in the center of the south coast meaning it‘s a good place for a break on your drive around the south. VÃk is the only sea village that doesn‘t have a harbor, so their main income is from travelers. VÃk has been known for being quite a rainy place, so don‘t be surprised if it‘s raining in or around VÃk. In VÃk you will find all the service you need, recently they opened a big shopping center where you can find, a bakery, grocery shop, souvenir shop, outdoor shop, and restaurants. There is a lot to take a look at in VÃk, walking around VÃk is amazing, their most famous stop is Reynisdrangar, the cliffs you …
They are about 66 meters high. The names of them are Landdrangur (the one closest to the shore), then Langsamur and Skessudrangur or Háidrangur.…
Just after you have been driving through the black sand desert you will come to place with a lot of cairns all in the same area. At first, cairn where used by travelers in Iceland to know their way home or to mark paths. Laufskálavarða, this place you are in here was believed that if you made a cairn while going past, it would give you good luck for your travel. Today it has become popular to make cairns everywhere and all over, don't do that, cairns have a purpose and are a part of our history so no need to make more just for fun or pictures. This place definitely doesn't need more cairns so just enjoy the place and take a picture if you like cairns.…
