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StapavÃk is a beautiful place to stop and enjoy the view of the coastline and a great photography spot. Always be careful of the ocean on beachfront like this. Never go to close the power of the ocean is very strong and has taken many lives. It is possible sometimes in the summer with a 4x4 car to drive the old road along the coastline. Just make sure never to drive off-road, off-road driving is strictly forbidden in Iceland.…
Bragðavellir is a farm in the east of Iceland. At the beginning of the 20th century, two Roman coins were found in Bragðavellir, some people say that this might give us an idea of a people traveling in Iceland way before it was settled.  Bragðavellir is not only a farm, but they also have a restaurant in the barn, a really cool place along with some cottages to sleep in.…
Djúpivogur is a small fisherman village in Iceland. It has around 340 inhabitants and around 460 in the county. In Djúpivogur there is quite a lot of wildlife, especially birds. You can find a nice exhibition about the area in Langabúð, there are some exhibitions about local artists and people from the area. You can also drive all the way through the town and go down to the beachside which is very beautiful, there is a pin for it on the map. On the harbor, you can also find an exhibition from a local guy that made eggs from rocks that have been found in the area in the shape of the eggs of all the birds you can find in Djúpivogur.…
Egilsstaðir campsite is a really nice campsite, in the summertime, it is normally full of travellers, both Icelandic and foreigners. Especially if the weather forecast is nice, recommend staying there to socialize with others.…
Egilsstaðir swimming pool is a really nice swimming pool to visit, especially if you are coming from the north or far away it can be really nice to relax after a long drive and have a little dip in the pool. It has hot tubs, cold tub, waterslides, and a nice swimming pool.…
Seyðisfjörður is a known Instagram place in Iceland, most people have seen a picture of a small colorful church with a rainbow street in front. Seyðisfjörður has around 650 inhabitants and is a very beautiful and colorful town, it also has quite colorful art life and in Skaftfell cultural center you can find art shows, gallery, bistro and more they also have the Technical Museum of East Iceland in Seyðisfjörður. In the summer in the middle of July, they have an art festival called Lunga where young artists from all over the world come together to create, it consists of art, music and good vibes. The ferry that goes between Iceland, Faroe and Denmark is operated from the town all year around.…
Lón Campsite is a little campsite that not many people know about. This campsite can be a little bit hard to get to especially if it's been raining a lot the road can be bad and even flooded. Normally only used over the summertime due to difficult road conditions and snow on the road in the winter time. To get to Lón campsite you'll drive through a summer house neighborhood and into the mountains. Very important to treat this place respectfully and pay for your stay. There is no one working there only a jar to pay for the facilities that the landowner has made, so he can service the campsite.…
Seyðisfjörður campsite is quite small. Many campsites close over the wintertime so good to make sure it's open if you are camping outside high season.…
In Hvalnes you have an amazing view of the mighty mountain Eystrahorn, which is rising above the farm of Hvalnes. The mountains are made of Gabbro and Granophyre. Gabbro is a phaneritic, mafic intrusive igneous rock formed from the slow cooling of magnesium-rich and iron-rich magma into holocrystalline mass deep beneath the earth's surface. Slow-cooling, coarse-grained gabbro is chemically equivalent to rapid-cooling, fine-grained basalt. Much of the Earth's oceanic crust is made of gabbro, formed at mid-ocean ridges. Granophyre is a subvolcanic rock that contains quartz and alkali feldspar in characteristic angular intergrowths Note that the farm is built in the same shape as…
Seyðisfjörður swimming pool is an old indoor pool and only open at certain hours, I would recommend taking a bath in Egilsstaðir before going to Seyðisfjörður…
Hallormsstaðaskógur is considered to be the largest forest in Iceland, around 740 hectares. The location of this pin is in AtlavÃk which is the best-known place of the forest and has a really nice campsite. From this place, you can go down to the beach of the lake and if the weather is good you can swim in the lake. From this place, you can also choose various short or long hikes to explore the forest. Definitely a good place to stop for a picnic, next to the road that lies along the forest they even got an ice cream shop.…
Deildartunguhver is Europe's most powerful hot spring. It provides 180 l/sec of 100°C hot water. Most of the water used for central heating in the towns of Borgarnes and Akranes is taken from Deildartunguhver. The hot water pipeline to Akranes is 64 km long, the longest in Iceland and the water is about 78 - 80 degrees when it reaches Akranes. If you take a shower anywhere within a 65 km radius of the spring, you have already bathed in the hot water from this powerful spring!…
