Seljalandsfoss waterfall on the south coast of Iceland
Seljalandsfoss drops about 60 metres from an old sea cliff on Iceland’s South Coast. Its ....
Reynisdrangar sea stacks on the south coast of Iceland
Reynisdrangar are a group of sea stacks rising from the Atlantic just off the coast ....
Reynisfjara black sand beach
Reynisfjara is a black sand beach on Iceland’s south coast, framed by the basalt columns ....
Eyjafjallajökull glacier and volcano on the south coast of Iceland
Eyjafjallajökull is a glacier-covered stratovolcano on Iceland’s south coast, rising to about 1,666 metres. It ....
Dyrhólaey Island in south iceland
Dyrhólaey is a dramatic volcanic headland rising about 120 metres above Iceland’s south coast. Formed ....
Skogafoss waterfall on the south coast of Iceland
Skógafoss is one of Iceland’s most recognisable waterfalls, dropping about 60 metres over a width ....
Vik I Myrdal
Bordered by the glacial river Jökulsá to the west and the river Blautakvísl to the ....
Urriðafoss waterfall on the south coast of Iceland
Urriðafoss is Iceland’s most voluminous waterfall, carrying the Þjórsá over a drop of only about ....
Sólheimajökull glacier in south coast of Iceland
Sólheimajökull is an outlet glacier descending from Mýrdalsjökull towards the South Coast. Its retreat has ....
The story of DC3 or C-117 plane wreck on Sólheimasandur in Iceland
The aircraft wreck on Sólheimasandur is almost universally described as a Douglas DC-3. More precisely, ....
Hjörleifshöfði cape in south Iceland
Hjörleifshöfði rises 221 metres above the black sands of Mýrdalssandur east of Vík. Formed during ....
Seljavallalaug swimming pool on the south coast of Iceland
Seljavallalaug is a historic geothermal swimming pool hidden in a narrow valley beneath Eyjafjallajökull. Built ....
Thingvellir national park
Thingvellir is the historic assembly ground of the Althing, founded around 930, and the setting ....
Geysir hotspring and Strokkur
Geysir and Strokkur stand within the same geothermal field in Haukadalur. The Great Geysir is ....
Gullfoss waterfall on the Golden circle in Iceland
Gullfoss is a two-tiered waterfall on the glacial river Hvítá, where the water drops 32 ....
Þorvaldseyri farm
Þorvaldseyri is a working farm beneath Eyjafjallajökull on Iceland’s South Coast, established under its present ....
Þórsmörk valley
Þórsmörk is a sheltered highland landscape of birch woodland, glacial rivers and deeply cut ridges ....
Þjórsárdalur valley
Þjórsárdalur is a broad, sheltered valley east of Þjórsá, where restored woodland and summer vegetation ....
Vestmannaeyjar Islands
Vestmannaeyjar is a volcanic archipelago off Iceland’s south coast, with Heimaey as its only permanently ....
Strokkur hot spring on Golden circle
Strokkur is the Golden Circle’s most dependable burst of geothermal drama: a fountain geyser that ....
Skógasafn museum
Skógasafn — formally Byggðasafnið að Skógum — is a group of museums beside Skógafoss documenting ....
Mýrdalsjökull glacier
Mýrdalsjökull is one of Iceland’s largest ice caps, covering the active Katla volcano and feeding ....
Katla Icecave
The Katla icecaves of Katla glacier or Kötlujökull in Icelandic are temporary spaces within a ....
Gígjökull glacier
Gígjökull is the largest outlet glacier descending from Eyjafjallajökull. Before the 2010 eruption, its steep ....
Faxi waterfall
Faxi is a broad waterfall on the spring-fed river Tungufljót, standing about seven metres high ....
Brúarhlöð canyon
Brúarhlöð is the uppermost part of a canyon system carved by the glacial river Hvítá ....
Stöng Viking Age longhouse
Stöng is an excavated medieval farm complex in Þjórsárdalur, where the remains of a farmhouse, ....
Gjáin canyon in Þjórsárdalur
Gjáin is a small canyon in Þjórsárdalur where the Rauðá river, springs and waterfalls have ....
Hjálparfoss waterfall
Hjálparfoss is a compact twin waterfall on Fossá in Þjórsárdalur, where two channels descend around ....
Hekla volcano
Hekla is one of Iceland’s most active and historically consequential volcanoes, rising between the southern ....