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Historical sites

Skálholt A farm and a church

By road no. 31
Skálholt, a farm and a church, the seat of bishops 1056-1796, a school after the Reformation and intermittently in Catholic times. A printing press was operated there for several years. Many historical events are con...
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Stöng Protected ruins of a farm

Stöng, protected ruins of a farm, excavated in 1939, believed to have been buried under pumice and ashes from the Hekla eruption of 1104.
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Þingvellir National Park

Þingvellir National Park, (“Parliament plains”) the most important historical site in Iceland. For nearly 9 centuries, from the year 930 the Althing, the legislative body of Icelanders, was held there annually near the n...
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Þjóðveldisbærinn ("Farm of the republic")

By Búrfell Power pland
Þjóðveldisbær, (“Farm of the republic”) a farm building below the spur Sámsstaðamúli, constructed in the medieval style in commemoration of the 1,100 years of settlement in Iceland in 1974. A small stave church, enclosed...
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Hot Springs

Geysir Hot springs

By road number 35, Haukadalur
One of the most famous spouting hot springs of the world, its name the source of the English word "Geyser". It is believed that Geysir started spouting in the 13th century. However, at the beginning of this century i...
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Marteinslaug Hot Spring, Possible to bath

Near Geysir hot spring area, Haukadalur
The area around the hot spring is very delicate. The water comes up from the bottom of the spring and the temperature is 43 °C but if you move a little bit further up the spring the temperature is around 39 °C. The siz...
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Rjúpnabrekkur Hot Spring, Possible to bath

810 Hveragerði
The creek runs along the side of the hillside and runs into Hengladalsá River but further down it turns into Varmá-river. It is unknown how much it is used to bath in but far down in the creek a small bathing pool. The...
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Sundlaug Hot Spring, Possible to bath

810 Hveragerði
Sundlaug is the furthest north of the hot springs that belong to Opnum. The hot spring was made in the beginning of last century and was used to teach children to swim. The hot spring is 10x25 m but it hasn’t been used ...
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Varmá River Warm river, possible to bath

810 Hveragerði
The river Varmá runs through the town Hveragerði. The temperature is relatively higher in this river than other rivers you will find in Iceland, especially when the flow is low. The average temperature in the summer ti...
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Lakes

Þingvellir National Park

Mountains

Hekla Volcano

By road number 26
Hekla, (1,491 m) the most famous volcano in Iceland and one of the best-known volcanoes in the world and has been active for thousands of years. The mountain is a long ridge with a 4 km long crack along the top. Ther...
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National Parks

Þingvellir National Park

Natural wonders

Geysir Hot springs

Gullfoss Golden Waterfall

By road number 35

Gullfoss Waterfall south Iceland

Gullfoss, (“Golden falls”) in the river Hvítá, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland and a favourite with tourists. It falls 32 m in two cascades. The canyon below the...
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Hekla Volcano

Hellar Caves

Hellar, (“Caves”) a farm where some man-made caves are used as hay-barns. The Bishop of Iceland celebrated Mass in the cave in 2000 to mark the 1000th anniversary of the conversion of Iceland.
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Hjalparfoss - The help falls Waterfall

By Búrfell power plant

Hjalparfoss Waterfall

Hjálparfoss (“The help falls”) a beautiful waterfall in the river Fossá opposite the power-station.
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Kerið Explosion crater

By road no. 35
Kerið, a 55 m deep explosion crater about 3,000 years old, in Tjarnarhólar, a group of crater-hills. A must for sightseers. The story goes that when the water level rises in Kerið, it falls to an equal extent in the ...
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Laugarvatn A Village and a Lake

Laugarvatn, a village that has grown around a number of schools: a junior college, an intermediate school, The College of Physical Education and an elementary school. Sportsgrounds, steam baths, greenhouses. This is ...
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Laugarvatnshellir Cave

By road no. 365 between Laugarvatn and Þingvellir
Laugarvatnsvellir, dry flatlands to the east of Reyðarbarmur. Two caves on the west side of the flats were often used to house sheep but were the home of people during the first decades of this century. A young coupl...
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Þingvellir National Park

Þjórsá River

Þjórsá, a glacial river, the longest in Iceland, about 230 km Average flow about 400m3/sec. Its northernmost source is on Sprengisandur east of the glacier Hofsjökull and it collects most of its water from the eastern an...
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Þjórsárdalur The easternmost valley of Árnessýsla

By road no. 32 between Árnes and Búrfell
Þjórsárdalur, the easternmost valley of Árnessýsla. There are now only two farms in this valley, Ásólfsstaðir and Skriðufell, but ruins of 20 farms have been found. It is believed that the valley was deserted after h...
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Rivers

Þjórsá River

Volcanos

Hekla Volcano

Waterfalls

Gullfoss Golden Waterfall

By road number 35

Gullfoss Waterfall south Iceland

Hjalparfoss - The help falls Waterfall

By Búrfell power plant

Hjalparfoss Waterfall

Hjálparfoss (“The help falls”) a beautiful waterfall in the river Fossá opposite the power-station.
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Þjófafoss - Thjofafoss Waterfall

In the river Þjórá by road no. 26 , between Galtalækur and Hrauneyjar

Thjofafoss Waterfall

A waterfall in the Þjórsá / Thjorsa river south of Búrfell; a 5 km long jeep-track leads there, sometimes difficult to drive.
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Tröllkonuhlaup - Giant leap Waterfall

In the river Þjórá by road no. 26 , between Galtalækur and Hrauneyjar

Trollkonuhlaup Waterfall

Tröllkonuhlaup, (“Giantess’ leap”) a waterfall in Þjórsá. Giantesses believed to live in Búrfell and Bjólfell used the rocks in the river as stepping stones when they tried to catch Gis...
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