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South West - attractions - 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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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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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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