Located close to the Golden Circle, between Thingvellir National Park and Laugarvatn, Laugarvatnshellir is made up of two small caves which have remained uninhabited for almost 100 years. The site is...

Duration: 2 hours. Difficulty: an easy hike through lava to one of the most beautiful of Laki’s craters which has a lake. Interest: craters and lava – lots of it! Start/End: the walk starts from the s...

A powerful earthquake, 6,3 Richter scale, struck the Southern part of Iceland at 3:45 pm on the 29 May 2008. The epicentre of the quake was about 2 Km southeast of Hvera­gerdi. The highest alert was i...

Gjain is one of those special places that make you want to linger. The gorge is neither deep nor its waterfalls high but the luxuriant vegetation and curious rock formations, among them basalt columns...

Gljufrasteinn was the home and workplace of Halldor Laxness (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955) and his family for more than half a century. Laxness Museum YouTube link The house is n...

Hveravellir is a beautiful geothermal area in the central highlands of Iceland, just a short detour off the Kjolur Mountain Route.   A small bathing pool is sited by the old hut and a soak in its s...

Throughout the Middle Ages, it was believed that the entrance to hell was through the volcano Hekla, perhaps because of the severity of its eruptions. Hekla is a young volcano (around 8,000 years o...

At the Bobby Fischer Center, you can find items related to the great chess genius Bobby Fischer on display. He became the World Champion in Reykjavik 1972 when he won the Soviet champion Boris Spassky...

Let us help you make the most of your trip! N1 is a leading fuel distributor in Iceland with locations all around Iceland. When you stop to fill the tank, grab a quick bite, travel supplies or tasty c...

Let us help you make the most of your trip! N1 is a leading fuel distributor in Iceland with locations all around Iceland. When you stop to fill the tank, grab a quick bite, travel supplies or tasty c...