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Waterfalls, lava caves and hot springs in West Iceland and Borgarfjörður.
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West Iceland · TownAkranesAkranes is a fishing town of about 8,500 people on the west coast, around 50 km from Reykjavík through the Hvalfjörður tunnel, roughly 40–45.
Snæfellsnes · VillageArnarstapiArnarstapi, also called Stapi, is a small fishing village and harbour on the south coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, known for its basalt .West Iceland · WaterfallBarnafossBarnafoss is a narrow, fast waterfall on the Hvítá river in Borgarfjörður, West Iceland, just upstream from Hraunfossar and often visited to.
Snæfellsnes · Lava fieldBerserkjahraunBerserkjahraun is a roughly 4,000-year-old lava field on the north side of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, covered in thick, soft moss and named .Snæfellsnes · WaterfallBjarnarfossBjarnarfoss is an 80-metre waterfall that drops in two tiers off a basalt cliff below Mælifell mountain, just above the historic settlement .
West Iceland · TownBorgarnesBorgarnes is a town of about 2,000 people on a small peninsula in West Iceland, about 75 km (around 1 hour) from Reykjavík.
Snæfellsnes · ChurchBúðirBúðir is a tiny hamlet on the south side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in West Iceland, built around a black wooden church, a country hotel a.
West Iceland · Hot springDeildartunguhverDeildartunguhver is a hot spring in the Reykholtsdalur valley of West Iceland, about 100 km (around 1 hour 30 minutes) from Reykjavík.
Snæfellsnes · BeachDjúpalónssandurDjúpalónssandur is a black pebble beach on the south coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, inside Snæfellsjökull National Park, known for dram.West Iceland · LandmarkEiríksstaðirEiríksstaðir is a reconstructed turf longhouse in Dalir, West Iceland, built near the ruins believed to be the farm of Erik the Red, father .
West Iceland · CraterEldborgEldborg is a 60-metre spatter cone crater in the Hnappadalur valley in West Iceland, reached by an easy round-trip hike of about 6.6 km from.West Iceland · Hot springEnglandshverirEnglandshverir is a small, lukewarm natural hot spring on a river in Lundarreykjadalur, West Iceland, reached by a gravel road and a short w.
West Iceland · IslandFlateyFlatey is a flat island about 2 km long and 1 km wide in the Breiðafjörður bay in West Iceland.
Snæfellsnes · CliffsGerðubergGerðuberg is a wall of regular basalt columns, about 7–14 metres high, on the south side of the Snæfellsnes peninsula beside Route 54.
West Iceland · WaterfallGlanniGlanni is a waterfall on the Norðurá river near the village of Bifröst in West Iceland, part of the Silver Circle route, about 1.5 hours fro.
West Iceland · WaterfallGlymurGlymur is a 198-metre waterfall in Hvalfjörður, West Iceland, and one of Iceland's tallest.
Snæfellsnes · VillageGrundarfjörðurGrundarfjörður is a fishing village of about 900 people on the north coast of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in West Iceland, best known as the b.
Snæfellsnes · WaterfallGrundarfossGrundarfoss is a waterfall of about 70 metres on the Grundará river, just east of Grundarfjörður on the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
West Iceland · CraterGrábrókGrábrók is a crater beside the Ring Road (Route 1) near Bifröst in West Iceland, about 100–110 km north of Reykjavík.
West Iceland · Hot springGuðlaugGuðlaug is a small, three-tier geothermal bathing spot on Langisandur beach in Akranes, about 50 km from Reykjavík (around 40–45 minutes by .
West Iceland · Hot springGuðrúnarlaugGuðrúnarlaug hot spring is a small, round, stone-lined pool at Laugar in Sælingsdalur, about 20 km north of Búðardalur in West Iceland.
Snæfellsnes · MountainHelgafellHelgafell is a low basalt hill, 73 metres high, just south of Stykkishólmur on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, around 165 km (about 2 hours 10 mi.
Snæfellsnes · VillageHellissandurHellissandur is a small fishing village at the western end of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, known as the street art capital of Iceland for its .
Snæfellsnes · VillageHellnarHellnar is a small former fishing village on the south coast of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, about 193 km (around 2.5 hours) from Reykjavík an.
West Iceland · WaterfallHraunfossarHraunfossar ("lava falls") is a series of small waterfalls in Borgarfjörður, West Iceland, formed by water seeping out from beneath the Hall.
West Iceland · LandmarkHvalfjörðurHvalfjörður ("Whale Fjord") is a roughly 30-kilometre fjord in West Iceland, just north of Reykjavík, mostly bypassed today by the Hvalfjörð.
West Iceland · WaterfallHvítserkur waterfallHvítserkur waterfall is a little-known falls on the Fitjaá river, in the gully Hvítserksgljúfur above Skorradalur in West Iceland.West Iceland · VillageHúsafellHúsafell is a highland resort area in West Iceland, on the edge of the Borgarfjörður highlands, about 130 km (around 1.5–2 hours) from Reykj.
Snæfellsnes · MountainKirkjufellKirkjufell ("Church Mountain") is a 463-metre, cone-shaped mountain on the north coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, right next to the small.West Iceland · Hot springKraumaKrauma is a geothermal spa at Deildartunguhver, Europe's most powerful hot spring, in West Iceland.
Snæfellsnes · Hot springLandbrotalaugLandbrotalaug is a small, natural geothermal hot spring on the eastern Snæfellsnes Peninsula in West Iceland, about 115–120 km (around 1 hou.
West Iceland · GlacierLangjökullLangjökull, meaning "long glacier", is Iceland's second-largest ice cap at roughly 870–950 km², sitting in the western highlands about 140 k.West Iceland · Hot springLaugaland hot springLaugaland hot spring is a small, little-known natural hot pool by Þorskafjörður, on the Reykjanes peninsula north-west of Reykhólar, where W.
Snæfellsnes · CliffsLóndrangarLóndrangar is a pair of basalt sea stacks on the south coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, inside Snæfellsjökull National Park in West Icela.
Snæfellsnes · CanyonRauðfeldsgjáRauðfeldsgjá is a narrow gorge, often called Rauðfeldsgjá canyon, cut into the side of Botnsfjall mountain near Arnarstapi on the Snæfellsne.
Snæfellsnes · WaterfallSelvallafossSelvallafoss, also called the Sheep's Waterfall, is a small, little-known waterfall on the stream Fossá, below the Vatnaleið rest area on Ro.
Snæfellsnes · BeachSkarðsvíkSkarðsvík is a small cove with pale golden sand on the far western tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, inside Snæfellsjökull National Park, a .
West Iceland · Hot springSnorralaugSnorralaug is a small, stone-lined geothermal pool in the village of Reykholt in Borgarfjörður, West Iceland, linked to the medieval writer .
Snæfellsnes · GlacierSnæfellsjökullSnæfellsjökull is a 1,446-metre glacier-capped stratovolcano at the western tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, the centrepiece of Snæfellsjök.Snæfellsnes · National parkSnæfellsjökull National ParkSnæfellsjökull National Park covers about 170 square kilometres at the western tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in West Iceland, centred on .
West Iceland · Hot springSturlungalaugSturlungalaug is a pair of natural hot pools in the hills at the eastern edge of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in West Iceland.
Snæfellsnes · TownStykkishólmurStykkishólmur is a fishing town of about 1,100 people on the north coast of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in West Iceland, about 170–175 km (aro.
Snæfellsnes · CliffsSvörtuloftSvörtuloft is a 4 km stretch of black lava cliffs on the westernmost point of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, marked by the small orange Svörtulo.
Snæfellsnes · WaterfallSvöðufossSvöðufoss is a waterfall on the Hólmkelsá river in the western part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, just off Route 574 between Ólafsvík and Ri.West Iceland · WaterfallTröllafossTröllafoss (“Troll Waterfall”) is a 20-metre waterfall on the Leirvogsá river in Mosfellsdalur valley, not far from Reykjavík.
Snæfellsnes · Lava caveVatnshellirVatnshellir is a lava tube about 8,000 years old in Snæfellsjökull National Park, on the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
West Iceland · Lava caveVíðgelmirVíðgelmir is Iceland's largest lava cave, in the Hallmundarhraun lava field near Húsafell in West Iceland.
Snæfellsnes · BeachYtri TungaYtri Tunga beach is a small golden-sand beach on the south side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, known for its seal colony: wild harbour and gr.
Snæfellsnes · TownÓlafsvíkÓlafsvík is a small fishing town of around 1,100 people on the north coast of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, about 187 km (around 2.5 hours) fro.
West Iceland · WaterfallÞórufossÞórufoss (Thorufoss) is a waterfall about 18 metres high on the Laxá í Kjós river, beside Route 48 in Kjósarskarð, a short detour from the G.