
Solheimajokull (Sólheimajökull) glacier
Sólheimajökulsvegur, Iceland, Vík
Solheimajokull is an outlet glacier from Myrdalsjokull, Iceland’s fourth largest icecap. There aren’t many places in the world where you can get up close to a glacier, but this is one of them. The acc...

Geothermal Energy Exhibition
Hellisheiðarvirkjun, Iceland, Selfoss
The Geothermal Energy Exhibition at the Hellisheiði Power Plant. The Hellisheiði Power Plant is the largest, single-site geothermal power plant in the world that has tremendous potential to be expande...

Dyrholaey (Dyrhólaey) - A Short Hike
Dyrhólaey, 871 Vík, Iceland, Vík
Duration: 1 hour. Difficulty: a short hike with some steep sections and an ascent and descent of around 100m. The path can be stony and some sections are badly eroded. Interest: great views of the bla...

Rettarfell (Réttarfell) hike
Þórsmerkurvegur, Iceland, Hvolsvollur
Duration: 1.5 hours. Difficulty: a relatively short hike with some steep sections and an ascent and descent of around 300m. The path can be stony and some sections are badly eroded. Care is needed in...

Skalholt (Skálholt) Church
Skálholti, 801 Selfossi, Iceland, Selfoss
After a bishopric was established there in 1056, Skalholt became the educational, cultural and religious center of Iceland, during a period when there were no towns or villages on the island. The b...

La Art Museum
Austurmörk, Hveragerði, Iceland, Hveragerði
The museum has been an important venue for modern and contemporary art since 1963. Feel free to explore art, relax in the Cafe, browse through art literature and children have their creative space. Op...

Eldfell and the 1973 Eruption on Heimaey Island
Eldfell, Iceland, Vestmannaeyjar
Eldfell (Fire Mountain) is a 200m high crater overlooking the town on Heimaey, the only inhabited island of the Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands) archipelago. Following a series of earthquakes in th...