Use this list to inspire your next travel to Iceland. Also, check out the video for a more vivid impression.
A dip in the sublime waters of the
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The total remoteness and majestic landscape make isolated
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Scramble down the stark sides of this volcanic crater in the Interior and take a quick dip in the lukewarm geothermal lake, Víti.
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Sample Iceland’s legendary nightlife, starting with a pub crawl round of
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Admire the drama of the
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Reykjavík’s Culture House boasts some of Europe’s oldest and finest medieval manuscripts.
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Iceland's second town
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Mývatn’s placid spread of water is a haven for wildfowl, while the lake’s surrounds abound in volcanic formations, both extinct and highly active.
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A trip into the desolate, uninhabited
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Hike 25km over the mountains between
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This sweeping stretch of golden sand and turquoise water is Iceland’s most beautiful beach.
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Travel back in time to the year 871 and see the remarkable remains of one of Reykjavík’s earliest houses.
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See Strokkur erupting at Geysir, after which all geysers are named.
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The dramatic site of Iceland’s first parliament, set in a mighty rift valley where the Eurasian and American continental plates are slowly tearing apart.
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Remote, forbidding yet totally compelling, the
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Get up close to minke and humpback whales on a whale-watching tour from
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Reykjavík’s best-known landmark, the striking
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Deep inside Jökulsárgljúfur National Park, encounter nature in the raw at Europe’s most powerful waterfall.
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