The area around Fludir is geothermally active, providing plenty of hot water for horticulture, greenhouse and mushroom cultivation, as well as for heating homes and businesses....

Whilst traveling on route 1 you'll cross the mighty glacial river Þjorsa, where you may like to take a 2km detour south to Urridafoss or the 'brown trout waterfall'. Once there...

The Fjallabak Route is arguably one of Iceland’s most scenic highland drives. The route traverses the Fjallabak Nature Reserve, a mountainous region north of Myrdalsjokull ice...

Look out for the sign to this small but perfectly formed waterfall, almost hidden and cut into the hillside close to the river Merkjaa, near the junction of roads 261 and 250....

Seljalandsfoss is one of Iceland’s most iconic waterfalls, its thin plume of water dropping over a 60m high former sea cliff. The extra special feature is that you can walk behind...

Skogafoss, 60m high and 25m wide, is the most impressive waterfall on the south coast and forms a splendid shimmering curtain of water. The river Skoga is not glacially f...

Vik is a small coastal town with a quaint hilltop church and a marvelous black beach, backed by dunes. In spite of its coastal location, the town has no fishing industry...

Warning:  the waves at Vik and Reynisfjara beaches are dangerous and freak sneaker waves have claimed lives here.  Please take heed of the warning signs and do not approa...

This magnificent 8km long gorge was formed in a powerful explosive fissure eruption around 934. Curiously, there are no historical references to the eruption, which is odd as...

The farm Foss á Sidu is backed by cliffs, over which tumbles a rather lovely waterfall, known modestly as 'Foss', which most visitors know means waterfall. You can d...