Iceland

Top Sights

1. Reykjavík

Viking history, modern cathedral and Blue Lagoon

2. Þingvellir National Park

The Vikings established the world’s first democratic parliament

3. Landmannalaugar

bubbling hot springs and hiking trails

4. Hornstrandir

remote hiking

5. Mývatn

Lake and Mývatn Nature Baths

6. Dettifoss

waterfall

7. Askja

volcanic crater

8. Gullfoss Falls

9. Borgarfjörður Eystri

nesting puffins

10. Akureyri

Akureyri Art Museum and Eyjafjörður Fjord

11. Thórsmörk


12. breiðavík beach

iceland's most beautiful beach

13. Geysir

The original geysir at Geysir

14. Westfjords Region

15. Húsavík

Wale watching museum

16. Skaftafell

Glaciers, peaks and Svartifoss waterfall

17. Mýrdalsjökull

Glacier park

18. Vatnajökull National Park

Skaftafell ice cave

19. Kirkjufell

20. Jökulsárlón

Icebergs and Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier

21. Skógar

open air museums and hiking

22. Höfn

23. Snæfellsjökull National Park

Snæfellsjökull is a 700,000-year-old glacier-capped stratovolcano in western Iceland. It is situated on the most western part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Sometimes it may be seen from the city of Reykjavík over Faxa Bay, at a distance of 120 km. Snæfellsjökull serves as the entrance to the subterranean journey in Jules Verne's classic science fiction novel, Journey to the Center of the Earth