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Iceland in winter and summer is like visiting two different countries. You won't be seeing the same landscapes or doing the same activities, due to much shorter days and weather conditions. Summer is the most popular season for visitors, but Icelandic winters are not wi
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Iceland in winter
[Updated 11/24/2024] On Monday, December 18, 2023 at 10:17PM local time exactly, a massive volcanic eruption occured near Grindavík after several weeks of geological tension. Iceland is currently experiencing its fourth eruptive event on the Reykjanes peninsula since 2
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The Eruption near Grindavík
We had already taken two trips to Iceland over the past 10 years. For our third trip, we decided to explore the West Fjords and spend more time in the Highlands for a few days, as we loved that region, before returning via the south. The original plan was to go for 15 d
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17 days in the wilds of Iceland
Hallgrímskirkja is Reykjavík's main church and the symbol of the capital, a must-see when visiting. Hallgrimskirkja is famous for its unique architecture and is a major landmark and crossroads in central Reykjavík. Very easy to get to, you can see the big church from
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Hallgrímskirkja: The Reykjavik Church
The Westfjords region in Iceland is one of the most rugged and untouched areas in the country. Despite its remote nature, it boasts plenty of hiking trails, with the Valagil hike being one of the most popular. This trail leads to the stunning Valagilsfoss waterfall, loc
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The Valagil Hiking Trail
Less known and much less crowded than the famous DC-3 wreckage in Sólheimasandur, there’s another notable airplane wreck in Iceland: the Eyvindarholt DC-3. This wreck is also located in southern Iceland, but this time near the popular Seljalandsfoss waterfall. For ye
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The Eyvindarholt DC-3 Airplane Wreckage
Once in a while nature offers us magnificent structures simply carved by the random hands of erosion. The Hvítserkur Rock on the Vatnsnes peninsula in northern Iceland is a perfect example. This impressive basalt monolith, which stands proudly in the Arctic Sea of Hún
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Hvítserkur
The Northern Lights are an unforgettable sight to any lucky enough to catch this marvelous dance of lights in the sky. Iceland is one of the best places in the world to see an aurora borealis! This is without a doubt the favorite natural wonder that draws people from al
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Northern lights in Iceland
Bláhnúkur is a mountain in the Landmannalaugar region and its ascent is a short hike known to be one of the best in Iceland. Landmannalaugar is a hiker's paradise, but if you could only choose one hike to do in the region, it would definitely be Bláhnúkur. When to
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The Bláhnúkur Hiking Trail
Although there are officially only two seasons in Iceland, namely winter and summer, technically the months of September, October and November are considered autumn in Iceland. If one were ask the animals, the beginning of autumn would coincide with the bird migration p
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Iceland in autumn
The Strútsfoss waterfall is a beautiful yet little-known waterfall in eastern Iceland, located in the Fljotsdalur valley. Strútsfoss can be seen from afar and it is also one of the highest waterfalls in the country. Less well known than its neighbor Hengifoss, the Str
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The Strútsfoss Hiking Trail
Iceland is the land of volcanoes. It's the second thing that comes to mind, after ice of course, when people think of this country. The density of volcanic landscapes in Iceland is unmatched, and it is in the top five countries in terms of active volcanoes. Iceland and
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The Volcanoes of Iceland
Iceland is the land of 1001 waterfalls and Seljalandsfoss is one of the most famous on the island for very good reason. Located in the south of the country and easily accessible from Road number 1, Seljalandsfoss is one of the most visited tourist sites in the south. S
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Seljalandsfoss waterfall
You'll find Skjólfjörur Beach a few kilometers south of Vopnafjörður in eastern Iceland. This particular coastline is famous for the rocky islets that rise from the sea just offshore, and in particular the Ljósastapi rock shaped like an elephant head. How to get t
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Ljósastapi and Skjólfjörur Beach
The Westman Islands form an archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. All the islands are uninhabited except the main one, Heimaey, with its  population of 4,142 inhabitants. The history of the Westman Islands has been scarred by several eruptions, the last of which,
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The Eldfell Volcano and Hiking Trail