Places to visit in Iceland: Major Attractions Full of stunningly beautiful landscapes – dramatic, elemental and, in places, surreal, Iceland is a fascinating country. From majestic glaciers , volcanoes, cascading waterfalls, geysers and hot springs, rolling tundra, vast black sand beaches, tectonic plate boundary areas, to glacier lagoons with pure iridescent ice, beauty and fascinating…
Icelandic Sagas “The Sagas of Icelanders have been the foundation of Icelandic culture, forged the nation’s identity and inspired people to bold deeds in times of adversity.” *from the foreword to Páll Bergþórsson’s The Wineland Millenium, by the President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson The oldest surviving Icelandic literature is poetry, some of it almost…
Iceland’s Vatnajökull glacier is Europe’s largest icecap Vatnajökull (2110 m) is the largest glacier in Iceland and it’s also the largest glacier mass in Europe. It covers an area of roughly between 8100 sq. km and 8300 sq. km, and it’s about 1000 m thick at its thickest point. Its average thickness is 400 –…