Seljalandfoss, Iceland

Seljalandfoss is one of the most famous waterfalls of Iceland. This waterfall of the river Seljalandsá drops 60 metres over the cliffs of the former coastline. It is possible to walk behind the waterfall. It is very picturesque and therefore its photo can be found in many books and calendars.

Skálholt, Iceland

Skálholt - the cathedral is elegantly underplayed, plainly decked out and unusual only for its size. Inside, a mitre over the door identifies Skálholt as a  bishopric; there's a nicely proportioned wooden ceiling, abstract stained glass windows and a tapestry like mosaic of christ behind the altar.

Skógafoss, Iceland

Skógafoss is a waterfall situated in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline. After the coastline had receded seaward, the former sea cliffs remained, parallel to the coast over hundreds of kilometres, creating together with some mountains a clear border between the coastal lowlands and the Highlands of Iceland. The Skógafoss is one of the biggest waterfalls in the country with a width of 25 metres and a drop of 60 metres. Due to the amount of spray the waterfall consistently produces, a single or double rainbow is normally visible on sunny days.

Þingvellir, Iceland

Þingvellir is a place in Bláskógabyggð in southwestern Iceland, near the peninsula of Reykjanes and the Hengill volcanic area. Þingvellir is a site of historical, cultural, and geological importance and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland. It is the site of a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It is also home to Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland.

Mýrdalsjökull, Iceland

Mýrdalsjökull is a glacier in the south of Iceland. It is situated to the north of Vík í Mýrdal and to the east of the smaller glacier Eyjafjallajökull. The icecap of the glacier covers an active volcano called Katla. The caldera of the volcano has a diameter of 10 km and the volcano erupts usually every 40–80 years. As the last eruption took place in 1918, scientists are monitoring the volcano very carefully as they believe an eruption of Katla is on the cards, particularly after the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull began in April 2010.

Hekla, Iceland

Hekla is a stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland with a height of 1,491 metres. Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes; over 20 eruptions have occurred in and around the volcano since 874. During the Middle Ages, Icelanders called the volcano the "Gateway to Hell."

Whale Watching - Grindavik, Iceland

Blue Whales are the biggest animals on earth. So we headed out from Grindavik with cold crisp air and some wind. We first saw Harbour Porpoises, the smallest cetaceans around Iceland and they were fast swimming, then we headed further out in hope to find the Blue Whales which were seen the day before. Then we saw it, the blowwe were all waiting for and as we got closer we noticed some White-beaked Dolphins jumping and breaching around the whale. They looked to be annoying it but maybe they were feeding on the fish that were eating the krill the Blues were feeding on. We watched these guys for a while until the dolphins left and the whale rolled just 5 meters from our boat. Absolutely incredible!!
Blue Whale facts and figures:
Length 20-33 metres
Weight 110-190 tons
Life Span about 90 years
Diet of krill and plankton

Gullfoss, Iceland

The Gullfoss Gorge was forced by flash flood waters that forced their way through cracks in the basalt lava layers. The average water flow in Gullfoss is 109 cubic metres per second. Gullfoss consists of two waterfalls. The height of the upper waterfall is 11 metres and the lower one is 20 metres. The Gullfoss Gorge is approximately 2.5km in length and up to 70 metres in depth.

Geysir, Iceland

Geysir's hot springs bubble out over a grassy slope at the foot of Bjarnfell. the area has been active for thousands of years, but the spring's positions have periodically shifted as geological seams crack open and close. Strokkur fires off a thirty metre high spout every few minutes. A split second before Strokkur explodes it forms a district dome through which the rising waters tear.

Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

Eyjafjallajökull (E15) is one of the smaller ice caps of Iceland, situated to the north of Skógar and to the west of Mýrdalsjökull. The ice cap covers the caldera of a volcano with a summit elevation of 1,666 metres. The volcano has erupted relatively frequently since the last glacial period, most recently in 2010 and put international Air Traffic at a standstill for days.

Reykjavik by night

Harpa - Reykjavik's new concert hall and conference centre.

Designed by Henning Larsen Architects of Copenhagen and artist Olafur Eliasson, it’s made of more than 10,000 glass windows that reference the columnar basalt common in Iceland’s terrain. The south facade is a double wall of glass pieces that catches the sunlight and acts like a prism, creating colorful blocks of light on Harpa’s floor and walls. The interior is intentionally spare, suggesting to visitors that they look out at the surrounding sea, mountains, and city—an especially pleasant activity from the multi tiered bar descending along the south facade.

 

The Sun Voyager is a stainless steel Viking Ship sculpture Jón Gunnar Árnason (1931 - 1989). The Sun Voyager is located on the waterfront north of Reykjavík's city centre.