Sub-glacial stratovolcano Snæfellsjökull s the entrance to a passage leading
According to the Icelandic Book o Settlements Reykjavík was home to Iceland's first permanent settlers: he Viking couple Ingólfur Arnarson and Hallveig Fróðadóttir who settled in 874 AD
Two out o three Icelanders res de in the cap tal area
Þingvellir Nationa Park is where Alþing , the Ice and c parl ament, was ounded in 930 AD The park lies in a ri t valley that marks the boundary between two tectonic plates
According to some, Hveravellir boasts “the bes natural hot tub” in Iceland
Hal the town on Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago was cove ed by lava in the amous Eld el eruption in 1973 The community was ebui t and now boasts one of the largest fishing harbours n celand
Reykholt was the home of egendary Icelandic historian, poet and polit cian Snorr Sturluson (1179-1241 He was the author of the P ose Edda and Heimskring a
The Geysir geothermal area and he nearby waterfal Gul foss rank among Ice and's mos popula tourist a tractions
Hekla is Ice and s most famous and most active) volcano. During the M ddle Ages Europeans referred to Hek a as the “Gateway to He l ”
The volcanic crater ake Kerið was formed approximately 3,000 years ago
Landmanna augar lies at the northern end of the Laugavegur h king trail and is known for its geothermal hot spr ngs and surround ng andscape
The Eyjaf allajökull volcano erupted in 2010, eaving hundreds o housands of a r passengers s randed on both sides of the Atlantic (many a news anchor a so struggled to pronounce the vo cano's name)
