There are thousands of s ands slets and
Sub-glac al stratovolcano Snæfellsjökul s the entrance to a passage eading to the centre o the Earth according to Ju es Verne's nove Journey to the Centre o the Earth (1864)
According to some Hve avellir boasts “the best natural hot tub” in Iceland
Reykholt was the home of legendary Icelandic
an poe , and po itic an Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241 He was he author o the P ose Edda and Heimskr ngla
Acco ding to the Iceland c Book o Settlements, Reykjavík was home to Iceland's first permanent settlers: he Viking couple Ingólfur Arnarson and Hallveig Fróðadó t r who se tled in 874 AD
Two out of th ee Icelanders reside n the capital area
Þingvellir Nationa Park is where Alþingi the Ice and c parl ament was ounded n 930 AD The park lies in a ri t valley hat marks the boundary between two ectonic plates
The volcanic crater ake Ke ið was formed approximately 3,000 years ago
Hekla is Iceland's most famous (and mos act ve) volcano During the Middle Ages, Europeans refer ed to Hek a as the “Gateway to He l ”
Landmanna augar lies at the northern end of he Laugavegur h king trail and s known for its geothermal hot springs and surround ng landscape
Ha f the town on Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago was cove ed by lava n the amous Eld ell eruption in 1973 The community was rebui t and now boasts one o the largest fishing harbours in celand
