Fodor's Essential Iceland
Whether you want to soak in the Blue Lagoon, party in Reykjavik, or hike a glacier, the...
Iceland puts on one of the most dramatic natural spectacles on the planet. Rainbow-arched waterfalls cleave mountains with snowcapped peaks just beyond its happening capital, Reykjavík. You can climb mountains, ford rivers, watch birds, catch fish, and even tend herd at a typical Icelandic farm. Rugged fjords and lush valleys lace the countryside, while fingerlike peninsulas reach toward the Arctic Circle. In the south, a veritable land of fire and ice await, from Iceland’s still-active Hekla Volcano to the chilling splendor of Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier.
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Reykjavík
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Akureyri
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Mývatn Region
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Grindavík
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Hafnarfjörður
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Reykjanesbær
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Hella and Hvolsvöllur
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Borgarnes
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Siglufjörður
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Fljótsdalur Valley
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Ísafjörður
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Hveragerði
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Akranes
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Flúðir
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Dalvík
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Varmahlíð
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Húsavík
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Patreksfjörður
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Egilsstaðir
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Seyðisfjörður
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Stykkishólmur
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Sauðárkrókur
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Eyrarbakki
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Reykholt
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Vopnafjörður
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Höfn
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Grundarfjörður
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Ólafsvík
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Hólmavík
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Mjóifjörður
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Garður
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Borgarfjörður Eystri
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Stokkseyri
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Hvammstangi
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Flateyri
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Neskaupstaður
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Eskifjörður
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Hellissandur
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Blönduós
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Grímsey
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Vestmannaeyjar
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Vík
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Ólafsfjörður
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Þórshöfn
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Drangsnes
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Fáskrúðsfjörður
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Húsafell
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Þingeyri
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Hólar
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Reyðarfjörður
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Jökuldalur
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Hrísey
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Djúpivogur
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Hofsós
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Snæfellsöræfi
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Breiðdalsvík
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Raufarhöfn
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Seltjarnarnes
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Jokulsarlon
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Stöðvarfjörður
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Flatey
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Viðey Island
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Reykjanes Peninsula and the South Coast (with the Golden Circle)
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North Iceland
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East Iceland and the Eastfjords
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West Iceland and Snæfellsnes Peninsula
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Westfjords
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The Highlands
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The Golden Circle
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The South Coast and the South
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Askja Route
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Sprengisandur Route
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Kjölur Route
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Kverkfjöll Route
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Vatnsnes Peninsula
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