3 Best Sights in Hveragerði, Reykjanes Peninsula and the South Coast (with the Golden Circle)

This clinic is where Icelanders come to regain their health and peace of mind. Spa treatments like deep-heat mud baths and massages are available to both visitors and prescription-bearing patients. Before and after treatments you are welcome to use the hot tub, sauna, or swimming pool. There is also an on-site restaurant that offers healthy dishes made mostly from local ingredients.

In May 2008 a massive earthquake (6.3 magnitude) struck the southern part of Iceland. The epicenter of the quake was about 2 km (1 mile) southeast of Hveragerði, so many buildings in this area suffered severe damage. This exhibition, located in the Hveragerði Information Center, relates personal accounts of the earthquake and displays photographs and surveillance camera footage. At the exhibition there is also an earthquake simulator, so visitors can experience for themselves what a powerful earthquake feels like.

The charming little geothermal swimming pool in Hveragerði was once the biggest in Iceland. Although that's no longer the case, it still has a special characteristic: as a \"constant stream\" pool—heated with steam coming directly from the ground—the water is considered by many to have health benefits. The setting around the pool is green and lovely, and it also has a particularly beautiful sauna.