Deildartunguhver is Europe's most powerful hot spring. It provides at the moment 200 l/sec of 100°C hot water.

Most of the water used for central heating in the towns of Borgarnes and Akranes is taken from Deildartunguhver. The hot water pipeline to Akranes is 64 km long, the longest in Iceland and the water is about 78 - 80 degrees when it reaches Akranes.

If you took a shower anywhere within a 65 km radius of the spring, you have most certainly used the hot water from this powerful spring!!

Look for the bright green "skollakampi" or hard fern (Blechnum spicant), quite common in other countries, but found only in this area of Iceland, thanks to the permanent warmth and humidity. Other places of interest in the area Troll Waterfalls ,  Lava Waterfalls ,  Glanni Waterfall ,  Paradise Hollow ,  Grabrok Crater ,  Borg ,  Reykholt ,  Barnafoss, Children's Falls ,  Hvanneyri ,  Hafnarfjall mountain

Djupalonssandur is a beautiful pebbled beach, with a series of rocks of mysterious form emerging from the ocean. It is one of the few areas that lead down to the sea along this coast with its high dramatic cliffs.  Watch out for the famous ghosts roaming the place! The rests of a shipwreck can be seen on the beach.

On the beach there are also 4 big stones which people tried to lift and test their strength in the days of the fishing stations: Fully Strong 154 kg, Half-Strong 100 kg, Weakling 54 kg and Bungler 23 kg.

Weakling marked the frontier of wimphood, any man who couldn't lift it was deemed unsuitable for a life as a fisherman.

  Other places of interest in the area Olkelda mineral spring ,  Snaefellsjokull glacier ,  Londrangar basalt cliffs ,  Holaholar Crater Area ,  Kirkjufell mountain ,  Saxholl crater ,  Hallgrim's Church ,  Ytri Tunga ,  Gatklettur - Arch Rock ,  Bardarlaug pool ,  Arnarstapi ,  Hellnar ,  Ingjaldshóll ,  Fiskibyrgi ,  Stapafell ,  Songhellir, cave

A replica of Eirik the Red´s homestead. He was a famous explorer, founded the Icelandic colony in Greenland and gave Greenland its name. The first advertising campaign in history!

His son Leif-the-Lucky was born there in the valley Haukadalur. He is the first European to set foot in America.

Now the excavated and reconstructed farm is a liveViking museum. Other places of interest in the area Krossholaborg ,  Hvammur ,  Laugar in Saelingsdal ,  Klofningsfjall ,  Skard ,  Dagverdarnes ,  Jorfi ,  Guðrun's Bath

Flatey means "flat island". The old houses, shops and warehouse buildings on Flatey reflect the optimism and development of the period around 1900.

In former times, the island was important both as a fishing centre and as the hub of commercial life of the Breidafjordur area. Traders from the Hanseatic League in Germany ran a trading post here. The first Icelandic trader received a temporary licence in 1589, and in 1777 Flatey received a charter as a town.

Flateyjarbok, (the Book of Flatey), one of the most important and impressive of the ancient Icelandic saga manuscripts, was preserved on Flatey in the Middle Ages. A photocopy reproduction is on display in the library (the oldest one in Iceland, built in 1864 in the heyday of Flatey’s prosperity.)

The church on Flatey dates from 1926. The frescoes in the apse were painted by Kristjana and Baltasar Samper and are based on the local landscape and traditional occupations.

Flatey has been an inspiration to many artists and the film "The Bridegroom" (Brudguminn) by Baltasar Kormákur was filmed on Flatey in 2007.

Hotel, guesthouse and  restaurant. Other places of interest in the area Helgafell Holy Mountain ,  Drapuhlidarfjall Mountain

Iceland´s highest waterfall, 198 m.  A fabulous hiking path leads up to the waterfall and should only be attempted by those not daunted by heights or challenging hikes. Duration about 2 hours. Glymur is in the river Botnsa that runs out of Hvalvatn (Whale Water), which is a lake formed by molten lava, some 160 m deep. The second deepest lake in Iceland.

The name "Glymur" which means boom or rumble, comes from the natural  sound of water falling far down into a narrow chasm creating excellent acoustics. Other places of interest in the area Laxness Museum ,  Staupasteinn ,  Whale station in Hvalfjordur ,  Whale Fjord ,  Geirsholmi

Hraunfossar - Lava Falls- are beautiful and unusual natural phenomena. Clear, cold springs of subterranean water seep through the lava and run as tiny waterfalls and rapids into the Hvita River.

Hraunfossar have been protected since 1987.

There is a viewpoint at the car park offering an amazing view over the Lava Falls and Hvita River.
A coffee shop at the waterfalls is open during the summer months.

Other places of interest in the area Deildartunguhver thermal spring ,  Troll Waterfalls ,  Surtshellir Cave ,  Vidgelmir cave ,  Langjokull Glacier ,  Reykholt ,  Barnafoss, Children's Falls

Reykholt is one of Iceland's most notable historical sites. It houses a cultural centre and a church.

Reykhholt is most famous for being the home of Iceland's best-known author Snorri Sturluson during the years 1206 - 1241. An ancient geothermally-heated pool, Snorralaug, is named after him. It is one of the few things preserved whole from Iceland´s medieval period.

Snorrastofa is a cultural centre and institute for research in medieval studies.
Snorrastofa offers historical exhibitions and guided tours and lectures.
Music recitals are held in the church of Reykholt. Other places of interest in the area Deildartunguhver thermal spring ,  Troll Waterfalls ,  Lava Waterfalls ,  Glanni Waterfall ,  Paradise Hollow ,  Grabrok Crater ,  Langjokull Glacier ,  Borg ,  Barnafoss, Children's Falls ,  Bjössaróló ,  Baula ,  Hvanneyri ,  Hafnarfjall mountain

Snæfellsjokull Glacier - the beautiful magnet of the Peninsula, 1446 m. It is an active volcano and provided the setting for Jules Verne’s famous book “Journey to the Centre of The Earth”.  Many believe the Glacier to be one of the seven main energy centres of the earth and its mystique is noticed by many. Undisputedly the main attraction of the National Park.

Excursions onto the Glacier are offered from the village Arnarstapi on the southern side.  The magnificent view from the top extends to Reykjanes Peninsula on the south side and the West Fjords on the north side as well as over the mountains of Snæfellsnes to the east. Other places of interest in the area Olkelda mineral spring ,  Djupalonssandur & Dritvik ,  Londrangar basalt cliffs ,  Holaholar Crater Area ,  Kirkjufell mountain ,  Saxholl crater ,  Stadarstadur ,  Ytri Tunga ,  Gatklettur - Arch Rock ,  Bardarlaug pool ,  Arnarstapi ,  Hellnar ,  Ingjaldshóll ,  Fiskibyrgi ,  Stapafell ,  Songhellir, cave

 Church built in 1957 as a tribute to the 17th-century hymn writer Hallgrimur Petursson, one of Iceland's best-loved poets.

Hallgrimur Petursson served at Saurbaer 1651 - 1669, a poor leprous pastor who composed Iceland's most widely known religious work, 50 Passion Hymns. Reykjavik's Hallgrimskirkja church is also named after him. He was married to a woman who had been abducted from the Westman Islands by Algerian pirates and bought free again.

The church contains beautiful stained glass work by one of the first widely known Icelandic woman artists Gerður Helgadóttir. Other places of interest in the area Djupalonssandur & Dritvik ,  Akrafjall Mountain ,  Laxness Museum ,  Staupasteinn ,  Whale station in Hvalfjordur ,  Whale Fjord ,  Geirsholmi ,  Hafnarfjall mountain

This well-known landmark for Grundarfjordur is believed by many to be the most beautiful mountain in Iceland. A hiking path around the base of the mountain offers amazing views and varied bird life. This is a perfect walk for families and takes about 3 hrs.  It is 463m high and should be climbed with care.

  Other places of interest in the area Djupalonssandur & Dritvik ,  Snaefellsjokull glacier ,  Helgafell Holy Mountain ,  Ytri Tunga