Laugarvatn

Overview

Introduction

Popular with Icelanders, the small resort and lakeside village of Laugarvatn, Iceland, 60 mi/95 km northeast of Reykjavik, is the ideal place to stay while visiting the geyser and Thingvellir National Park. Hekla Volcano periodically erupts, spreading ash across some of the area's farm communities, but they spring back with amazing resilience. Gullfoss ("the golden waterfall") is another major attraction. It produces spectacular rainbows when the sun is shining. In the nearby geyser area (6 mi/10 km south of Gullfoss) is 66-ft-/20-m-high Strokkur Geyser (it erupts every five minutes or so) and the not-so-regular Great Geysir (which gave its name to all geysers). The area is within driving distance of Reykjavik and possible as a day trip.

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