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Food scene
I recommend Hotel Geysir as a restaurant. Great cooks, great food and the scenery is just five starts. Through ceiling high windows, you can see Geysir burst.
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Hotel Restaurant Geysir
35I recommend Hotel Geysir as a restaurant. Great cooks, great food and the scenery is just five starts. Through ceiling high windows, you can see Geysir burst.
Behind Friðheimar is an ambitious project midway between the two passions of the owners, horticulture and horsebreeding. As a thumbing of the nose at Iceland’s long, very long, and dark, very dark, winters, Friðheimar grows tomatoes all year round under artificial lighting in greenhouses. Friðheimar places great emphasis on providing optimum taste quality while maintaining environmentally-friendly standards through clean energy, pure water, and biological pest controls. Eat tasty, eat healthy! The rural setting of the restaurant offers a family menu that will please all by its originality and freshness. Friðheimar has also an expansive experience of breeding horses, and a selection of horses displaying an outstanding tölt.
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Friðheimar
FriðheimarBehind Friðheimar is an ambitious project midway between the two passions of the owners, horticulture and horsebreeding. As a thumbing of the nose at Iceland’s long, very long, and dark, very dark, winters, Friðheimar grows tomatoes all year round under artificial lighting in greenhouses. Friðheimar places great emphasis on providing optimum taste quality while maintaining environmentally-friendly standards through clean energy, pure water, and biological pest controls. Eat tasty, eat healthy! The rural setting of the restaurant offers a family menu that will please all by its originality and freshness. Friðheimar has also an expansive experience of breeding horses, and a selection of horses displaying an outstanding tölt.
Sightseeing
Laugarvatn Fontana is great for a swim. I recommend their natural saunas, and to take a dip in the Laugarvatn lake! A must.
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Laugarvatn Fontana
LaugarbrautLaugarvatn Fontana is great for a swim. I recommend their natural saunas, and to take a dip in the Laugarvatn lake! A must.
1 hour hike to Brúarárfoss and you get a easy hike with wonderful views at the end. Fun activity.
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Bruarfoss Waterfall
Hlauptunga1 hour hike to Brúarárfoss and you get a easy hike with wonderful views at the end. Fun activity.
Faxi Waterfall
Beautiful waterfall.
Secret Lagoon is a secret in nothing but name, nonetheless a temple of relaxation and well-being one should not miss on the Golden Circle Route. These natural hot springs are located in the small village of Flúðir, about 30 minutes from Geysir, and are Iceland's very first public swimming pool dating back to 1891. A warm soak alongside hot springs, spouting geysers and steam rising into the air is exactly what you need in between two attractions. You won’t want to leave. In the winter time, the northern lights mirror in the Secret Lagoon, offering the most magical display and invigorating experience.
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Secret Lagoon Iceland
HvammsvegurSecret Lagoon is a secret in nothing but name, nonetheless a temple of relaxation and well-being one should not miss on the Golden Circle Route. These natural hot springs are located in the small village of Flúðir, about 30 minutes from Geysir, and are Iceland's very first public swimming pool dating back to 1891. A warm soak alongside hot springs, spouting geysers and steam rising into the air is exactly what you need in between two attractions. You won’t want to leave. In the winter time, the northern lights mirror in the Secret Lagoon, offering the most magical display and invigorating experience.
A stunning lake is good, but a stunning lake inside a volcanic caldera is simply better. Kerið Crater is a popular stop in the southern part of the Golden Circle, presenting sharp contrasts between the opaque blue-green lake and reddish volcanic rocks. Researchers found no evidence of a volcanic explosion, leading to the conclusion that when Kerið volcano last erupted some 3.000 years ago, it emptied its magma reserve, causing the heavy cone to collapse into the empty magma chamber. Contrary to common belief, the current pool that can be seen in the crater is not caused by rainfall but is at the same level as the water table.
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Kerid Crater
A stunning lake is good, but a stunning lake inside a volcanic caldera is simply better. Kerið Crater is a popular stop in the southern part of the Golden Circle, presenting sharp contrasts between the opaque blue-green lake and reddish volcanic rocks. Researchers found no evidence of a volcanic explosion, leading to the conclusion that when Kerið volcano last erupted some 3.000 years ago, it emptied its magma reserve, causing the heavy cone to collapse into the empty magma chamber. Contrary to common belief, the current pool that can be seen in the crater is not caused by rainfall but is at the same level as the water table.
When visiting the Golden Circle, Gullfoss Waterfall is stealing the show, overshadowing other waterfalls in the area. But you don’t want to miss Þórufoss no matter the small detour on your way to Þingvellir National Park. Here the headwaters of the 25-kilometer Laxá í Kjós River, renowned for its population of Atlantic salmon, cascade down into the Mosfellsdalur Valley, revealing this beautiful 18-meter high waterfall to our eyes. These same falls stay frozen most of the winter. Þórufoss made an appearance in HBO’s series Game of Thrones, in Season 4, as the home of the Children of the Forest. A beautiful waterfall located in a pleasant and peaceful landscape to start the day.
þórufoss
KjósarskarðsvegurWhen visiting the Golden Circle, Gullfoss Waterfall is stealing the show, overshadowing other waterfalls in the area. But you don’t want to miss Þórufoss no matter the small detour on your way to Þingvellir National Park. Here the headwaters of the 25-kilometer Laxá í Kjós River, renowned for its population of Atlantic salmon, cascade down into the Mosfellsdalur Valley, revealing this beautiful 18-meter high waterfall to our eyes. These same falls stay frozen most of the winter. Þórufoss made an appearance in HBO’s series Game of Thrones, in Season 4, as the home of the Children of the Forest. A beautiful waterfall located in a pleasant and peaceful landscape to start the day.