33 most beautiful and iconic places in Iceland in photos

Iceland – a piece of land so beautiful you can´t describe with mere words. And therefore this post was born, where I won´t disturb the beauty of the places with text.

Voilá..

The most cyan waterfall in the world - Brúarfoss
The most cyan waterfall in the world – Brúarfoss

 

The most powerful waterfall in Europe – Dettifoss

 

A waterfall cluster far in the East by Seyðisfjörður – Vestdalsfossar

 

Diamond beach
Diamond beach

 

Another perspective of Dynjandi
A pearl of the Westfjords – Dynjandi

 

Eldhraun lava field
With its 565 square kilometers, the most extensive lava field in the world – Eldhraun
Elephant rock on Heimaey by sunset
An Elephant rock on Heimaey

 

Elliðaey island vestmannaeyjar
An island of the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago – Elliðaey

 

Puffin on the Hafnarhólmi rock nearby
His majesty – a puffin on the Hafnarhólmi rock

 

Dancing Kríjas near the Dynjandi waterfall
Dancing Kríjas near the Dynjandi waterfall

 

Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon south iceland near klaustur
According to Icelanders the most beautiful canyon in the world – Fjaðrárgljúfur

 

Fossálar rapids
A nice stop just by the Ring Road – Fossálar

 

Geysir eruption
the non dormant of Icelandic Geysirs –  Strokkur

 

Gjáin valley
a valley where the Elves live (adn my favourite place in Iceland) – Gjáin

 

Grótagjá geothermal pool
A geotherem cave, a Game of Thrones star – Grótagjá

 

Háifoss waterfall
a 120 meters tall ‘handsom guy’ – Háifoss

 

Hengifoss waterfall
inbetween the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland the most overlooked one – Hengifoss

 

 

hraunfossar waterfalls
watterfalls seemingly falling directly from the Earth – Hraunfossar

 

hvitserkur
just a piece of rock, still an elephant for someone or thirsty cow for someone else – Hvítserkur

 

The most photographed mountain in Iceland – Kirkjufell

 

rainbow mountains in Landmannalaugar
rainbow mountains and geothermal rivers in Landmannalaugar

 

Ring road as seen from Námaskarð
a piece of the iconic Ring Road

 

bath in the steaming fumarole Namaskard
bath in the steaming fumarole of Námaskarð

 

Ófærufoss waterfall and the Eldgjá crater
Ófærufoss waterfall and the Eldgjá crater

 

Seljalandsfoss
who has never been to Seljalandsfoss has never been to Iceland

 

Sigöldugljúfur walley of tears
nick nemed as ‘walley of tears’ – Sigöldugljúfur

 

Skógafoss waterfall iceland
famous for its double rainbows – Skógafoss

 

Sticafoss waterfall
the best among the unknown Icelandic waterfalls – Sticafoss

 

Stokksnes beach iceland
a photographers Mecca in Iceland – Vestrahorn

 

a view from Stórhöfði
sunset on Stórhöfði

 

Polar fox in Iceland
the only original Icelandic mammal – Polar fox

 

Svartifoss waterfall in Skaftafell
branded in the basalt columns – Svartifoss

 

with a facade compounded from cuboids evoking basalt columns - Hallgrímskirkja
with a facade compounded from cuboids evoking basalt columns – Hallgrímskirkja

 

surreal Iceland Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon with norther light
Icelandic Disney Land – Jökulsárlón the glacial lagoon

 

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