Swimming pools are very common in Iceland and they are all heated with natural hot sping water. The swimming poole of Ábær is located close to Bjálkabær, it only takes about 7 minutes by car.
The Geysir hot spring area is one of the greatest, natural attractions in Iceland. The entire area is on top of a vast, geothermal field dotted with bubbling, multicolored mud pools, hissing steam vents, hot and cold springs, warm streams and primitive plants. The Great Geysir is among the most notable in the world. It erupts irregularly these days, but Strokkur erupts every 10 minutes or so and its white column of boiling water can reach heights of 20-30 meters.
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 Gullfoss "Golden Falls" is just a few kilometres from Geysir. In the midst of lush vegetation, white water thunders down a 32-metre (105-feet) drop into a narrow canyon 70m (192 ft.) deep and 2.5km (1.5 miles) long. On a sunny day, visitors can see a rainbow through the drizzle, and in winter, the scene is even more spectacular as part of Gullfoss freezes over.
Kerid the explosive-crater. Part of a group of volcanic hills, Kerið is an enormous explosive-crater created nearly 3000 years old that is now partly filled with water.
For seven centuries, Skálholt (optional) was the scene of dramatic events that shaped the political, spiritual and cultural life of Iceland. Its early history is traced back to the 11th century when religious disputes were at their most intense. Iceland’s first bishopric was founded at Skálholt in 1056.
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