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  • Þingvellir National Park - UNESCO Heritage Site

    Þingvellir National Park - UNESCO Heritage Site   Þingvellir, 50 km (31 miles) to the east of Reykjavík, is the national shrine of Iceland. Iceland's most historic site, and one of the country's most beautiful places, it is also part of The Golden Circle tour. The oldest existing parliament in the world first met here in AD930. The Alþing met here every year to enact laws, including the law...

  • Þjórsárdalur Valley

    Þjórsárdalur Valley   Þjórsárdalur is one of the attractions in the valley of the River Þjórsá. It is a great day trip all-year round from Hotel Rangá and The Highland Center Hrauneyjar and is well worth a visit. One of the attractions here is the Saga-Age Farmhouse, a replica built in 1974 of the farm at Stöng which was destroyed by an eruption of Hekla in 1104. The ruins of Stöng ca...

  • Þjórsárver

    Þjórsárver   Þjórsárver is an extensive, mostly vegetated, part of the central highlands of Iceland, stretching for about 140 km2, mostly on the west side of the River Þjórsá south of Hofsjökull. The area is situated about 600 metres above sea level. The majority of Þjórsárver and the surrounding area (375 km2 in all) was protected in 1981 and the area was designated a Ramsar Site in 1990,...

  • Þórsmörk Nature Reserve

    Þórsmörk Nature Reserve The Þórsmörk ("Thor's woods") natural reserve is one of the most beautiful places in Iceland. It is surrounded by natural boundaries like mountains, ice caps and glacier rivers & lagoons. The Þórsmörk area is bounded by Krossá River to the south, Markarfljót River to the west, Ljósá River to the north and the ice cap Mýrdalsjökull to the east. Þórrsmörk is an idyllic p...

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