Þingvellir þing = parliament, vellir = fields Parliament Fields The most important place in icelandic history. The birthplace of a nation. In the year 930 AD Alþingi, the oldest parliamentary institution in the world, was founded. The…
Vatnajökull National Park, established in 2008, encompasses not only all of Vatnajökull glacier but also extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in the southwest, and Jökulsárgljúfur in the…
The Snæfellsjökull National Park is the first national park that was established in Iceland, the boundaries of which reach out into the sea. Standing at the foot of a volcano and glacier, Snæfellsjökull National Park is the only park that reaches…
Vatnajökull National Park, established in 2008, encompasses not only all of Vatnajökull glacier but also extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in the southwest, and Jökulsárgljúfur in the…