Places to visit in Iceland
Every place we cover. Each one tells you what it actually is, when to go, whether you need a 4×4, whether it's good for kids, and what to do nearby.
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southeast-iceland
Diamond Beach
Diamond Beach is the black-sand beach opposite Jökulsárlón where icebergs that drifted out of the glacier lagoon wash up on the volcanic sand.
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southeast-iceland
Höfn
Höfn is a small fishing town in Southeast Iceland — the practical base for Jökulsárlón, Stokksnes and Vatnajökull, and famous locally for langoustine.
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southeast-iceland
Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon
Jökulsárlón is Iceland's most famous glacier lagoon, on the South Coast near Vatnajökull, where icebergs from Breiðamerkurjökull drift through to the sea.
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south-iceland
Reynisfjara black-sand beach
Reynisfjara is Iceland's most famous black-sand beach, with basalt columns and the Reynisdrangar sea stacks — and dangerous sneaker waves.
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south-iceland
Seljalandsfoss
Seljalandsfoss is a 60 m waterfall on the South Coast you can walk behind in summer — one of Iceland's most photographed falls.
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southeast-iceland
Skaftafell
Skaftafell is a wilderness area inside Vatnajökull National Park, with marked hikes, glacier views, and the basalt-column waterfall Svartifoss.
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south-iceland
Skógafoss
Skógafoss is one of Iceland's biggest classic waterfalls — a 60 m wall of water on the South Coast that you can walk right up to.
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southeast-iceland
Stokksnes (Vestrahorn)
Stokksnes is a peninsula east of Höfn beneath the dramatic Vestrahorn massif — black sand, dunes and reflected mountains, one of Iceland's iconic photo spots.
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south-iceland
Vík í Mýrdal
Vík is Iceland's southernmost village, a natural base for the South Coast — Reynisfjara black-sand beach, the Reynisdrangar sea stacks and onwards to glaciers.