Iceland – cold – warm island

The Republic of Iceland is a small northern country from Europe what contains the Iceland island and other small islands. It’s considered the smallest northern country like populations and the last one like surface.
It has 313.000 peoples and a area of 103.000 square km.
The capital of Iceland is Reykjavik.

Strokkur Geyser - South Iceland

Strokkur Geyser - South Iceland

Mainly attractions of Iceland are naturalistic and natural, it has a spectacular dramatic landscape born from volcanic eruptions and carved out by glaciers, Iceland offers striking landscapes, young lava fields, roaring waterfalls, majestic glacial ice-caps, whale watching, bird watching.

Strokur Geyser - South Iceland

Strokur Geyser - South Iceland

One of the most attractive place is Blue Lagoon, a unique natural pool of geothermal seawater (37-39°C) in the middle of a moss-covered lava field.

blue lagoon - iceland

blue lagoon - iceland

Midnight sun is another attraction, in the month of June the sun never fully sets in the north. There are even special excursions to the island of Grímsey on the Arctic Circle where you can experience the midnight sun. Aurora borealis is another Icelandic nature show, during the winter nights, the northern lights are often visible in Iceland.

Aurora borealis (Northern lights)

Aurora borealis (Northern lights)

Thingvellir (site of the oldest parliament in the world), Gullfoss (Europe’s largest waterfall) and Geysir (the one for whom geysers around the world are named). Vatnajökull in Southeast Iceland is the largest of the glacier caps in Europe.

Gullfos - Iceland

Gullfos - Iceland


Iceland means new and different things for you to see and do, whatever the season. Every part of the year has its own special attractions, character and charm. And don´t let the name deceive you – Iceland can be very warm in summer when the sun shines virtually round the clock, while January temperatures are around 0°C.


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