Vik is the southernmost village in Iceland, located on the main ring road, around 180 km or 110 miles south-east of Reykjavík.
The village is famous for its black sand beach, the American Islands Magazine counted this beach as one of the ten most beautiful beaches on the Earth. Black colour of sand is a result of volcanic activity. The lava, thrown up by the volcano, flowed into the ocean and then was crashed by water.
This beach seems to be the only beautiful place amidst the deserted landscape of Iceland. Black basalt columns sculpted by the sea are seen from the beach. A folk tale says that they are former trolls which turned to stone because of sun light.
Although this is the southernmost point of the island, you will hardly wish to lay off even your jacket since it is rather cold here. Vik is the wettest place in the country. It is better to choose a cloudless day to walk to avoid any risk of being drowned like a rat.
Reykjadalur, or "Smoke Valley", is a beautiful, colourful, almost undiscovered valley with high-temperature geothermal activities, not very far from Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. It is an absolute unspoiled pearl in Iceland's nature, where hot water flows down the slopes of Mount Hellisheidi and makes an ideal place to bathe in a virgin natura...
Hveragerdi has long been one of Iceland's most popular tourist destinations. The reason is geothermal heat: the town is built above a hot-spring field, and derives its name from the Icelandic word for hot spring, "hver".
A vast number of people pass through or by Hveragerdi each year. Located 45 km (28 miles) from Reykjavik, Hveragerdi may be se...
Just outside the tiny town of Vik, Iceland three black basalt columns called the Reynisdrangar protrude from the stormy North Atlantic.
Legend has it that the rocks are three trolls, caught out too late and frozen by the early morning sunlight. From the wild black beach at the foot of Vik, the towers can be seen off the misty coast to the west. ...
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