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Hot spring · 17 mín akstur
Deildartunguhver
Europe's highest-flow hot spring. Boiling water surfaces right by the road, and it heats much of Borgarfjörður.
Baths · 18 mín akstur
Krauma
Geothermal baths fed by the hot spring next door, with pools at several temperatures and a steam room.
Waterfalls · 35 mín akstur
Hraunfossar and Barnafoss
Water seeping out of the edge of a lava field along hundreds of metres of riverbank, and the narrow gorge of Barnafoss just above it.
History · 22 mín akstur
Reykholt
Snorri Sturluson's farm, with his bathing pool still in place and an exhibition about him beside the church.
Crater · 18 mín akstur
Grábrók
A short, steep climb up a volcanic crater on a boardwalk, with a wide view over the lava field.
Town · 26 mín akstur
Borgarnes
The nearest town. The Settlement Centre there tells the story of Iceland's first settlers and of Egil's saga.