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780 attractions

Gjáin gorge and waterfalls in Þjórsárdalur valley.

Þjórsárdalur

Waterfall · Golden Circle

Swans on a lake in Þjórsárver with snow-covered Hofsjökull mountains in the distance.

Þjórsárver

National park · Highlands

Þórbergssetur exterior at Hali with its red book-spine wall and mountains behind the museum.

Þórbergssetur

Museum or cultural site · South Coast

Þórisjökull glacier above rough Kaldidalur road and dark highland ground.

Þórisjökull

Glacier · Highlands

Hafnarnesviti lighthouse on the rocky coast south of Þorlákshöfn.

Þorlákshöfn

Lighthouse · Golden Circle

Þórufoss waterfall dropping into a shallow green canyon on the Laxá í Kjós.

Þórufoss

Waterfall · Golden Circle

Þorvaldseyri farm below the ash-darkened slopes of Eyjafjallajökull.

Þorvaldseyri

Museum or cultural site · South Coast

Visitors on a lit platform inside Raufarhólshellir lava tunnel near Route 39.

Þrengsli and Þrengslavegur

Geothermal area · Golden Circle

Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse on the tallest of three sea stacks rising from the Atlantic off the Westman Islands.

Þrídrangaviti

Lighthouse · South Coast

Cable lift descending through the opening of Þríhnúkagígur into a broad mineral-colored magma chamber.

Þríhnúkagígur

Volcanic site · Reykjavík

Þríhyrningur mountain rising above the Fljótshlíð countryside in South Iceland.

Þríhyrningur

Hiking area · South Iceland

Þúfa's grassy harbour mound and winding path with Harpa and Reykjavík across the water

Þúfa

Public art · Reykjavík

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South Iceland2 to 4 days · First-trip spine→Reykjavík1 to 2 city days · Low-car base→North Iceland3–5 days · Major Ring Road segment→East Iceland2 to 4 days · Fjords and inland→West Iceland1–2 nights · Borgarfjörður base→Reykjanes PeninsulaHalf to 1 day · KEF gateway→Snæfellsnes Peninsula1 night ideal · Compact peninsula loop→Highlands1 to 4 days · Seasonal access→Westfjords3 to 5 days · Dedicated detour→

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