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780 attractions

Ástjörn Lake footpath in Hafnarfjörður with green shoreline and calm water.

Ástjörn

Lake · Reykjavík

Atlavík cove on Lake Lagarfljót with forest, campsites, a shoreline road, and green East Iceland hills.

Atlavík

Lake · Ring Road

Polished stone and mineral displays inside Audunn's Mineral Collection in Djúpivogur.

Audunn's Mineral Collection

Museum · Ring Road

Rafts moving through the Austari-Jökulsá canyon between steep dark rock walls in Skagafjörður.

Austari-Jökulsá

Canyon · Arctic Coast Way

Moníkubrú bridge crossing the pale Austari-Jökulsá river in Austurdalur valley.

Austurdalur

Canyon · Ring Road

Austurstræti street in downtown Reykjavík with shops, pedestrians, and old-center buildings.

Austurstræti Street

Historic site · Reykjavík

Austurvöllur square in central Reykjavík with grass, people, and surrounding old-center buildings.

Austurvöllur

Historic site · Reykjavík

People queue at the Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur hot dog stand on Tryggvagata in Reykjavík.

Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur

Museum or cultural site · Reykjavík

Aerial view of Bakkafjörður showing the small harbor, shoreline, and scattered village buildings along the Langanes coast.

Bakkafjörður

Fjord · Arctic Coast Way

Lava fountains rising from the Holuhraun fissure during the Bárðarbunga volcanic episode.

Bárðarbunga

Volcanic site · Highlands

Beljandi Waterfall and Breiðdalsá below East Iceland mountains.

Beljandi

Waterfall · Ring Road

Aerial view of Berserkjahraun lava field, red scoria craters, lakes, and the north Snæfellsnes road.

Berserkjahraun

Volcanic site · Snæfellsnes

Teigarhorn coastline and dark cliffs on Berufjörður with farm buildings and Búlandstindur across the fjord.

Berufjörður

Fjord · Ring Road

Bessastaðir presidential residence and church on Álftanes with mountains across the water.

Bessastaðir

Museum or cultural site · Reykjavík

Bíldudalur village houses along Arnarfjörður below steep Westfjords mountains.

Bíldudalur

Village · Westfjords Way

Bjarnarey Island rising from the sea with steep green slopes and dark volcanic cliffs in the Westman Islands.

Bjarnarey Island

Cliff viewpoint · South Coast

Bjarnarfjörður fjord in Strandir with calm water, low green shore, and layered Westfjords hills.

Bjarnarfjörður in Strandir

Hot spring · Westfjords Way

Steam plumes rising from Bjarnarflag Geothermal Station pipes and yellow buildings below Námafjall.

Bjarnarflag

Geothermal area · Diamond Circle

Bjarnarfoss Waterfall above the grassy valley and rocky stream above Búðir on Snæfellsnes.

Bjarnarfoss

Waterfall · Snæfellsnes

Bjarnarhöfn farm buildings below Bjarnarhafnarfjall on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula.

Bjarnarhöfn

Museum or cultural site · Snæfellsnes

A Bjarnarhöfn museum guide holding shark jaws beside shark museum display cases.

Bjarnarhöfn Shark Museum

Museum · Snæfellsnes

Coastal farms and green fields along the north side of Hvalfjörður in West Iceland.

Bjarteyjarsandur

Town · West Iceland

View from Bláhnjúkur over Landmannalaugar, Laugahraun lava, pale river braids, and surrounding Highlands mountains.

Bláhnjúkur

Volcanic site · Highlands

Blönduós town beside Route 1 with low North Iceland mountains in the background.

Blönduós

Town · Arctic Coast Way

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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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