Scandinavia - Iceland (Chapter)

This is the Iceland chapter from Lonely Planet's Scandinavia guidebook.

It's literally a country in the making, a vast volcanic laboratory where mighty forces shape the earth. Experience the full weirdness of Icelandic nature by bathing in turquoise pools, kayaking under the midnight sun or crunching across a dazzling-white ice cap.

• hike from Þórsmörk to Skógar and see the new lava formed in the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruptions
• maps
• swim through steam clouds at Iceland's world-famous Blue Lagoon spa or Mývatn Nature Baths
• transport
• visit the Vestmannaeyjar to experience life in a close-knit island community...and see puffins
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Reykjavík & around, Blue Lagoon, the Golden Circle, Hafnarfjörður, Krýsuvík, the West, Upper Borgarfjörður, Snæfellsnes, the Westfjords, Ísafjörður, Hornstrandir Peninsula, Látrabjarg, the North, Siglufjörður, Akureyri & around, Grímsey, Húsavík, Mývatn, Jökulsárgljúfur (Vatnajökull National Park - North), the East, Egilsstaðir, Seyðisfjörður, the South, Vatnajökull & around, Skaftafell (Vatnajökull National Park - South), Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Vestmannaeyjar, the Interior, Routes of Central Iceland, Fjallabak Nature Reserve, Understand Iceland, History, the Icelanders, Arts, Environment, Icelandic Cuisine, Survival Guide, Directory, Getting There & Away, and Getting Around.