Haukadalur

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The Haukadalur ( South Iceland ) is a valley with a high temperature area at the foot of the mountain Laugarfjall around the active volcanic system of the Great Geyser. It is located in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð.

Location

It is located north of Laugarvatn in the south of Iceland.

Tourist qualities

Since it has some of the biggest attractions of the country in the form of geysers, it now belongs to Golden Circle, as well as Þingvellir. Also found further north in the direction of the Icelandic highlands another important attraction, the waterfall Gullfoss.

Spring sources and high temperature area

The high temperature system at the feet of Rhyolithdoms Laugarfjall has a variety of hot springs, including the geysers, the Great Geyser and Strokkur, which are among the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. However, only Strokkur breaks regularly, at least every 10 minutes from the Great Geysir only irregularly. In addition, there are also a variety of other small hot springs. Another attraction here is also the kieselgurhaltige and therefore very blue source Blesi.

Parsonage Haukadalur

The abandoned at the beginning of the 21st century vicarage Haukadalur was in the Middle Ages as one of the most important centers of learning in Iceland.

The topsheet like to sent their sons there to study them and later priest, bishop some even will allow.

In the churchyard is intended, among other things according to popular legend, the friendly troll Bergþór lie buried, who was friends with the local farmers and lived in a cave in the mountain Bláfell and died.

Woodland Haukadalsskógur

In the little church, which is located on the site of the famous parish churches of the Middle Ages, are extensive forests, which are among the largest contiguous forest areas in Iceland.

The forest was coined in the 30s by the Dane Kristian Kirk, who planted among other blue - and fir Sitka Alaska and Siberia. In 1940 he donated the 1600 ha, the area of the Icelandic Forestry Administration as state property.

Impressions

The small gusher Smiður

Church of Haukadalur in 2001

On the Great Geysir

Geyser in the sunshine

Litli Geyser

View in a hot spring