Introducing Iceland
Iceland is literally a country in the making, a vast volcanic laboratory where mighty forces shape the land and shrink you to an awestruck speck. The country’s natural features - eruptions of lava; gushing geysers; hot springs; tearing fissures and slow, grinding glaciers - are so cinematic that at times they seem unreal. Bathe in turquoise pools, stand behind a toppling cascade or walk across a glaring-white icecap to experience the full weirdness of Icelandic nature.
Iceland’s creatures are larger-than-life too: there’s no better place on earth to come eye-to-eye with sleek, spouting whales. Fearless little puffins flutter and bill in their millions along the tops of towering sea-cliffs.
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Overhead view of Reykjavik and Tjorn from City Hall.
- Anders Blomqvist
- Lonely Planet photographer
