Tap water in Iceland

It's only the hot water that has the sulphur smell. But with widespread use of mixer taps, some of that can get into the cold. You should make sure you really have the mixer fully on the cold side, and run the cold tap for a few seconds to wash any lingering sulphur out. Sometimes the smell can linger on the crockery.

iviehoff is spot on - all hot water in Reykjavik area - both for heating the houses as well as the hot tap is raw geothermal water (and the heating water is discharged when used!!!) - so it is the water you seek Hot Pots to soak in or pay a fortune to swim in in the "Blue Lagoon" resort!!!! The cold water is a separate supply of non-geothermal first class ground water.

Thanks for the speedy responses. Much appreciated!

Some tap water may have a sulfur smell depending on what part of the country you're in but it's safe to drink. Let the tap run for a minute and the smell usually goes away.

I saw people filling their water bottles from streams and rivers in Skaftafell National Park... the water is some of the cleanest in the world.

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