Reykjavík's landmark church, 74 m high, with a concrete façade inspired by the basalt columns formed by lava. Take the lift up the tower for the best view over the city's colourful rooftops. Inside is a huge pipe organ.
The statue of Leif Erikson stands in front. Walk down Skólavörðustígur, the 'rainbow street', to the harbour and the glass Harpa concert hall. Try a hot dog from Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur, Reykjavík's famous stand since 1937.
A geothermal spa of milky-blue warm water in a black lava field on the Reykjanes peninsula, fed by water from a nearby power plant, rich in silica.
A rift valley where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are pulling apart, and where Iceland's parliament, the Alþingi, met in the open a…
The geothermal area of Haukadalur, where the original Geysir, which gave its name to all geysers, now rarely erupts.
A jet boat ride up the glacial Hvítá river into the canyon below Gullfoss, the huge two-tiered waterfall on Iceland's Golden Circle.
Iceland's most famous waterfall, the 'golden falls', where the Hvítá river plunges 32 m in two stages into a deep canyon.
A peninsula in west Iceland, often called 'Iceland in miniature', with the glacier-capped volcano Snæfellsjökull, black and golden beaches, lava fiel…
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