If You Like - Iceland - page 28

Traditional turf house Lindarbakki, Borgarfjörður Eystri (Bakkagerði)
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Lagoons & Swimming Pools
Blue Lagoon As touristy as it may be, it's hard not to adore a soak in the steaming silica
soup surrounded by dramatic flourishes of frozen lava.
Mývatn Nature Baths Ease aching muscles at the north's equally scenic answer to the Blue
Lagoon.
Krossneslaug A geothermal Valhalla at the edge of the world where the lapping Arctic wa-
ters mingle with a toasty geothermal source.
Lýsuholslaug Swimming in this pool, filled with mineral-rich waters, is like soaking in a
warm gin fizz with a twist of algae.
Sundlaugin á Hofsós This perfectly sited fjordside swimming pool puts the sleepy northern
town of Hofsós on the map.
Gamla Laugin Mist rises from the 'Secret Lagoon' in Flúðir, surrounded by wildflower-filled
meadows.
History
Reykjavík 871±2 Brilliantly curated exhibit constructed around an excavation site of an an-
cient Viking hall.
Settlement Centre Offers excellent insight into Iceland's settlement and one of the more
famous sagas (Egil's Saga) through beautiful wooden sculptures.
Herring Era Museum Herring fishing once brought frenzied activity and untold riches to Si-
glufjörður; today an outstanding museum re-creates the heyday.
Víkingaheimar A fresh-faced museum whose centrepiece is a perfect reconstruction of the
oldest known Viking-age ship.
Lakagígar Attempt to comprehend one of the most catastrophic volcanic events in human
history.
Eldheimar A new 'Pompeii of the North' museum gives insight into the devastating 1973
eruption on Heimaey.