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The Golden Circle Destination Guide

Explore The Golden Circle in Iceland

The Golden Circle in the region of South is a place in Iceland - some 39 mi or ( 62 km ) East of Reykjavík , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of The Golden Circle

Time in The Golden Circle is now 11:08 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sauðárkrókur, Akureyri, Selfoss, Reykjavík, and Olafsvellir. Since you are here already, consider visiting Sauðárkrókur . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in The Golden Circle ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Traditional Icelandic food and drink ;-)

2:26 min by Damitarosie
Views: 10474 Rating: 4.73

Some of our Traditional food and drink :-) ..

Þingvellir - Iceland

2:11 min by Jón Tryggvi Jónsson
Views: 1187 Rating: 5.00

Þingvellir is a site of historical, cultural, and geological importance and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland. It is also the site of a rift valley and home to Þingvallavatn, ..


waterfall, iceland, Gullfoss

0:20 min by koddinn
Views: 1173 Rating: 4.00

waterfall ..

My trip to Brussel

4:08 min by Damitarosie
Views: 258 Rating: 5.00

This year our dad took me and my two sister to Brussel Belgium here is a short video I hope you like it and I dont make you sea sick LOL ;) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Urriðafoss

Urriðafoss is a waterfall located in the river Þjórsá in southwest Iceland. In the early days of power companies plans were to build a power plant in Urriðafoss and make a railway to Reykjavík from the waterfall. It did not happen but now Landsvirkjun is planning to build hydropower stations on the lower part of Þjórsár river, at Urriðafoss and Núpur. The proposed Urriðafoss Power Plant is expected to have a capacity of approximately 125 MW and a power-generating capacity of 930 GWh per year.

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Located at 63.92 -20.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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Hraungerðiskirkja

Hraungerðiskirkja is a church in Flóahreppur, Iceland. Designed by architect Eiríkur Gíslason frá Bitru, it was established in 1902.

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Located at 63.95 -20.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 20th-century church buildings, Churches in Iceland, Religious buildings completed in 1902

Grímsnes

Grímsnes is a fissure or crater row volcano located in southwestern Iceland, a relatively small volcanic system located SE of Thingvallavatn lake east of an en echelon group of volcanic fields extending across the Reykjanes Peninsula. The elevation at its apex is 214 meters. Tephrochronology approximates the volcano's last eruption as 3500 BC. The individual volcanoes in the area include Kerið,a lake-filled volcanic crater. The Grímsneshraun lava-fields in the area cover a total of 54 km .

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Located at 64.03 -20.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Dormant volcanoes, Fissure vents, Iceland West Volcanic Zone, VEI-3 volcanoes, Volcanoes of Iceland

Sólheimar Ecovillage

Sólheimar is an eco-village in Iceland and is renowned for its ecological, artistic, and international community ethics. Its current population size is about 100 people. The village of Sólheimar locates in the south-western part of Iceland, the municipality of Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur. It is the first self-sufficient community of its kind in the world, where people with or without special needs live and work together.

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Located at 64.07 -20.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Ecovillages, Populated places established in 1930

Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur

Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur is a municipality in the south-western part of Iceland, in the region of Suðurland. It has a population of 400 inhabitants (January 2011) in an area of 900 km².

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Located at 64.07 -20.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Iceland