The Golden Circle is the most popular tourist route in Iceland, and always has been. In the 18th century, there were not many tourists in Iceland, but Geysir and Hekla Volcano were the places everyone wanted to visit. In the 19th century, Gullfoss and Þingvellir started gaining popularity too, while ...
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Iceland’s Ring Road: Closed Borders Edition
As the name suggest, The Ring Road is the route around Iceland. The Ring Road (Hringvegurinn / Þjóðvegur 1) is 1321 km long and was completed in 1974, with Iceland's longest bridge connecting the South to the South East. Only since 2019 has the Ring Road been fully paved with asphalt. It's ...
