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Thingvellir National Park, Iceland  
   

Thingvellir National Park, Iceland

Silfra Fissure Area
TOUR 08 - Iceland Discovery - Intrepid Travel - TUE, 27 SEP 2022 – Day 2

September 27th 2022
TUE, 27 SEP 2022 – Day 2: Golden Circle/Hvolsvollur Valley - Make an early start to beat the crowds on the Golden Circle route. Head to Thingvellir National Park, home to the Parliament Plains and location of Iceland’s first parliament. Thingvellir also contains the Silfra fissure, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are slowly pulling apart. The resulting gap is partly fille ... read more
Europe » Iceland » South » Hvolsvollur

Icelandic Flag Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland ... ... read more
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