News Tagged with “Þingvellir”

This is what the observation deck will look like.

New View of Þingvellir in Sight

9 Oct 2019 There are plans to build a new observation deck this winter by Hrafnagjá canyon in Þingvellir National Park.

New Road Opens through Þingvellir

19 Sep 2019 A new road through Þingvellir National Park was formally opened Monday.

Silfra Could Receive up to 76,000 a Year

5 Jun 2019 Silfra fissure at Þingvellir National Park appears not to have reached capacity yet, in terms of number of guests, a new report suggests.

Two tourists rescued from Lake Þingvallavatn

20 May 2018 The lake is extremely cold and can be very dangerous as cramping rapidly occurs when people fall in.

Rain doesn't deter tourists from visiting Þingvellir

4 Sep 2017 Þingvellir, the historic site of Europe's first parliament, or althing, is also one of the most magnificent areas of natural beauty in Iceland. Thousands of tourists visit Þingvellir every year.

The great brown trout caught in lake Þingvallavatn last night.

26 pound brown trout caught in lake Þingvallavatn

24 Jun 2017 The population of brown trout that resides in lake Þingvallavatn can get very big, which makes it a popular lake for fishing. Last night Danish angler Nils Folmer Jörgensen caught a trout that weighed 26 pounds.

The country home offers atounding views to Lake Þingvellir.

Stylish country home near Lake Þingvellir, Iceland

16 Jun 2017 Country living in Iceland couldn't get more stylish than this modern villa situated in Nesjavellir, a geothermal area of outstanding natural beauty close to Þingvellir National Park.

A new road to Þingvellir national park?

28 Apr 2017 Locals in Mosfellsdalur valley are worried that the road in the valley, which leads to the Golden Circle, can’t handle the traffic and have proposed an alternative.

Silfra is a very popular tourist attraction in Iceland.

Silfra opens again for diving with stricter rules

14 Mar 2017 New rules on diving and snorkelling in Silfra were applied yesterday morning. This follows a second death in the famous crevasse this year.

Diving in Silfra is an especially popular activity in Iceland.

Iceland Silfra accident: "I watched a person die that day"

17 Feb 2017 One of the people diving in Silfra, a crevasse at Þingvellir national park on Sunday describes on Facebook how they watched a person die that day.

Chieftain Jörmundur Ingi Hansen (third from left).

Pagan chieftain sets 17 June as birthday of Iceland democracy

26 Jul 2016 Iceland’s national day is 17 June, the day on which the newly independent Icelandic republic was founded in 1944. But is there more to the date than meets the eye?

Car oil pollution forces closure of Þingvellir car park

3 Jun 2016 One of the car parks at Iceland’s Þingvellir National Park will be closed amid reports that water has been polluted by oil leaks from tour vehicles.

No longer free to park at Iceland’s Þingvellir

17 May 2016 Despite a few teething problems, park visitors were generally happy with the new set-up.

Lake Þingvellir is one of Iceland's most beautiful natural wonders.

Cottages with a view of stunning Lake Þingvellir

16 May 2016 There are few places as magical as beautiful Lake Þingvellir, Iceland's largest and deepest lake. Now you can rent a cottage with a view of the lake in both summer and winter.