The most beautiful natural sites to discover Iceland

In the south, on route 204: Grænlækur and Steinmyrarflóð, the marshy areas rich in birds.

If you're staying overnight and fancy a short walk, take the Bakkavegur road from the harbour to reach the hiking trail that leads to the edge of the cliffs. Mostly frequented by locals, this picturesque footpath is a haven of tranquillity where lupines thrive in fine weather. Nevertheless, it's best to take closed shoes, especially if it's raining, as there are many rocks that can be slippery. Be careful not to get too close to the edge, as there is a risk of falling.

From the Naustavegur road, a footpath leads through the marshes of Tjarnarhólsmýri. In the cliffs of Hamrahamrar, behind Naustaborgir, an interesting flora grows in the stones.

A hiking path leads from Leirhnjúkur to the crater Hófur. It takes 1 hour round trip.

The small flat island of Papey, strictly sensu sensu, only about 2 km ², but is surrounded by many other islands and islands. The latter multiply from different species of birds, and gray seals can often be seen out of the waves or drifting in the sun on reefs. The nesting cliffs, with a height of 20 to 40 m, are numerous and since the dawn of time the man climbs the rocks to collect eggs.

Here's a must-see if you're driving to Seyðisfjörður from Egilsstaðir! The Fardagafoss waterfall is located a few kilometers east of Egilsstaðir on route 93. After a short 20-minute hike from the parking lot (be careful, it's uphill and can be slippery if it rains), you'll reach the first pretty waterfall. But that's not all: continue along the road until you reach a staircase that takes you down the cliff to the bottom of the waterfall. Take care!

To the southeast of Hverfjall is another explosive crater, the Lúdent. It is as black as the previous one. His crater has a shape like a plate. From its summit, overlooking Mývatn, on the rugged terrain of the east bank, the Vilingafjall and the tabular mountains, massive and black, snow all year round.

The vast bay of Lón is a crystalline lagoon where hundreds of young wild swans can be observed during the summer. This bay is situated between two impressive promontories: Eystrahorn and Vesturhorn. Vesturhorn, one of the few formations of the plutonic rock (gabbro) of Iceland, and Brunnhorn form a course between Skarðsfjörður and Papafjörður. Once, the latter was a fishing station and a shopping mall from 1861 to 1897. There were the ruins of Syðrifjörður, which had been abandoned since 1899, and, just to the south, Papadóttir, with some remains of Irish monk habitats that lived here before arrival of the Vikings. At the foot of the Eystrahorn is the Hvalnes farm, the lighthouse and the old fishing station. The Hvalnes farm served as a framework for the movie Paradise reclaimed.

The imposing and unspoilt nature of Lónsöraefi stretches all along the Eastern edge of Vatnajökull glacier, between Hvalnes, “cap of whales” to the Snaefell mount on the central plateau. In this mineral immensity, there are some valleys secret, surprising oasis of vegetation. The vertiginous deep gorges were carved by glacial streams in the massifs rhyolitic of tone clear or colourful including Reyðarártindur and Hvannagil. Beware, difficult track, inquire before you venture there.