Two weeks in another world
This huge crater along Route 54, just as you turn west onto the Snaefellsnes Peninsula is a landmark for miles around. It is the largest volcanic crater along the rift, and probably erupted 5-6000 years ago. The lava fields surrouding the crater are of two types — The older expanse is pahoehoe lava, while the […]
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One of the oddest features of a volcanic landscape are stretches of weird hexagonal blocks of basalt, fractured lava beds that look like bundles of straws, or floor tiles.
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Clifftop paths to view stunning sea caves and rock formations on the southern coast of the Snaefellsnes peninsula.
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The “Beserker’s Lava field” is vast and surprising and weirder than most lava fields — varying from soft moss-covered rocks to sharp jagged pillars of lava.
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