Tour of Iceland 1 – The Golden Circle

The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24.0 mm ƒ/1.4) 1/125 sec ƒ/4 ISO 64

The South offers a repertory of almost all the features that you can encounter in Iceland and the Golden Circle displays most of them. So, if you are in Iceland for a weekend only, take the Golden Circle Tour and you’ll have a good taste of the country.

Þingvellir (Thingvellir) is the National Park where the Althing, an open-air assembly representing the whole of Iceland, was established in 930 and continued to meet until 1798. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24.0 mm ƒ/1.4) 1/200 sec ƒ/5.6 ISO 64

the Eurasian and North-American plate boundaries run through Iceland. In the south, the plates inch past each other, but at Þingvellir, they break apart and the land between subsides. Nikon D810, 85 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/640 sec ƒ/4.5 ISO 64

In 1939, a round shaped honorary cemetery was consecrated behind the church. Only two poets rest here: Jónas Hallgrímsson and Einar Benediktsson. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/320 sec ƒ/4.5 ISO 64

King Olaf the portly of Norway sent wood and a church bell as a present for a church at Thingvellir in the year 1015. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/500 sec ƒ/6.3 ISO 64

Over two weeks a year, the assembly set laws – seen as a covenant between free men – and settled disputes. Þingvellir National Park. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/400 sec ƒ/5.6 ISO 64

Þingvellir National Park. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/640 sec ƒ/5.6 ISO 64

Strokkur is a geyser in the geothermal area of Haukadalur. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/640 sec ƒ/5.6 ISO 64

Geysir is a site of geothermal geysers. This one massively erupts every 10 minutes. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/640 sec ƒ/5.6 ISO 64

A hot water spring in Strokkur. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/100 sec ƒ/3.5 ISO 64

Gulfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/125 sec ƒ/4 ISO 64

The watery haze produced by the fall is a panacea for plants and flowers alike. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24.0 mm ƒ/1.4) 1/125 sec ƒ/4 ISO 64

Il Sud dell’Islanda offre un assortimento di quasi tutte le caratteristiche di questo paese e il Golden Circle ne offre una gran parte. Sicché, se siete venuti in Islanda solo per un weekend, il Golden Circle vi permetterà di cogliere un assaggio significativo del paese.