Best places to visit in Iceland

This village is famous for its beach of black sand, its sea-battered rocks and its charming church.

Skaftafell is an essential place to go if you want to get up close to a glacier or go hiking in the national park, to which this area is one of the gateways.

One of Iceland's numerous volcanoes.

A wonderful waterfall with the added bonus of an often-present rainbow!

Geysir is home to a spectacular natural phenomenon that holds no bounds when it comes to the sense of excitement and anticipation it provides. Though the site has recently been fenced off and an entrance fee introduced, it still remains one of the absolutely essential places to see when visiting Iceland.

Tear yourself away from the waterfall and visit the excellent Folk Museum where you'll discover a lot about the country's history and past. 

A very beautiful waterfall in the southern part of the island, easily accessible during a trip to the southern part of Iceland.

A stopover village on Route 1. There's a waterfall you can visit and it's also the departure point for hikes into the Fjallabak Natural Reserve.

One of the most beautiful parts of the island are the icebergs drifting on the water. It's a sight you simply cannot miss.

A pleasant village and only hamlet of this size in the southeast of the island.

A little fishing village enclosed in the fjords of eastern Iceland.

Europe's most powerful waterfall, and most recently, the star of the film Prometheus!

A superb canyon where you can hike and enjoy a wild landscape.

A pleasant fishing port has become the best site from which to depart to go whale watching.

The region around Lake Myvatn is one of Iceland's most beautiful volcanic sites.

The northern capital is charming and has the benefit of being a 'large' town in the heart of fjord country.

A fjord in the north of the country, away from Route No.1 that has excellent mountain and coastal walks.

Located in the north of the country, Blonduos has several museums as well as a river full of salmon which brings fishermen here from all over the world. 

Holmavik is a pleasant village in the western fjords, famous for its witch museum.

Isafjordur, the "capital" of the fjords of Western Iceland, is nestled on a sandbank and has an end-of-the-world feel about it.