The South Coast of Iceland offers the visitor an amazing variety of geological and natural landforms such as waterfalls, volcanos, glaciers, bays or lava beaches and fields along with picturesque villages.
Eyjafjallajökull
This active volcano erupted in 2010, covering the sky of Europe in ashes, causing enormous disruption to air travel across the continent. A new eruption is expected to happen soon. The height of the summit is 1651 m.
Skógafoss
This beautiful waterfall is placed near the south vertex of the island. Although plenty of tourists, with a width of 25 m and a drop of 60 m, the Skógá river forms an extraordinary water curtain, an amazing show where the sound and the rainbow created by the impact of water on the earth are difficult to forget.
Reynisdrangar
This incredible black sand beach is located near the village of Vik. The formations are the remains of large and imposing sea cliffs, made up of basalt. Interestingly enough, there are no landmasses between this spot and Antarctica.
Vik
This small village is located in the main ring road of Iceland, around 180 km from Reykjavik. Its black sand beach is a weird, genuine spot that worth a visit. Its church, on the top of a soft hill, dominates a picturesque scenery.
Glacier
In Iceland, fire and ice are present all over the island. This glacier near the main ring road is a good example.
Seljalandsfoss
This waterfall drops 60 m. Visitors can walk behind the main fall into a cave. Not getting wet when wandering around is an impossible mission.
Steam
Not far from Reykjavik, columns of ejected steam can be seen alongside the main ring road.
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