Saga Trail South
Articles in Saga Trail South
One of the first settlement farms in Iceland was Horn, built by Hrollaugur son... more
According to the Book of Settlements and the Sturlunga Saga, many murders,... more
Saga Trail:
Thjorsa... more
Vik - Skaftafell -... more
GAULVERJABAER
FLÓAVEITAN
THJORSA
CAVES AGISIDA... more
Saga Trail:
Hveragerdi - Olfus – Selfoss area
ARNABAELI
HJALLI Olfus... more
Thingvellir, location of the old Althing
Icelanders gathered at River Oxara in... more
Witchcraft and scorcery at Thingvellir
The witch hunt in Europe started around... more
According to the Book of Settlements and the Sturlunga Saga, many murders,... more
The main western fault line, 8 km long (5 miles) and 5 km (3 miles) wide, is... more
The King's House was built in 1907 to accommodate the king of Denmark on his... more
Hofmannaflot is a flat plain on the eastern side of Mt Armannsfell and north of... more
The Parliamentary Plains are the most important historic site of the country... more
Saga Trail Thingvellir to... more
Saga Trail:
Hveragerdi – Olfus – Selfoss area
ARNABAELI
HJALLI Olfus... more
The first eruption of Mt Hekla in historical times is thought to have occurred... more
Gaukshofdi is a headland along which River Thjorsa runs where it can be forded... more
The farm Stong in the Thjorsardalur Valley was devastated by the first... more
Sigríður Tómasdóttir was born in Brattholt 24 February 1874 and lived there... more
Keldur is a farm and a church site in the Rangarvellir County Catholic churches... more
The museum was opened in 1949 and its first permanent building was built in... more
Lake Baulutjorn has an area of 0,04 km² Its greatest depth is 4 m and it is... more
Farm Bergtorshvoll is a church site in the West Landeyjar County The churches... more
Those sea eroded basaltic columns just south of road no 1 are well worth a... more
Hruni is a farm, a church site, and a parsonage in the Hrunamanna County The... more
This church belongs to the Hruni benefice in the Arnes deanery It was built of... more
According to documented sources, a church was built at Thingvellir... more
The Ulfljotsvatn church belongs to the Mosfell benefice of the Arnes deanery It... more
This church belongs to the Skalholt benefice of the Arnes deanery The Catholic... more
The main source of the Axe River is in the shallow valley between Mt Burfell... more
Hjalparfoss is a beautiful, two stepped waterfall near the confluence of Rivers... more
Once there lived a woman at Hofdabrekka by the name of Jorunn According to most... more
According to the continental drift theory, the Eurasian and North... more
The ancient seat of the Icelandic bishops, Skalholt, was the centre of... more
The Golden Waterfalls (Gullfoss) are situated in the upper part of River Hvita... more
About Gigjokull
As one of Eyjafjallajokull Glacier´s Outlets, Gigjokull was... more
About Haifoss
The waterfall Haifoss in the Thjorsa Valley is 122 m high, the... more
About Kudafljot River
The glacial river Kudafljot in south Iceland has a large... more
This most famous and former largest spouting hot spring of the world probably... more
About Skeidararsandur
This is one of the largest alluvial plains of the... more
About Island Surtsey
The eruption, which created this and other islands around... more
During the period 1929-1933 the Reykjavik Electric Authority (now Municipal... more
About Uthlid
Farm Uthlid was first named the Outer Hlid and was a church site... more
About Haukadalsheidi
Moorland Haukadalsheidi is situated in the southern... more
About Kaldarhofdi
Farm Kaldarhofdi is opposite to the Drattarhlid Hill to the... more
About Vordufell
Mt Vordufell (391 m) is a triangularly shaped mountain to the... more
About Hestfjall
Mt Hestfjall (317 m) rises gradually higher from the south to... more
About Braedratunga
Braedratunga is a manor and a church site on the tongue of... more
About Laugarvatnsvellir
Laugarvatnsvellir is a large grassy area, a former... more
About Ashildarmyri
Ashildarmyri is a historical site and an ancient meeting... more
About River Thjorsa
The Book of Settlements explains the denomination of the... more
During the first half of "The Free State Period" (930-1262), the settlement of... more
Oraefajokull is the highest mountain of the country, 2,110 m, and stretches to... more
About Papos
Papos was the first trading post of the East Skaftafell District... more
About Hoffellsdalur
This is the easternmost of the Nesja County valleys It... more
Hoffell is an estate in the Nesjar County
According to the Book of... more
Nupstadur is the easternmost farm of the Fljot County, just to the west of the... more
About Borgarhofn
Borgarhofn is a cluster of farms in County Sudursveit The... more
About Sandfell Farm
Sandfell is an abandoned farm in the Oraefi District, a... more
About Ingolfshofdi
Ingolfshofdi is a headland, framed with the sea in... more
Fagurholsmyri is a farm community in the Oraefi County On a fine day, the view... more
Glacier Breidamerkurjokull counts among the largest glacier tongues of the... more
Mt Breidamerkurfjall (774m) is an outcrop of the country’s highest mountain,... more
Forest Baejarstadaskogur is one of the best thriving birch forests of the... more
About Svinafell
Farm Svinafell in the Oraefi County was among the... more
Mt Lomagnupur is a prominent 688 m high and precipitous promontory on the south... more
About Orrustuholl
The Argument Mound protrudes from the eastern Skafta Fire... more
About Kirkjugolf
The so-called Church Floor is situated in the meadow just... more
About Systrafoss and Systrastapi
1186 a nun monastery was established in... more
The 25 km long crater row called Lakagigar was created during a relatively... more
Alftaver is a relatively small and a flat area to the east of the desert... more
Thykkvabaearklaustur is presently a church site in the county Alftaver, and was... more
Hjorleifshofdi is a freestanding, 221 m high hyaloclastite headland on the... more
The Kerlingar Valley is situated about 5 kilometres to the east of the hamlet... more
Farm Hofdabrekka is the easternmost one in the Myrdalur County, closes to the... more
This church belongs to the Westman Islands’ benefice in the Kjalarnes deanery... more
Headland Storhofdi is the southernmost inhabited spot of the country It is 122... more
This church belongs to the Holt benefice in the Rangarvellir deanery Its... more
Farm Eyvindarmuli in Fljotshlid County was a church site
Its name is derived... more
Early 19th century sources mention two burial grounds about 2½ km east of... more
This church belongs to the Oddi benefice in the Rangarvellir deanery
Oddi... more
Aegissida is a farm on River Ytri-Ranga opposite to the small town Hella in the... more
Hellar is a farm in the Land County in the Southwestern Lowlands Some ancient,... more
“Floaaveitan” (irrigation) was built in the years 1918-1927 It covered... more
Laugardæla church is 3 km from Selfoss It was built in the years... more
Hjalli is a farm and a church site in the Olfus County
Around the year 1000... more
The Baugsstadir farm was named after the settler Baugur, who spent... more
About Badstofuhellir
The sandstone outcrop Hellnaskagi is on the property of... more
About Petursey
"The Peter's Island" as this freestanding, 275 m high, mountain... more
The glacier snout Solheimajokull is the southwestern outlet of the... more
About Skogafoss
Waterfall Skogafoss is 60 m high and counted among the most... more
There are many man made caves in the Southwestern Lowlands
Behind the ruins... more
About Thrihyrningur
The mountain „Thrihyrningur“ towers over... more
About Einhyrningur
Mt Einhyrningur (750m) is located between the small... more
About Kirkjubaer
The estate Eastern and Western Kirkjubaer (Church Farm) is... more
About Thingskalar
Thingskalar is an ancient place of the assembly of the... more
About Stora Hof
This estate is located near River Eastern Ranga in District... more
Leirubakki is an old farm site occupied since soon after the first years of the... more
About Gunnarsholt
Gunnarsholt was named after Gunnar Baugson, grandfather... more
About Keldur
Keldur is a farm and a church site in the Rangarvellir County... more
About Oddi
Oddi was a manor and a parsonage as well as one of the most... more
About Bergthorshvoll
Farm Bergthorshvoll is also the domicile of a Lutheran... more
Hlidarendi is a farm and a church site in the Fljotshlid County Catholic... more
About Thjorsa
The Book of Settlements explains the denomination of the river:... more
Gaulverjabaer is a farm hamlet, church site and a former parsonage in the Floi... more
About Floi Nature Reserve
This nature reserve covers a part of the eastern... more
This church belongs to the Thorlakshofn benefice in the Arnes deanery It is the... more
About Thuridarbud
Thuridarbud is a replica of the former fishermen’s... more
About Reykir Hveragerdi
This former manor is situated at the foot of Mt... more
About Kaldadarnes
Kaldadarnes was and still is a large estate just east of... more
About Ingolfsfjall
Mt Ingolfsfjall (551m) is a steep sloped hyaloclastite... more
About Arnarbaeli
Farm Arnarbaeli is really a part of a farm hamlet named The... more
Thykkvibaer
This is a cluster of farms situated on the highest lying ground of... more
About Laugarvatn
A hamlet started developing on Lake Laugarvatn in 1928, when... more
The only hamlet of the Grimsnes County is Solheimar About one third of the... more
The Parliamentary Plains are the most important historic site of the country... more
