Akureyri
Northeast Iceland, Iceland
Capital of the north — hot springs, waterfalls, and a slower pace
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Top Experiences in Akureyri
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Forest Lagoon
A geothermal spa built into a birch-forested hillside above Eyjafjörður — smaller, quieter, and more intimate than the Blue Lagoon, with infinity-edge pools that make you feel like you're floating above the fjord.
2-3 hours
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Goðafoss Waterfall
In the year 1000, the lawspeaker Þorgeir threw his carved Norse idols into this waterfall to mark Iceland's conversion to Christianity. A thousand years later, the water still thunders over a 12-metre-wide horseshoe ledge, and the story still gives the place genuine weight.
1-2 hours
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