- Address: Reykdælavegur, Iceland;
- Water temperature: 97 ºС.
Iceland is a country of geothermal sources. They are very popular with tourists. The most popular and famous is the hot spring Daildartungukver. It stands out for its size, and in Europe it is considered to be the largest, and this is the real truth.
Features of the hot spring - this is its biggest, in the country, thermal field. For a year, an incredible amount of water evaporates from its surface. Only one second into the air rises 180 liters. The water temperature is 95.7 ° C.
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If you are lucky to visit the place at a time when there is no fog, then the travelers will have a fantastic picture. A lot of water molecules, turning into steam, rise to the sky. And the process is continuous.
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Hot spring Daildartungukver performs not only the role of tourist attractions, but also the main water supplier. Thanks to it, neighboring cities, in particular, located within a radius of 100 km, regularly receive hot water. These include the cities of the so-called "Greenland of Iceland" - Westurland.
The place is unique in its kind and ecological. The source is especially loved among the adherents of eco-tourism. Opening views are breathtaking and forever preserved in the photo and in memory. The town of Reykholt, next to which is the source, and itself has many attractions.
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Here lived and created the medieval poet Snorri Sturluson. As a token of gratitude for his creations, the residents erected a monument to the poet. The grave of the poet can be visited by making a pilgrimage to the beautiful city churches. If you want, you can even see the exhibition of Snorri Sturluson.
After getting acquainted with the sights of the city, all attention is focused on the plain where the hot spring Daildartungukver is located. Its waters are fed by the Reykholt basin. The four-meter artificial pond is cobblestoned on all sides. At what time tourists would not come, you can swim in the pool.
How to get to the source?
To get to the source, you must first fly to the capital of Iceland, Reykjavik . Then, with an excursion or independently on a rented car, you need to get to the city of Reykholt. There is the hot spring of Daildartungukwer.
The easiest way to see these miracles created by nature and man is to come from Reykjavik through a tunnel dug under the Hvalfjordur fjord. The length of the road is 7 km. If there is a car, then on it tourists get to the destination on the bypass ring road.