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HIGHLIGHTS of ICELAND:
| Antiques |
| Archaeology: |
| Excavations |
| Sagas |
| Sites |
| Architecture: |
| Architectural museums |
| Blue Lagoon spa |
| Churches |
| Church ruins |
| Cleits (drying sheds) |
| Danish trade houses/warehouses |
| Drying sheds (cleits) |
| Fishing huts |
| Fishing Stations |
| Historic farms |
| Longhouse reconstruction |
| Historic architectural techniques |
| Lighthouses |
| Merchant Houses |
| Falcon house |
| Ruins: |
| Churches |
| Fishing villages |
| Pagan Temple ruins |
| 10TH century Irish |
| Lighthouses |
| Trading posts |
| Sheep folds |
| Spas |
| Towns- historically intact |
| Turf houses/farms |
| Whaling stations |
| Windmills |
| Art : |
| Exhibitions |
| Foundations |
| Installations |
| Museums |
| Studios |
| Aurora Borealis (Northern lights) |
| Bathing / Swimming: |
| Hot beachs |
| Hot springs |
| Natural saunas |
| Swimming |
| Geothermal swimming pools |
| Ocean swimming |
| Spas |
| Best beaches |
| Biking / mountain biking |
| Bird watching |
| Boats / boating: |
| Boat model museums |
| Trips and tours |
| Viking longship reconstruction |
| Camping |
| Caving |
| Cliff walks |
| Cliff swinging |
| Clinics, Spas and ‘Health’ Hotels |
| Concerts |
| Conservation (environmental) |
| Crater climbing |
| Cuisine: |
| Bakeries |
| Beer |
| Cafes |
| Four Star / Favorite Restaurants |
| History of food in Iceland |
| Junk food |
| Traditional foods |
| Rotten shark |
| Vegetarian |
| Whale meat |
| Wild foods |
| Reykjavik flea market food hall |
| Sea birds, eggs |
| Herbs, herbalists |
| Moss |
| Berries |
| Angelica |
| Worker’s canteens |
| Dance |
| Diet and Exercise |
| Diving |
| Dog sledding |
| Environmental conservation |
| Exercise in Nature |
| Fashion |
| Festivals: |
| Akureyri Arts Festival |
| Menningarmott (fashion, art, music with fireworks) |
| Westfjords Folk Festival in July |
| Viking heritage celebrated in reconstructed stone circle |
| A Seydi in Seydisfjordur |
| Dagar Myrkurs darkness festival |
| Djasshatid Egilsstada jazz festival |
| Herring Festival in Siglufjordur |
| Icelandic Folk Music Festival |
| Lobster |
| Ormsteiti sea monster festival |
| Film- Icelandic films |
| Fishing: |
| Deep sea |
| Fjords |
| Lakes |
| Rivers and streams |
| Salmon |
| Flora / Botany: |
| Botanic gardens |
| Flowers, wildflowers |
| Moss fields |
| Forests |
| Wild herbs |
| Horticulture |
| Fauna: |
| Birds and bird watching: |
| Breeding, nests and chicks |
| Great Auk extinction |
| Insects |
| Arctic foxes |
| Seals |
| Whales |
| Fossils |
| Flea market in Reykjavik |
| Folk museums (regional artifacts and culture) |
| Gay culture |
| Geneaology: |
| Icelandic immigration to America |
| Decode genetics |
| Geothermal activity |
| Geothermal energy: |
| Geothermal fields / areas |
| Hot lakes |
| Hot rivers |
| Hot springs / springs |
| Natural sauna/steam vents |
| Geothermal landscape: |
| Geothermal fields / areas |
| Hot lakes |
| Hot rivers |
| Hot springs / springs |
| Natural sauna/steam vents |
| Geothermal spas and swimming pools |
| Geology: |
| Volcanoes: |
| Craters and pseudocraters |
| Lava and lava floes |
| Lava tubes |
| Geothermal Energy: |
| Geothermal fields / areas |
| Hot lakes |
| Hot rivers |
| Hot springs / springs |
| Natural sauna/steam vents |
| Geysirs |
| Glaciers and ice caps: |
| Glacial lakes (with icebergs) |
| Ice Caves |
| Caves |
| Fissures / tectonic rifts |
| Fiords |
| Minerals |
| Mountains |
| Islands |
| Lakes |
| Waterfalls |
| Glacier tours |
| Golf |
| Handcrafts shopping |
| Hiking: |
| Highland |
| Interior |
| Historic towns and sites |
| Hot springs |
| Homeopathy: |
| natural cures |
| wild herbs |
| Horseback riding |
| Horses: |
| history |
| riding |
| breeding |
| buying |
| Ice climbing |
| Ice caving |
| Ice skating |
| Islands |
| Jewelry design |
| Lake cruises |
| Literature: |
| Eddas |
| Runes |
| Sagas |
| Hallador Laxness, Nobel Prize winner |
| Maritime museums |
| Merchant house museums |
| Mopeds |
| Music |
| Country music |
| Festivals: |
| Westfjords accordian festival |
| Djasshatid Egilsstada jazz festival |
| Icelandic Folk Music Festival |
| Icelandic Folk Music |
| Orchestra |
| Opera |
| Pop |
| Symphony |
| Natural History Museums |
| Natural Landscape: |
| Volcanoes: |
| Craters and pseudocraters |
| Lava and lava floes |
| Lava tubes |
| Geothermal Energy: |
| Geothermal fields / areas |
| Hot lakes |
| Hot rivers |
| Hot springs / springs |
| Natural sauna/steam vents |
| Geysirs |
| Glaciers and ice caps: |
| Glacial lakes (with icebergs) |
| Ice Caves |
| Caves |
| Fissures / tectonic rifts |
| Fiords |
| Minerals |
| Mountains |
| Islands |
| Lakes |
| Waterfalls |
| National Parks, nature reserves , wildlife sanctuaries and beautiful scenery |
| Religion: |
| History: Vikings and Christianity |
| Extreme churches and cathedrals see ‘Churches’ under ‘Art’ above |
| Paganism; old and new |
| Ruins: |
| Churches |
| Fishing villages |
| Pagan Temple ruins |
| 10TH century Irish |
| Lighthouses |
| Trading posts |
| Sheep folds |
| Sea monsters / lake monsters: |
| Ormsteiti sea monster festival |
| Supernatural Iceland |
| Darkness festival |
| Ghosts |
| Giants |
| Trolls |
| Hidden people |
| Witches |
| Sagas: |
| manuscripts |
| Saga locations : |
| Grettir’s |
| Egil’s |
| Erikstaddir |
| Hrafnkell’s |
| Njal’s |
| Laxadella |
| Snorri Sturluson |
| Saga Museums |
| Settlement: |
| Museums |
| Sites |
| Sea kayaking |
| Skiing |
| Snowboarding |
| Snow kiting |
| Snowmobiling / skidoo |
| Shopping |
| Spas, clinics and ‘Health’ Hotels |
| Studio walking tours |
| Swimming |
| Textiles: |
| Textiles Museum |
| Knitting |
| Weaving |
| Wool: |
| Wool and knit factory shops |
| Theater |
| Vikings: |
| Graves/graveyards |
| Farms |
| Remains |
| Ruins/reconstructions: |
| Turf house |
| Long house |
| War: |
| Iceland Wartime Museum |
| Whales: |
| Whale watching |
| Whaling museums |
| Whale restaurants |
| Whaling stations |
| Whitewater rafting |
| Wildlife sanctuaries |












