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Reykjanes Peninsula: Garður and Sandgerði After our quarantine stay in Keflavik we explored the region near Keflavik on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Garður is at the very tip of the peninsula and provides excellent views, two famous lighthouses (the oldest and the highest one) and a long, beautiful beach. Geldingadalur volcano During the time of writing this blog entry, Iceland is popular in the world news because of the eruption of the Geldingadalur volcano, which is a fabulous nature spectacle and has grown in a very short time to an extremely popular spot. We therefore quickly realized that we won’t miss this unique experience either (the eruption site is very easy to reach from Reykjavik and lies near Grindavik on the southern peninsula of Iceland). There are no more words needed than “WOW”! It is absolutely worth the hike, and easily understandable that this volcano is so popular with the local population and the few tourists in the country. If there were no COVID-19 pandemic, this spot would probably be overcrowded - by now it is only crowded ;-). There is also installed a livecam at the eruption site: New Webcam: Livestream of Fagradalsfjall Eruption - YouTube Reykjavik area Beside the eruption site, we spent a lot of time discovering the area around Reykjavik: Seltjarnarnes, Álftanes, the small but beautiful Kermóafoss and the (reforested) wood around Elliðavatn. Every single place can be absolutely recommended to visit and is very easy to reach from the main city.
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