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The North East of Iceland is unspoilt and<br />
has a rich and natural beauty. Remote<br />
and magical, long sandy beaches,<br />
diverse animal life. Staying in specialist<br />
farm ac<strong>com</strong>modation allows a rare<br />
glimpse into this captivating region.<br />
A visit to Northern Iceland and Myvatn<br />
Geothermal Lakes is a delight but should<br />
be visited early in the day to avoid the<br />
bus tours of visitors. The steaming<br />
lakes, created following a volcanic<br />
eruption over 2,300 years ago, provide a<br />
particularly amazing sensory experience.<br />
The scenery is very surreal, with naturally<br />
bubbling geysers and steaming pools of<br />
water dotted around a vast landscape<br />
and a strong smell of sulphur. The area<br />
is a natural haven for migrating birds and<br />
ducks, and many fish thrive in the nearby<br />
rivers feeding on the midges that occupy<br />
the space in the summer months.<br />
Also in Myvatn is the<br />
Dimmuborgir Lava Fields,<br />
an area of dramatic volcanic<br />
rock formations, caves and<br />
arches formed around 2300<br />
years ago. Also referred<br />
to as Kirkjan (church)<br />
formations, due to the<br />
Gothic church atmosphere.<br />
Nordic Christian legend has<br />
it that Dimmuborgir is the<br />
place where Satan landed<br />
when he was expelled from<br />
heaven, and here he created<br />
the “Helvetes katakomber”,<br />
which translates as “The<br />
Cata<strong>com</strong>bs of Hell”.<br />
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