What to See in Iceland

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Iceland has three sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list:

• Surtsey Island (2008): This island, born from a volcanic eruption in the 1960s, is a UNESCO site. Still studied by scientists, public access is not permitted.

• Thingvellir National Park (2004):

• Vatnajökull National Park (2019):

Cities and Cultural Heritage

• Akureyri :

• Dalvík :

• Egilsstaðir :

• Eyrarbakki :

• Höfn :

• Húsavík :

• Ísafjörður :

• Keflavik :

• Reykjavik :

• Selfoss :

• Seyðisfjörður :

• Vik :

Natural Heritage

• Askja :

• Blue Lagoon :

• Geysir :

• Glymur :

• Godafoss :

• Gullfoss :

• Hekla :

• Jökulsárlón :

• Kerlingarfjöll :

• Kverkfjöll :

• Lakagigar :

• Landmannalaugar :

• Latrabjarg Cliff :

• Mjoifjordur :

• Mýrdalsjökull :

• Myvatn :

• Thingvellir National Park :

• Vatnajökull National Park :

• Snaefellsnes Peninsula :

• Selfoss and Dettifoss :

• Skagafjörður :

• Skogafoss :

• Thorsmork :

• Vestmann Islands :