冰岛最热门的景点及目的地

兰德曼纳劳卡(Landmannalaugar，意为“国民温泉”)位于冰岛南部的内陆高地地区，是冰岛夏季最受欢迎的热门徒步景点之一，以缤纷的地质色彩与天然的地热温泉而闻名。 地质风光 兰德曼纳劳卡的地质景色开阔而壮丽，有着令人屏息的美感。兰德曼纳劳卡高地坐落于Laugahraun熔岩原的边缘；这片诞生于1477年火山爆发的黝黑岩浆地，与色彩斑斓的兰德曼纳劳卡形成了极鲜明的对比。 冰岛中央内陆高地的明丽颜色来自这一地区的流纹岩山脉，红、粉、绿、蓝、金等多种色泽彼此交织，构成了流纹岩独一无二的奇妙纹理。 兰德曼纳劳卡的另一大地质风光是天然地热温泉。几世纪来，这里一直都是行客们歇脚休息的天

图片来自维基百科Creative Commons，摄影：Mickaël Delcey，图片无演绎 豪斯川迪尔自然保护区(Hornstrandir)位于冰岛西北部的西峡湾地区，这片580平方公里的广袤自然保护区同时也是一片无人区，目之所及尽是山峦、悬崖、植被与冻土。 德朗加冰川(Drangajökull，冰岛最北冰川)即坐落于自然保护区南部。 豪斯川迪尔自然保护区设立于1975年，Hrafnfjörður与Furufjörður两座峡湾之间的Skorarheiði平原标志着保护区的南界。 历史 西峡湾在冰岛已属偏远，豪斯川迪尔则居于西峡湾的僻远角落，是一片真正的“世界尽头”。这一地

胡萨维克(Húsavík)坐落于冰岛北部的Skjálfandi海湾内，是一座仅有2000居民的迷人小镇；胡萨维克也被誉为“欧洲观鲸之都”。 观鲸胜地 胡萨维克是冰岛乃至欧洲的最佳观鲸地点，夏季则是最热门的观鲸季节，成功率甚至可达100%。 冰岛北部的Skjálfandi海湾内生活着多种鲸鱼，最常见的是座头鲸，此外还有白吻斑纹海豚与港湾鼠海豚，更加罕见的长须鲸、蓝鲸、虎鲸、白鲸也偶有现身。

阿尔纳斯塔皮(Arnarstapi)是冰岛斯奈山半岛南海岸线上的一座小渔村，是进入斯奈菲尔冰川国家公园(Snæfellsjökull)的必经之路。海滨的古老优雅房屋与沿岸的奇诡海蚀岩石是小镇的人文与自然特色。 历史 阿尔纳斯塔皮小镇的历史可追溯一部古老的萨迦传说：Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss；这部发生在斯奈山半岛(Snæfellsnes)的萨迦以半人半魔的英雄为主人公，在故事结尾，他走入斯奈菲尔冰川，成为了这座半岛的守护神。 斯奈山半岛上多天然良港，半岛海域中鱼类充足。在挪威与丹麦统治冰岛的时期，阿尔纳斯塔皮小镇一直都是重要的商贸港口。十八、十九世纪时，丹麦在小镇上

锡格吕菲厄泽(Siglufjörður)是冰岛北部的一座旖旎峡湾小镇，亦是冰岛主陆上的最北城镇，约有1300人生活于此。 幽邃的峡湾与延绵的山脉为锡格吕菲厄泽赋予了无限自然之美，鲱鱼博物馆、民谣博物馆、民谣文化节则印证着小镇独一无二的文化气质。 自然 锡格吕菲厄泽坐落于同名峡湾中，依傍在巍巍山峰的脚下。小镇风景如画，自然生态亦十分活跃，约有16～18种、共2000余只鸟儿于这片峡湾中安然

卡特拉火山(Katla)是冰岛最活跃的大型火山之一，绝大部分掩藏于冰岛南岸的米尔达斯冰川(Mýrdalsjökull，冰岛第四大冰川)之下。卡特拉火山平均每五十年喷发一次，但上一次喷发是在1918年，至今已有百年未曾活动。科学家预测，火山在未来仍有喷发的可能。 卡特拉火山毗邻埃亚菲亚德拉火山(Eyjafjallajökull，又名艾雅法拉火山)；艾雅法拉曾在2010年大爆发，巨量火山灰甚至一度阻断了欧洲的航空交通，也对全球气候造成了一定影响。一般来讲，艾雅法拉火山若剧烈活动，在接下来的一个世纪中，卡特拉火山也将随之被触发。地质学家曾在2016年断定，卡特拉火山即将迎来喷发。 卡特拉(K

图片来自：Vivek Kumar 凯瑞斯火山口(Kerið)坐落于冰岛南部的Grímsnes地区，是一座旖旎壮丽的火山口湖，与黄金圈景区的三大旅行景点相距不远，是该地区最受欢迎的小众景点之一。 黄金圈景区 黄金圈是冰岛最热门、游览人数最多的旅游景区，由黄金瀑布(Gullfoss)、Haukadalur地热山谷(即盖歇尔间歇泉地热区)、辛格维利尔国家公园(Þingvellir)三大冰岛必游景点组成。一日时间即可在首都雷克雅未克与黄金圈之间往返。 许多黄金圈旅行团的行程不仅包含以上的三大经典景点，还覆盖了许多充满惊喜的小众景点。凯瑞斯火山口居于辛格维利尔国家公园与Haukadalu

迪霍拉里(Dyrhólaey)位于冰岛南岸，是一座120米的狭长半岛，也是一座拱门形状的海蚀岬角。半岛上伫立着一座古老的灯塔，而每逢夏季海鹦等海鸟回归的日子，这里也会成为冰岛的观鸟胜地。 迪霍拉里意为“门山之岛”，是火山运动的产物；在与冰岛主岛连接起来之前，曾是一座离岸的独岛。古时航海的水手常把它称作“波特兰角”(Cape Portland)。 迪霍拉里标志着冰岛主陆的最南端，紧邻一号环岛公路，与冰岛最南城镇维克镇(Vík)也相距不远。 从冰岛首都雷克雅未克出发，沿冰岛南岸一路前往迪霍拉里，游客将经过几处闻名遐迩的冰岛自然景点：塞里雅兰瀑布(Seljalandsfoss)、斯科加瀑布

斯蒂基斯霍尔米(Stykkisholmur)是冰岛西部的斯奈山半岛(Snæfellsnes)上的一座小镇，大约有1100名居民。小镇是该地区的商业与服务中心，从这里可以乘坐Baldur渡轮，前往西峡湾地区的Brjánslækur港口。 斯蒂基斯霍尔米的历史 斯蒂基斯霍尔米历史悠久，小镇坐拥天然良港，布雷扎峡湾(Breiðafjörður)中的鱼类资源极为丰富。 自公元九世纪冰岛定居之始，斯蒂基斯霍尔米即有人居住。小镇也曾在《鲑鱼河谷萨迦》(Laxdæla)等伟大的冰岛中世纪文学中现身。这部萨迦是欧洲最早以女性为主角的文学作品之一，主人公Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir曾被预

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