Iceland’s ring road, officially known as Route 1, is a 820-mile scenic paradise for road-trippers looking to explore the ...

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I've been to both the Blue Lagoon and the Sky Lagoon in Iceland, but there's only one I'd go back to again and again.

Reynisfjara and Iceland's trademark basalt columns Possibly one of the most well-known locations in Iceland is Reynisfjara, a beach on the southern coast with striking black sand and aggressive waves.

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Scientists have traced a 60-million-year volcanic trail from Iceland to Ireland to a deep mantle plume that shaped the North ...

That basalt can also be seen stretching up into cliffs composed of vast arrays of near-hexagonal columns stacked closely together. The basalt columns in all their hexagonal glory.

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Weak sunlight plays over moss-freckled lava fields as the wind, like an angry slap, howls along a deep, narrow slash between basalt columns.

Reynisfjara, located on Iceland's southern coast, was crowned Europe's best beach in 2023 by Tripadvisor, thanks to its striking black sands, basalt columns and rolling seas.