Iceland Walking Tour - Þingvellir in Autumn [4K]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
- Amazing autumn colors in Iceland. Þingvellir was almost completely deserted during the pandemic of 2020. This 1 hour walking tour leads you through most of the main attractions in Þingvellir.
Information about the tour:
00:25 - Öxará river that runs from Öxarárfoss waterfall.
01:46 - Þingvallabær. A manor house where the government of Iceland sometimes hosts visiting heads of state.
02:57 - Beautiful autumn colors.
05:50 - Þingvellir church.
06:33 - Jónas Hallgrímsson and Einar Benediktsson, poets, are buried within this circle.
09:42 - Flosagjá fissure.
10:52 - Peningagjá fissure (money fissure). It is customary to throw a coin into the water for good luck or to make a wish.
11:26 - Nikúlásargjá fissure.
13:16 - It may not look like it but the bridge was surprisingly slippery with ice.
13:23 - Jakobshólmi.
14:21 - Öxarárhólmi.
15:11 - The flag pole marks the location of Lögberg (Law Rock). This is believed by some to be the location where the Althing parliament gathered centuries ago.
17:19 - Almannagja canyon. This canyon marks the boundary of the Mid-Atlantic rift, which is the space between the North American and Eurasion tectonic plates.
26:30 - Looking over Þingvallavatn lake. The largest natural lake in Iceland.
34:17 - Snorrabúð (Snorri's booth). Named after Saga-age chieftain Snorri Þorgrímsson. Overgrown traces of buildings are visible on the parliamentary site at Þingvellir. These are remnants of shelters or booths in which people stayed during the two week session of the Alþingi (general assemblance) each summer.
35:31 - In recent decades the Icelanders have celebrated their most important national events at Þingvellir.
37:03 - Drekkingarhylur (drowning pool). Executions by drowing took place here.
39:34 - Fangabrekka (Wrestling slope).
46:51 - Öxarárfoss waterfall. It is said some pioneers once dropped an axe into the frozen river, thus naming it “Axe river”. Öxarárfoss basically means “Axe river falls”.
52:19 - Describing the multitude of places where people were executed at Þingvellir. Places such as Drowning Pool, Execution Block Spit, Scourge Islet, Fire Gorge and Gallows Rock.
55:56 - Langistígur. The Walk of Death.
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With your amazing and addictive videos, you make us feel like we were really there. No catchy sentences, no poignant music. Just the steps and the silence, as it should be. Thumbs up!
Now it’s autumn again, we enjoy watching this video with our pumpkin spice coffee! Very cosy! We love revisiting your beautifully made films and immerse ourselves in them by watching them all on our widescreen TV. We feel as if we are there doing the walk ourselves. They are uplifting, interesting and so peaceful. Thank you. Wishing you a lovely autumn. Best wishes from Wendy and Geoff Brighton UK
Thank you Wendy and Geoff. It sounds so cozy with the pumkin coffee :)
Great Virtual Tour! 👍👍😊😊 AWESOME! Amazing!
Everything in this video is perfect. Really enjoyed myself today. : )
This is a sacred place 🙏🏻💕
Such a gorgeous place. I seriously cannot wait to visit in the future! 🤗❤️
It's always nice to visit 🙂
Great video. I have been there several times, but this covid-era video wihout a single soul in the area is something special!
Thank you. Yes it was really special. Like being alone on a different planet almost.
The water in the beginning is so still. And the mountain views again so lovely. Thank you for this amazing walk. I am there walking with you
Beautiful camera work!
Thanks Tom. I try my best to keep it steady.
Very nice walk!!
This is absolutely breathtaking. Thank you for not putting music. Currently going through some tough times and I'm stuck at home, and this video let me imagine I was there
Thank you Valennia. I hope you make it through your difficulties. It shall pass.
just beautiful
Very beautiful video my friend. Stay safe and have a nice weekend. Greetings from Germany
Iceland is amazing. Þingvellir extremely beautiful place Was there two times and wish to visit it again someday
You're lucky it's really amazing both aesthetically and geographically
Thank you. You bring back happy memories of my visit in 2019.
It makes me glad 🙂 Thanks Jo
WOW! Gorgeous! How eerily deserted.
I was there but with a tour so didn't have time for many of the side trails - darn it.
Yes you could spend hours exploring it all ☺️
Iceland my life😍😍😍😍😍
Your videos are amazing, I'm a huge fan! I visited Iceland in 2019, I really hope to go visit you again.
Thanks Jessica and I hope you'll be able to visit sooner than later ☺️
Most beautiful country in the world! =)
Nice View. I never been there. When i was living in Iceland for 5 years, i just stucked in REYKJAVIK. But I promise, someday if i had a chance to visit iceland, i am going to spend my time to travel in whole Iceland. I am from Indonesia.
(Sorry my english is bad)
Saya harap Anda bisa suatu hari nanti. Banyak kerabat saya adalah keturunan Indonesia 🙂
@@IcelandHotSpots oww.. wow ternyata anda bisa bahasa Indonesia.. terima kasih.
@@IcelandHotSpots You are full of surprises! Fabulous.
Ha ha. Ini hanya karena saya memiliki Google translate.
Nah don't think too much of it, it's the magic of Google translate 😅
Peaceful. So quite without visitors. Apart from the two sheep. 😀
It was so mysterious
All done. WOW!
Que maravilla de paisaje.aqui en Barcelona hace un poquito de frío pero es época aunque es muy difícil ver nevar aquí en España me haria ilusión 😁😁😁
Un abrazo
¿Qué frío puede hacer en Barcelona? Me imagino que puede hacer bastante frío en el norte de España.
Si hace más frío por Asturias o por el país Vasco pero en Barcelona poquito aunque con lo friolero que soy yo 😁😁😁 un abrazo amigo espero que esté fin de semana lo pases genial
Nice place
It really is 🙂
Our last visit there was four years ago. How different the park looks in the fall and without the crowds. I do not recall such an extensive system of boardwalks, must be new.
It's quite a different place without people and summer colors, as you say. Yes I believe the paths have been improved in recent years.
I am not quite finished watching this walk, but I had to stop it and say just how beautiful the Axe River Falls are. I love the remoteness of this place, it almost feels familiar to me, but of course, it is not. I appreciate the details you provide so much. It would be helpful to have an idea of what time of day your walks are. I try to figure this out but a sunrise could actually be a sunset. Then, you are so far north, I could be way wrong and it is high noon. :-) I feel most walks are mornings because there are so few people around - most of the time, but not always.
It felt very surreal because it's usually quite crowded. Just sheep minding their own business, everything quiet and the colors of fall a beautiful mix. I was there early, most often I flm in the mornings. Þingvellir is just a fantastic place.
strange feeling to see tingvellir so empty, however very nice video
Yeah it was quite strange. Thank you ☺️
Þingvellir is one of the most beautiful place in Iceland, especially in summer time.. it is also popular for fishing. 27.00 min you can see the waters.
Thanks for all!
Wonderful! The silence is so calming. What type of walking shoe does this person wear?
Thanks. I got me some Dr.Martens boots that are good all year round. I'm not promoting them, just saying ☺️
The waterfall at 47 minutes is how I arrived at Þingvellir. Hiked overland from the top following the river and then climbed down the cliff. After that we went to Þórisjökull northward and climbed on the glacier, which back then extended all the way down to nearly the bottom of the cliff but now is retreated almost to the top of the cliff.
I'll have to try coming over that way, following the river. Yeah it's retreating. Someday very few will have experienced climbing glaciers like you did.
Iceland has really nice natural landscapes. It looks like Ireland and Norway at the same time. I could be wrong though.
It has similarities to both, although I would lean more towards Ireland.
Landscapes and views of Icelandic autumn nature are very similar to those of Siberia.
Yeah I can imagine with the tundra. I'd like to see some parts of Siberia some day.
@@IcelandHotSpots Not tundra. The tundra is an empty field with low grass and snow. No trees and sparse low bushes.
The Siberian forest is taiga.
Taiga is a frequent and tall tree, mainly coniferous and medium-sized shrubs. It grows both on plains and on hills and mountains.
Taiga is much more beautiful and "richer" (wild berries, mushrooms and nuts) than tundra. Only moss grows in the tundra.
Ok thank for clarifying ☺️
i want to go so bad
One day ☺️
i was there only once at that just at the airport :/ but maybe when this virus shit is over ill go :)
Haha yeah go for it I hope you'll like it 🙂
@@IcelandHotSpots oh hell yeah. sure I hella do :) when its safe to travel from Germany to Iceland (Island) and explore those awesomeness that Iceland has to give
Not a single visitor.........................strange
It was really weird!