Are you attracted by the volcanic landscapes and geothermal sites.
Reykjanes has both.
Power
Plant Earth Reykjanes
Reykjanes power station and
Earth power plant In may 2006 there begun electrical generation in
Reykjanes power station and through connection to the power plant an
exhibition in a show room was asembled and was named Earth power plant.
The show covers various ways of developing energy resourses in the earth
and globes around the universe have been situated in right portion all
around the Reykjanes but the sun sits in the lava outside of Reykjanes
power station at the main entrance to the show room. The power station
is located near Reykjanes lighthouse and Gunnuhver hot spring which are
also popular tourist attractions.
Gunnuhver
East of Reykjanes lighthouse is Gunnuhver
the most famous of many high temperature geothermal areas in
Reykjanes. The name derives from a woman called Guðrún which was a
spectre which caused great disturbance until Eiríkur Magnússon a priest
at Vogsósar set a trap for her and she fell into the spring. The nature
at Gunnuhver is very beautiful and it is popular for hiking. In april
2008 the vapour activity had increased a lot and the spring now covers a
larger area as well as increasing mud eruptions. Explosions which whisk
steaming mud can follow such mud eruptions. People have to use caution
when they visit the area and keep a distance from the spring itself.
Svartsengi
Svartsengi
is an area of green patches north of town Grindavik. During summer the
inhabitants of the town celebrated there. To its south is Mt
Svartsengisfell. The area is one of the five major high temperature
areas of the Reykjanes Peninsula. It supplies all of the communities of
the Reykjanes Area with hot water for house heating and other purposes.
The discharge from the power station there creates the famous "Blue
Lagoon".
