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Steam rising from the geothermal field at Flúðir

Flúðir/Iceland

Secret Lagoon (Gamla Laugin)

Iceland's oldest swimming pool, a steaming natural basin ringed by small geysers.

Photo: ezioman, Wikimedia Commons

Temperatura di balneazione
39°C
Balneazione
Vasca esterna
Fondato nel
1891

Gamla Laugin — "the old pool" — was built at Flúðir in 1891 and is the oldest swimming pool in Iceland. Restored and reopened as the Secret Lagoon, it keeps its rough stone edges, gravel floor and the little geyser that erupts nearby every few minutes.

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Perché visitarlo

A deliberately unpolished alternative to Iceland's designer lagoons: natural bottom, constant 38–40°C water, and steam drifting across the surrounding geothermal field.

Raccomandazioni

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L'acqua

Acqua termale

Sorgente
Flúðir geothermal field
Mineralizzazione
Silica-bearing geothermal water
Carattere
Constant 38–40°C water fed from adjacent hot springs and a small regularly erupting geyser.

Informazioni pratiche

On the Golden Circle route, so it is busiest in the afternoon. A short boardwalk loops around the hot springs that feed the pool.

Sito ufficiale

Posizione

Flúðir, Iceland64.1370, -20.3110Vedi sulla mappa di Balnevia

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