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The Fontana geothermal baths on the shore of Lake Laugarvatn

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Laugarvatn Fontana

Geothermal steam rooms built directly over natural vents on the shore of Lake Laugarvatn, with pools opening onto the water.

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Temperatura de banho
40°C
Banho
Piscina interior / Piscina exterior
Fundado em
2011

Laugarvatn Fontana stands on the black-sand shore of Lake Laugarvatn on Iceland's Golden Circle. Its steam rooms are built over natural fissures, so the steam rising through the floor comes straight from the ground beneath.

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Por que visitar

The lake is the plunge pool: bathers step from the warm mineral baths into cold water a few metres away. The site also bakes rye bread in the hot sand, a local tradition demonstrated daily.

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A água

Água termal

Nascente
Laugarvatn geothermal field
Mineralização
Alkaline geothermal water
Carácter
Natural steam vents beneath the bath house, with mineral pools beside the lake

História

Steam baths have been used on this spot since 1929, and the modern complex opened in 2011 on the same geothermal vents.

Informações práticas

Towel and swimsuit hire are available on site, and Icelandic pool etiquette requires a thorough shower without a swimsuit before entering.

Site oficial

Como chegar

About an hour from Reykjavík by road, midway between Þingvellir and Geysir on the Golden Circle route.

Localização

Laugarvatn, Iceland64.2166, -20.7300Ver no mapa da Balnevia

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