Vök Baths
Floating geothermal pools set into a lake in the east of Iceland.
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- Температура купания
- 40°C
- Купание
- На открытом воздухе
- Основано
- 2019
Vök Baths opened in 2019 on Urriðavatn, a lake near Egilsstaðir whose ice-free patches first revealed geothermal activity beneath it. Two pools float on the lake surface, reached by a boardwalk, alongside land-based pools and a cold-water lake swim.
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Почему стоит поехать
Nowhere else in Iceland can you bathe in warm water while surrounded by the lake itself — and the geothermal water here is clean enough to drink at the tap.
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Вода
Термальная вода
- Источник
- Urriðavatn geothermal springs
- Минерализация
- Geothermal water of drinking quality
- Характер
- Warm springs beneath the lake keep openings in the winter ice; the water is clean enough to drink at the tap.
История
The lake's name refers to the "vök", the openings in the winter ice created by warm springs below; the baths were built to use that resource in 2019.
Практическая информация
Pools sit at roughly 38–41 °C. There is a cold-plunge ladder into the lake, a steam bath and a bistro; swimwear is required and showers before entry are mandatory.
Как добраться
Egilsstaðir is a five-minute drive away and has an airport with flights from Reykjavík; the baths are on Route 925 by the lake.
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