- Bathing
- Outdoor
- Established
- 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.
Balnevia view
Why visit
A deliberately unpolished alternative to Iceland's designer lagoons: natural bottom, constant 38–40°C water, and steam drifting across the surrounding geothermal field.
The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Flúðir geothermal field
- Mineralisation
- Silica-bearing geothermal water
- Character
- Constant 38–40°C water fed from adjacent hot springs and a small regularly erupting geyser.
Practical information
On the Golden Circle route, so it is busiest in the afternoon. A short boardwalk loops around the hot springs that feed the pool.
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