Iceland, the land that inspired Jules Verne to write his most famous work “Journey to the center of the Earth” or the birthplace of artist Bjork, is becoming in one of the favorite European destinations for its many activities as well as its natural accidents like: glaciers, geysers, thermal fountains, active volcanoes, extended lava desserts, aside from its history, literature (through the Icelander sagas) and its rich and vast folkloric traditions.
The Church of Hallgrimur is the crown on Iceland's capital with its magnificent 73 meters high steeple rising above all other buildings in Reykjavik. It is the largest church of the country with a seating capacity for 1,200 people in the nave.
From the Earth´s Core
A Blade of Rock in Antarctica
A Splash in the Arctic Waters
A Paradise for Penguins
Glymur Resort is a family run boutique hotel situated high on a hillside on the northern shore of the beautiful “Whale fjord” just 50 kilometers away from Reykjavik or 90 kilometers away from the airport.
Country of great contrasts, with a cultural tradition of over 2,500 years B.C, with a population of over 1,150 million inhabitants, India is the second most populated country in the world, only behind China.
The “Dean’s Blue Hole” is found in the west bay of Clarence Town, inLong Island at the Bahamas Islands. It is the deepest blue hole (submarine cave) in the world, with a depth of 663 ft, which is twice the averageof the regular blue holes that usually reach a depth of 360 ft. It has a cir-cular shape and abrupt walls with a high contrast of colors between thedark blue from the deep and a clear blue from the shores.
It is a magicalrocky formation molded by the wind, so hard to access that more thanone has returned frustrated for not finding it.