Þingvellir Visitor Centre
Þingvellir Visitor Centre is a tourism office in South Iceland, Iceland which is located on Hakið. Þingvellir Visitor Centre is situated nearby to the museum Þingvellir Exhibition: Heart of Iceland, as well as near the cliff Hestagjá.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Tourism office
- Also known as: “Gestastofa þjóðgarðsins á Þingvöllum”
- Address: Hakið, 806
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silfra Diving and Öxarárfoss.
Silfra Diving
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Silfra is a rift formed in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge – the divergent tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates – and is located in the Þingvallavatn Lake in the Þingvellir National Park in Iceland. Silfra Diving is situated 630 metres east of Þingvellir Visitor Centre.
Öxarárfoss
Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Öxarárfoss is a waterfall in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland. It flows from the river Öxará over the Almannagjá. The pool at the base of the waterfall is filled with rocks and is often extremely icy during winter.
Þingvallakirkja
Church
Photo: JD554, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Þingvallakirkja is a church, which is situated 450 metres east of Þingvellir Visitor Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Þingvellir National Park.
Þingvellir National Park
Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0.
Þingvellir National Park is a world-heritage national park in South Iceland. The park is home to the world's longest-running Parliament, which was established in 930 AD.
Þingvellir Visitor Centre
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.256° or 64° 15′ 22″ northLongitude
-21.12986° or 21° 7′ 48″ westOpen location code
99PW7V4C+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 60736761OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=informationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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