Attractions of Iceland in any season.
Resting on the edge of the Arctic Circle and sitting atop one of the world’s most volcanically active hot spots, Iceland is an inspiring mix of magisterial glaciers, bubbling hot springs and rugged fjords. Although it sits bashfully on the edge of the Arctic, this wonderful little island contains some of the most impressive natural wonders in Europe. Here the continent's biggest waterfalls thunder down with such force that the ground trembles under your feet, the bleak and barren highlands form Europe's largest and loneliest desert, and the awesome icecap Vatnajökull is the biggest outside the poles. Other spectacular natural phenomena include smouldering volcanoes, slow-flowing glaciers, black nightmares of lava, gushing geysers, bubbling mud pots, soothing thermal pools and, in the darkness of winter, the magical Northern Lights.