Hvammsvik Hot Springs Hvalfjordur
- Location
- Hvalfjordur, Ouest de l'Islande, Iceland
- Water type
- sodium chloride, silica
- Temperature
- 40 °C
- pH
- 7.4
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
Hvammsvik Hot Springs on the shores of Hvalfjordur, the long fjord north of Reykjavik that served as a crucial Allied naval base during the Second World War, offers eight natural geothermal pools arranged along a wild tidal coastline battered by North Atlantic swells. The sodium and silica-rich spring waters warm the pools to varying temperatures, allowing bathers to move between pools as the cold sea washes over adjacent rocks, creating an exhilarating contrast rarely found at managed spa facilities. The fjord's combination of wartime history, whale sightings, and dramatic mountain scenery makes Hvammsvik among the most compelling new thermal destinations in Iceland.