Víti
- Location
- Víti, Þingeyjarsveit, Islande, Iceland
- Water type
- sulfurous
- Temperature
- 38 °C
- pH
- 7
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Víti (meaning 'Hell' in Icelandic) is a remarkable geothermal crater lake at the Krafla volcanic system in northern Iceland, filled with warm sulphurous, milky-blue geothermal water within the explosion crater of a major phreatic eruption that took place in 1724, creating one of the most visually extraordinary bathing environments in the world. The Krafla caldera area, scene of dramatic volcanic eruptions as recently as the 1980s, is one of Iceland's most geologically active regions, and bathing in Víti's sulphurous warm water within an active volcanic crater is an experience of genuine geological immediacy. The surrounding Krafla lava fields, fumaroles, and the steaming earth of the Hverir geothermal area nearby create an otherworldly volcanic landscape of rare intensity.