Gamla Laug Laugarvatn

Laugarvatn, on the shores of Lake Laugarvatn in South Iceland between Geysir and Thingvellir, is one of the most historically significant thermal sites in Iceland, where the hot springs of the lake shore have been used for bathing and bread baking since the Viking Age settlement of Iceland over a thousand years ago. Gamla Laug Laugarvatn draws on silica-rich geothermal waters from the volcanic geology of the South Iceland rift zone, offering outdoor bathing in the traditional Laugarvatn thermal pool whose naturally warm lake waters and historic setting create a uniquely authentic Icelandic thermal experience rooted in centuries of Nordic bathing culture. The Fontana Spa's lakeside steam rooms where geothermal steam rises through the lakebed, the proximity to the Golden Circle's Geysir geothermal field and Gullfoss waterfall, and Thingvellir National Park — where the Icelandic parliament was founded in 930 AD above a tectonic rift valley — create an unmatched concentration of natural and historical wonders surrounding this ancient thermal lake in South Iceland.