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Flosagjá

Flosagjá is a fissure and watercourse in the Þingvellir plains. It can be reached as a continuation from the assembly area when bridges and trails are open, near the church and the former farm.

Flosagjá
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The place

What makes it special

  • Fissure and watercourse in the Þingvellir plains.
  • Natural continuation from the assembly area.
  • Near Þingvellir church and the former farm.
Flosagjá
Photo by Balázs Gábor Source: Pexels Licence: Pexels License
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Articles in Flosagjá

Guides to this place

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Flosagjá

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Guides to this place

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Öxarárfoss waterfall beside a marked trail at Þingvellir.

Þingvellir on foot via Almannagjá, Alþingi and Öxará

A brief but insightful visit to the place where a landscape of geological faults hosted Iceland’s assembly for centuries.

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Profile updated: 13/09/2026