Eldvörp is the name of scoria and spatter cones in off-set sections that form a row of 10 kilometers, and it's surrounding lava covering 20 square kilometers. It dates back from a volcano-tectonic episode between 1210 and 1240 called the Reykjanes fires.
The craters are similar to the famous Lakagígar in the Icelandic highland although everything is on a much smaller scale.
Women from Grindavík used to bake bread in the steam from the lava and a trail called Brauðstígur, or the Bread trail, leads there from the town. Remains of human activity can be found in various places in Eldvörp.
Eldvörp is located on Reykjanes peninsula, west of the famous Blue Lagoon and the small mountain Þorbjörn. There is a gravel road from the road 426 that leads all the way to Eldvörp.
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30 сен 2024