Nauthólsvík

Reykjavík · 🇮🇸 Iceland

Reykjavík's geothermal beach — golden sand imported to a cove where hot spring water warms the North Atlantic enough to swim.

Sea temperature

~10°C in the warm season

Water

A geothermally warmed lagoon

Sand

Imported golden sand

Swimming

A man-made cove where hot geothermal water warms the sea to a swimmable temperature

Best time to visit

Year-round

Setting

A geothermal beach lagoon on the edge of Reykjavík with hot-pots

Beach type

Exotic sands

Region

Europe

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• 
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• 
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• 
  Cala Mariolu

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• 
  Diamond Beach

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Photo: Alexander Grebenkov (CC BY 3.0) · source