Gvendarlaug Hot Spring

Gvendarlaug Hot Spring

About the place

Gvendarlaug is a small stone hot pool at Laugarhóll in Bjarnarfjörður, on the remote Strandir coast of the Westfjords. Tradition holds that the medieval bishop Guðmundur the Good blessed the spring, giving it its name and a reputation for healing water. The original pool is now protected and closed to bathing, but the hotel beside it keeps a warm pool and hot pot you can use. Free to visit, it pairs easily with the Sorcery-trail sights nearby.