Saxholl Crater
About the place
Saxholl is a crater known for its iconic iron staircase. The staircase is carefully integrated into the crater slope and has received architectural awards for its harmony with the landscape. Climbing approximately 100 meters along the "stairway to the sky" offers views of alien landscapes: the Atlantic coast on one side and the majestic Snæfellsjokull glacier-volcano on the other. The crater formed about 3000 years ago. The surrounding lava field, Neshraun, looks like a frozen, boiling sea.
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