<< Our Photo Pages >> Althing - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Iceland
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Althing Alternative Name: Althingi, AlÞingiCountry: Iceland
NOTE: This site is 49.146 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Mosfellsbær Nearest Village: Laugarvatn
Latitude: 64.261800N Longitude: 21.122W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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markj99 visited on 11th Nov 2015 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Thingvellir National Park features Almannagjá, a slowly widening chasm between the European and American plates and Lögrétta, the Law Rock that is said to be the first site of Althing, the oldest surviving parliament in the world. Althing was established c. 930 AD.
lichen visited on 20th Aug 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Alta-Falisa visited on 8th Jun 2012 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 The closest you can come by car is the car park (64.263337, -21.117194). From there, a walkway leads you as far as the church and old cemetery.
The path to the valley supposed to be just on top of the dividing line Europe-America (where two tectonic plates pull the Atlantic floor apart) is asphalted at first, then more rocky (and you are not supposed to go that far... Naughty, naughty, naughty, I did !).
Try to come before 09.00 : there are still hardly any tourists and, at 09.00 on the dot, you will attend the raising of the flag.
RedKite1985 visited on 26th Jun 2008 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Very beautiful. One of the best places I have visited.
Jansold visited on 1st Jul 2007 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
TheCaptain visited on 21st Apr 1995 Rent Jeep Cherokee with big wheels. Do the Golden triangle, íngvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss. Back via Bläfjöll Ski area.
PAB DrewParsons myf have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.8 Ambience: 4.6 Access: 4.2
The unusual geography of the site led to it being used as the first parliament site for the people of Iceland. The Law Rock or Lögrétta is a high rock on European side of the chasm and was the site from which laws were passed and trials conducted.
Today it is a national park with nearby car parking and easy foot access.
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