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Stystrafoss Waterfall, Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland

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Kirkjubaejarklaustur, Iceland

Iceland. Kirkjubaejarklaustur (Just Klaustur), 2001, between Vík and Höfn

Systrastapi, Iceland's Small, Unknown Private Paradise

Systrastapi: Smaller, more secluded and unnamed waterfall about a mile off the Ring Road. Water flows over a large rock into a stream inside a small canyon. Is located in the town of Systrastapi, close to where Systrafoss is, between Vik and Skaftafell.

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Kirkjubæjarklaustur, South East Iceland

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Iceland 2015 South East (Seljandsfoss, Skogafoss, Systrafoss, Dyrholaey)

Iceland 2015 South East. Video, editing & music by Nicoltte Kok.
3 waterfalls, black beach.
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Iceland: Fjaðrárgljúfur, Kirkjugólf, Dverghamrar, Foss a Sidu

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Fjaðrárgljúfur is a magnificent and massive canyon, about 100 meters deep and about two kilometres long. The canyon has sheer walls, and is somewhat serpentine and narrow. The bedrock in Fjaðrárgljúfur is mostly palagonite from cold periods of the Ice Age and is thought to be about two million years old. The river Fjaðrá has its source in the mountain Geirlandshraun and falls off the heath edge in this stunning canyon until it makes it down into Skaftá river. Fjaðrá has changed a lot in the course of time. Today Fjaðrá is often rather low in water and therefore hikers can safely choose to walk inside the canyon. However, wading is necessary fairly often. Deep in the canyon there are waterfalls so one needs to walk the same way back. Most people choose to walk along a walking path up on the canyon's edge while simultaneously enjoying the view above the canyon.

Kirkjugólfið (The Church Floor) is in the field just east of Kirkjubæjarklaustur. It's an approx. 80 m² expanse of columnar basalt, eroded and shaped by glaciers and waves. There has never been a church there but the plane looks as though it's man made. Columnar basalt is formed when lava flow gets cooled and contraction forces build up. Cracks then form horizontally and the extensive fracture network that develops results in the six sided formation of the columns. Kirkjugólf is a protected naturalmonument.

Dverghamrar (Dwarf Rocks), just east of Foss, are peculiar and beautiful formations of columnar basalt. On top of the columns there is cube-jointed basalt. The landscape is thought to have been moulded at the end of the Ice Age. The sea level was higher at that time and it is believed that the waves caused the peculiar look of the rocks. Dverghamrar are a protected natural monument. Columnar basalt is formed when lava flow gets cooled and contraction forces build up. Cracks then form horizontally and the extensive fracture network that develops results in the six sided formation of the columns.

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Núpar Small, Ölfus, South Iceland

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There are 8 beautiful cottages at Nupar. They are placed right outside Hveragerdi and it is a dream come true for everyone who wishes to be in a quiet and comforting surrounding but yet close to all services.

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Stjórnarfoss - Waterfall near Geirland hotel Iceland

crossing a bridge shortly before reaching the Geirland hotel I saw this nice waterfall in the distance.... does it have a name ? Stjórnarfoss .
this is along road 203 , north of Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Stjórnarfoss og systrafoss

2 beutifull waterfalls in Iceland

Stjórnarfoss is a small but picturesque waterfall next to an ancient site of the regional assembly,
Stjórn is a river that has its origins in the mountain Geirlandshraun. Making its way over the hills into a canyon, the Stjórn River becomes an amazing waterfall called Stjórnarfoss which can be seen from the bridge below it. From there the river flows northeastwards to the lowlands where it merges with Geirlandsá River, becoming the Breiðbalakvísl River on the east side of Stjórnarsandur, until it reaches the Skaftá River.

In 1186 a nun monastery was established in Kirkjubær á Síðu. It was later called Kirkjubæjarklaustur and the topographical names Systrastapi and Systrafoss are connected to this time. Systrastapi is a steep rocky hill west of Klaustur. Folklore says that on top of it, two nuns of the monastery were buried after being burned at the stake for violating codes of ethics. One is supposed to have sold herself to the Devil, carried consecrated Communion bread past the door of the privy, and had carnal knowledge with men. The other spoke blasphemously of the Pope. After the Reformation the latter nun was regarded as innocent and beautiful flowers grew on her grave, while the other one's grave remained barren. The rocky hill can be ascended and from the top the view of glaciers, among other things, is amazing.
Systrafoss is the name of the waterfall where the river Fossá falls from the lake Systravatn, over the mountain edge above Kirkjubæjarklaustur, into the gorge Fossárgil. Low down in the gorge there's a giant rock, Fossasteinn, that fell from the mountain during a massive thunderstorm in 1830. Beautiful hiking trails are around the waterfall and a passable hiking trail leads to the top of the mountain and Systravatn. From the mountain edge the view is breathtaking.
The folklore of the two places goes like this in Jón Árnason's Þjóðsögur:

during the infamous 1783 Laki eruption (which lasted for 8 months and might have caused the famine that accelerated the events that caused the French Revolution), lava from the Lakagigar craters almost inundated this town before it miraculously halted and avoided the church here and spared the rest of the town. Thus, it would be understandable why there's a belief that somehow there was some divine intervention at play here (and if you've paid attention to the Eyjafjallajökull [EYE-ya-fyat-luh-yuk-ul] eruptions in 2010 which had nothing on the 1783 Lakagigar eruption, then you can appreciate just how overwhelming these events can be).

Above Kirkjubær there's a beautiful mountain slope grassed over up to its edges and the edges passable in most places although it's steep. On top of this mountain there is a vast grass-field and beautiful landscape surrounding a lake called Systravatn, for two nuns from the monastery are supposed to have gone there, either one at a time or both together. It is said that a golden comb was passed up from the lake and one of the nuns went first into the water, trying to wade to reach the comb, but the water was too deep for her and she drowned in it. The other one is said to have wanted the comb as well, but couldn't find a way to get to it. Finally, she spotted a stone-gray horse by the lake and decided to take it and ride it into the water. But it was so big that she couldn't mount it until it lowered its front half completely or went down on its knees. The nun then rode it into the water and none of them have ever been heard from again, the nun, the horse or the comb. This is why the lake is called Systravatn.

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Beautiful hiking trail at Kirkjubaejarklaustur in Iceland

In Kirkjubaejarklaustur we hiked up the mountain at the Systrafoss waterfall. The walk on the plateau offers wonderful views of green landscapes and the small town of Kirkjubaejarklaustur. A great day in Iceland!

Country Hotel Geirland in Síða Iceland - Icelandic Farm Holidays

Country hotel 3 km from Kirkjubæjarklaustur. 28 rooms with private bathroom. Daily bus tours during summer to Lakagígar craters, Eldgjá, Landmannalaugar and Skaftafell. Good hiking possibilities.
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