Mobility of representatives of Ekocentrum

Mobility of representatives of Ekocentrum Paleta to Iceland

Thursday June 11Local guide from Landvernd: Katrín MagnúsdóttironScheduled visits & meetings:- Thingvellir National Park

Today Þingvellir is a protected national shrine. In the last few decades, research has made it clear that Þingvellir is a natural wonder on a international scale, with the geologic history and the biosystem of Lake Þingvallavatn forming a unique entity, a magnificent showcase.

No single place epitomizes the history of Iceland and the Icelandic nation better than Þingvellir by the river Öxará.At Þingvellir - literally "Parliament Plains" - the Alþing general assembly was established around 930 and continued to convene there until 1798. Major events in the history of Iceland have taken place at Þingvellir and therefore the place is held in high esteem by all Icelanders.

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Visit to the Thingvellir National Park

On the way to the Thingvellir National Park

Visitor centre at the Thingvellir National Park

Walking around the Thingvellir National Park

Thingvellir National park on video (other authorship)

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Projekt "Návštěvnická centra chráněných území" byl podpořen grantem z Islandu, Lichtenštejnska a Norska v rámci EHP fondů------------------------------Project "Visitor Centers of Environmental Protected Areas" was supported by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants