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Greenhouse Heated by Geothermal Energy - Photos of Interesting Sites In and Around Reykjavik, Iceland
Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, visited Reykjavik, Iceland in May 2003

 

Greenhouse Heated by Geothermal Energy


Greenhouse cultivation is a primary industry, with the main emphasis on vegetables such as cucumbers and tomatoes and flowers as well. The use of geothermal heat in Iceland started ~ 70 years ago and is now well established. Today this source of energy is among Iceland's most important natural resources.

Other Sights of Interest in Iceland             

Click HERE to Learn More About the World's First
Hydrogen Station

Click HERE to Learn More About
Þingvellir
(pronounced Thingvellir)

Click HERE to Learn More About
Geysir in Haukadalur

Click HERE to Learn More About Gullfoss

Click HERE to Learn More About
Hot Houses Warmed by Geothermal Energy

Click HERE to Learn More About
Kerið in Grímsnes

Click HERE to Learn More About the Public Pools in Iceland

Click HERE to Learn More About the Kringlan Shopping Mall

Click HERE to Learn More About Vikingaskalinn in Golfsskali Basinn



Ingiveig Gunnarsdóttir (Inga) 
and her company

Embla Eco Adventures
can customize tours to include spas, riding Icelandic horses, bird watching, whale watching, biking, skiing, hiking, rafting, and visiting any and all of the beautiful natural sights of Iceland
Spas in Iceland (articles and photo galleries)

Click HERE to read about The Spa at the Nordica Hotel 

Click HERE to read about the Blue Lagoon 

Click HERE to read about the Saga Heilsa & Spa


Click HERE to read about The NLFÍ Health & Rehabilitation Clinic

Click HERE to read about Planet Reykjavik

Complete Iceland Spa Index

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Day Spas in Iceland

Contact  Books About Iceland
Nordica Hotel, Icelandair Hotels
• Address: 
Suðurlandsbraut 2, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland 
• Tel: (+354) 444 5000
• Fax: (+354) 444 5001
• E-mail: icehotels@icehotels.is
• Web Site:  http://www.icehotel.is/

 

Related  Resources
Icelandair
Embla Eco Adventures
Reykjavik Excursions
Spa City Reykjavik
Icelandic Tourist Board
Iceland Tourist Board - North America
Iceland Naturally
About's Honeymoon Site: Iceland Travel Holiday
About's Europe for Visitors Site: Iceland
About's Classic Literature Site: Islandic Literature
Spas in Iceland
Nordica Hotel
Blue Lagoon
Saga Heilsa & Spa
Planet Reykjavik
The NLFÍ Health and
Rehabilitation Clinic

Complete Iceland Spa Index

• Destination, Resort & Hotel Spas in Iceland
Day Spas in Iceland

 

 

Photos copyright 2003, Julie Register
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