Þorvaldseyri Panoramic Path

When EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL erupted in 2010, the very name was engrained in millions of people's memories as they struggled to pronounce it. Since the eruption, people have streamed to the location to capture a picture of the glacier with Þorvaldseyri in the foreground, sometimes standing on Highway One for the shot. This intervention is a safety measure but at the same time gives informative geological information to deepen visitor's understanding of the eruption, it's impact and the Katla Global Geopark region.

Location
Þorvaldseyri, Iceland
Status
Completed
Typology
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Culture
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Year
2025
Client
Katla Geopark
Credits

Landscape Architecture and Exhibition design: Basalt Architects

Project architect: Hrólfur Karl Cela

Project manager: Davíð Hildiberg Aðalsteinsson

Design team: Rut Sigurmonsdóttir

Collaborators

Graphic Design: Kolofon

Geology: Jóhannes Marteinn Jóhannesson, Katla Geopark

Construction and advice: Ólafur Eggertsson, Sigurður Sigursveinsson

Photo credits: Nanne Springer, Basalt Architects

Photographer

Nanne Springer

Awards

2025 Icelandic Tourist Board Environmental Prize