Reykjanesviti is a lighthouse at Reykjanesta, the southwestern tip of the Reykjanes peninsula. It is Iceland's oldest lighthouse. The current lighthouse was built in 1907 to 1908.
What and where Reykjanesviti is
Reykjanesviti is a lighthouse at Reykjanesta, the southwestern tip of the Reykjanes peninsula.
Iceland's oldest lighthouse
Reykjanesviti is Iceland's oldest lighthouse.
Built, lost and rebuilt
The first lighthouse here was built in 1878 on the hill Valahnukur, above the sea cliffs of Valahnukamol, but was damaged beyond repair by an earthquake a few years later.
The current lighthouse was built in 1907 to 1908 on the hill Baejarfell, and the old one was demolished in 1908.
The setting at Reykjanesta
It stands amid the cliffs and geothermal ground of Reykjanesta, near the Gunnuhver hot springs.
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Seeing Reykjanesviti on Reykjanes
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