Goðafoss – The Waterfall of the Gods

Goðafoss, the Waterfall of the Gods, is found just off the ring road near Akureyri. This makes it an easy stop for tour buses, but don’t let the crowds keep you away from one of northern Iceland’s most impressive natural sights.

Goðafoss picked up its name in the year 1000, after Iceland converted to Christianity. To demonstrate his adherence to the new faith, a local chieftain named Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði carried his pagan idols to the top of the waterfall and threw them off into the churni...