Southern Region

By Travelog Editorial Team · Updated August 8, 2026

Southern Region is Travelog's home for Þingvellir National Park, inscribed by UNESCO in 2004 under criteria (iii) and (vi), recognized as the site where the Althing, Iceland's national assembly, was established in 930 and continued meeting there until 1798, a genuine, documented span of nearly nine centuries.

Þingvellir's nearly 900-year run as an active assembly site, from 930 to 1798, is worth knowing as documented continuity, not a single founding moment, live below with its full landmark coverage.