Following Route 1 through
Iceland’s south will connect
you with a multitude of the
country’s most memorable
movie locations. After
arriving in Reykjavík and
collecting your rental car,
rest up at Rey Apartments
(apartment sleeping four
from £200; rey.is). Head out
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where a 60m-high waterfall
provided the backdrop for
scenes set in Asgard, the
mythical home of the gods,
in Marvel’s Thor: The Dark
World. Next, explore the
landscapes around the
town of Vik, featured in
another Marvel superhero
epic, Captain America, and
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crews – Icelandair Hotels
offer a warm reception to
families (from £200 for a
family room; icelandairhotels.
com). Next morning, head
for Skaftafell, the jewel in
the crown of Vatnajökull
National Park – it’s an
irresistible collection of
peaks and glaciers, and
a substitute for Tibet in
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stop on your itinerary
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luminous blue icebergs
drift through a glacier lake,
providing an icy backdrop
to dramatic action scenes
in Bond movies A View to
a Kill and Die Another Day.
Doubling back to Reykjavík,
break the journey with a
stroll at Reynisfjara, the
black sand beach that’s the
setting for Star Wars: Rogue
One’s planet Eadu.
ARRIVE Various airlines fly to
Reykjavík’s Keflavik airport
from UK cities (from £70;
easyjet.com).
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