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A dramatic natural waterfall on Iceland’s South Coast, Seljalandsfoss plunges 60 metres from an ancient sea cliff, part of the once-coastal edge left behind as the shoreline receded over millennia. What sets it apart from Iceland’s countless cascades is the narrow, moss-fringed path that curves behind the falling water, opening into a shallow cave where visitors can look outward through a shimmering curtain of spray toward the flat volcanic plains beyond.

The atmosphere shifts with the light: golden and ethereal at sunset, ghostly and thunderous in winter mist, occasionally crowned by a rainbow arcing through the falling water. Fed by glacial meltwater from the volcano Eyjafjallajökull, the river carries a quiet reminder of the fire beneath Iceland’s ice. Sturdy waterproof footwear is essential, as the circular trail behind the cascade turns slick with constant spray, especially in colder months.