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Gatklettur (The Kissing Trolls), Dimmuborgir

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Gatklettur (The Kissing Trolls), Dimmuborgir

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Gatklettur (The Kissing Trolls), Dimmuborgir

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    July 2, 2017

    Hiking

    The entire trail is lined with "kissing trolls". We took the blue dashed, which then turns red and then yellow. The blue dashed part is more demanding, but not so crowded. The blue bars always show you the way.
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    March 16, 2017

    Hiking

    The kissing trolls: If you look closely you can see the trolls turned to stone.
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    October 5, 2023

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    In the middle of Iceland's mystical landscape, where lava fields dominate the scene and the earth is at its most explosive, you will find Dimmuborgir, also known as "the dark …
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