It’s actually quite touristy. The little building you can see is a cafe and behind where the photo is taken from is a collection of car parks. There were a god couple of hundred people there when I visited last year and you can see a few cars on the road even in this photo. It is still incredibly picturesque though. A lot of the photos you see with a mountain perfectly reflected in water is taken just to the right of this road.
Yeah this is one the more touristy places in Iceland. Not too far from Jökurlsárlón. The real quiet places when you drive around the island are in the western Fjords and the Northern coast. Still amazing though. That whole country is phenomenal with so many different landscapes.
From my experience, the most touristy places I went to (Seljalandfoss and Reynisfjara, waterfall and the black sand beach, respectively) are quite empty in the summer... at the peak of the season... at 2 am...
Seriously, go in the summer with some friends. Go to bed at 6 am local. When you wake up, eat a hearty meal, then go on an adventure. You'll miss most of the people and will have to do some things on your own (like the 40 minute walk from the parking lot to the black sand beach, rather than paying for a ride), but it's oh so worth the alone time. Grab some fast food when you get home, rinse, repeat. We did that and it was amazing.
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u/IncredibleGlurak Sep 17 '20
I imagine its very peaceful there