PV/4 - Snæfellsjökull volcano, Iceland

PV/4 - Snæfellsjökull volcano, Iceland
€73.00

When ordering a canvas print (not framed), you can choose how the edges (borders) are finished. White Wrap: the sides of the canvas remain white. Mirror Wrap: the last 2 cm on each edge of the image are mirrored and printed on the sides of the canvas.

'Landscape & Local Story'

 

Snæfellsjökull Volcano 📍, in Snæfellsnes Peninsula - western Iceland, rises above lava fields and coast, its glacier peak visible for miles. It combines beauty with a quiet sense of mystery and power. Snæfellsjökull is a stratovolcano rising 1,446 meters famed both for its striking beauty and its place in literature. Dormant for about 1,800 years, it became legendary after Jules Verne chose its crater as the entry point to the Earth’s interior in his 1864 novel Journey to the Center of the Earth. Today, as part of Snæfellsjökull National Park, it attracts hikers, sightseers, and literary enthusiasts seeking the dramatic landscapes and mysterious atmosphere that inspired Verne’s classic adventure.

'...In the summer of 1993, on the 100th anniversary of Jules Verne’s death, a group of adventurers from around the world gathered at Snæfellsjökull to “recreate” the start of Journey to the Center of the Earth. Dressed in 19th-century explorer outfits and carrying replica gear, they hiked to the glacier’s rim, reading aloud passages from the novel where Professor Lidenbrock begins his descent. Of course, no one found a path to the Earth’s core, but the event became a quirky celebration of literature, geology, and Iceland’s knack for turning fiction into living history...'