Just a few hundred years ago, Seltjarnarnes was much bigger and more important than Reykjavik. If you are staying in Reykjavik, there is a pathway from the Grandi harbour that goes all the way along the Seltjarnarnes peninsula. This is known as the Seltjarnarnes Jogging Path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grotta Island is accessible at low tide.\u00a0 It is possible to follow the rocky breakwater and explore the island with its picturesque lighthouse.\u00a0 The lighthouse is sometimes called the Seltjarnarnes lighthouse.\u00a0 The lighthouse has a rounded structure and is now fully automatic.\u00a0 Its light warns ships of the rocky coastline at the entrance to Reykjavik Harbour.\u00a0 It has a pattern of three short flashes followed by a long flash, then a pause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Between the car park and Grotta Island is a bay of water, which is separated from the channel by a row of breakwater boulders.\u00a0 Sometimes the water in the bay can be still and reflective.\u00a0 At high tide and windy weather, the sea can crash against the boulders.\u00a0 Both scenarios are good for landscape photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I never jogged the jogging path<\/a>, but I was a habitual walker in 2008 when I lived in Downtown Reykjavik<\/a>.\u00a0 Each way was about 40 minutes at my walking pace.\u00a0 Along the path, there are areas where you can get down to the shore among the rocks.\u00a0 There are a surprising number of decent coastal scenes to be photographed before you get to the lighthouse. At some point, you will come across a wooden fish shack.\u00a0 Very close to here is a fairly unknown geothermal pool.\u00a0 You can take your socks and shoes off and bathe your aching feet in the tiny hot tub.\u00a0 There is room for two pairs of feet, so a couple can get all natural together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes,\u00a0 Gr\u00f3tta Lighthouse can be a great place to photograph the Northern Lights.\u00a0 Some minibus tour companies started taking customers here.\u00a0 There were lots of complaints because it was just a 2-minute drive from Reykjavik and they had paid lots of money.\u00a0 The car park on the Seltjarnarnes peninsula was a local secret for evening romances until the Northern Lights photos emerged, making Grotta a popular tourist spot.\u00a0 Testing the Canon 5D at Grotta Lighthouse LINK<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Seltjarnarnes](\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/2LightBeach.jpg\")
Jogging Path<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Northern Lights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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