A cultural legacy? Icelanders see outdoor recreation as an important part of their cultural legacy, which has developed from both rural traditions of harvesting from nature and an urban culture of excursions to the countryside.
Everyone in Iceland has a wide-ranging right of access to the countryside, originally a traditional right but now set out in the legislation.
On uncultivated land, you may go anywhere you like on foot or on skis and picnic wherever you want. You may also put up a tent for the night - or sleep under ...
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