Laugarvatn is a small hamlet by the Lake Laugarvatn north east of Þingvellir and the seat of many schools. Distance from Reykjavík is only 93 km.
The area is quite beautiful with lots of holiday houses and abundant thermal activity which you can enjoy in a steam bath which was built on top of one of the hot springs by the lake.
There is also a relatively new swimming pool in Laugarvatn which you should definitely try. There is a good camping site in Laugarvatn and the boarding schools function as summer hotels.
Photo: Laugarvatn by Christian Bickel 17.06.2004. Wikipedia commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Laugarvatn01.jpg
