Iceland is vast. It is 30% bigger than Ireland, with roughly 7% of that country’s population. So much of this island is “empty”. Unpopulated fjords are numerous, the highlands are all but empty. If you want solitude, it’s everywhere
Yet, during summer, each day the small town of Vík (fewer than 700 inhabitants) receives more than 5,000 tourists. The calls for the government to pen and enact a comprehensive policy for tourism grow ever louder.
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