On June 7th this year, the newest and largest national park in Europe will be opening. The Vatnajokull national park in Iceland measures 13,000 square kilometres and is 13% of the landmass of the country. The new park includes the most powerful waterfall in Europe, as well as volcanoes, glaciers, canyons, calderas, rivers and lakes. Olof Yrr Atladottir, director general of the Icelandic Tourist Board, sees “a myriad of possibilities for all sorts of activities opening up such as action tours, eco-recreation, study visits and learning experiences as well as the chance to experience the nurturing silence of Iceland’s highlands”. It is hoped that the opening of the park will lead to an increase in visitor numbers to Iceland by 30,000 or 42,000 people a year. From what I can see on the website, the park looks amazing and should be well worth a trip to Iceland! Plus, you can never have too many national parks!!