A nice video on the way that Icelanders value their outdoor hot pools.
On BBC Reel.
Iceland is regularly rated as one of the happiest countries in the world. Could the secret to this sense of satisfaction lie in the countries many pools and hot tubs?
Since the 1940s, learning to swim has been a legal requirement in Iceland, and the country has one of the highest people-to-pools ratios in the world. But why has this bathing tradition become such an intrinsic part of Icelandic cultural identity?
Video by Benoît Derrier
On BBC Reel.
Iceland is regularly rated as one of the happiest countries in the world. Could the secret to this sense of satisfaction lie in the countries many pools and hot tubs?
Since the 1940s, learning to swim has been a legal requirement in Iceland, and the country has one of the highest people-to-pools ratios in the world. But why has this bathing tradition become such an intrinsic part of Icelandic cultural identity?
Video by Benoît Derrier
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