Grjótagjá is a small lava cave near lake Mývatn with a thermal spring inside.
In early 18th century the outlaw Jón Markússon lived there and used the cave for bathing.[1] Until the 1970s Grjótagjá was a popular bathing site. But during the eruptions from 1975 to 1984 the temperature of the water rose to more than 50 °C. Though the temperature is slowly decreasing and has fallen below 50 °C again, bathing is still not possible there.[2] The nearby lava cave of Stóragjá is being used as an alternative bathing site.