101 is both the oldest and the hippest part of town. Not too long ago, Reykjavíkurs were moving away to the outskirts, but now the trend is being reversed. It's the main area for restaurants, bars and shopping in the centre of the city and .... Click Here for More Sundahöfn, the new harbour, has replaced the central harbour around Sæbraut as the main centre for fishing vessels. The old harbour has a certain charm though if you don't mind the lingering smell of fish, and remains active with an influx of small fishing boats every .... Click Here for More The name Reykjavík literally translates as 'smoky bay', as the first settlers mistook the steam from the hot springs in the Laugardalur Valley for smoke. This is the city's most important sports area, containing the National Indoor Stadium and football pitch as well as an O .... Click Here for More Dominated by the Pearl, Öskjuhlíð Hill was used by the British Army in the Second World War and has a number of walking and cycling trails around the hillside and down to the beach. Between the Pearl and the sea there’s an artificial geyser w .... Click Here for More The Elliðaár Valley, a 20-minute drive east of Reykjavík, is a lush green valley with a salmon river running through it, a thermal swimming pool, Reykjavík City Museum and, apparently, quite a few elves. The river is named af .... Click Here for More Just 40 minutes from the city and a popular stop on the way both to and from Keflavík Airport, the Blue Lagoon is one of Iceland's most visited tourist attractions. In a country with such an exuberance of outstanding beauty, this is high praise indeed – especially for what is essential .... Click Here for More The Golden Circle is the highly publicized circular tour of three of Iceland's finest natural and historic features within a day's journey of Reykjavík. Starting at Þingvellir National Park, the ancient site of the Viking parliament you can then take i .... Click Here for More On a clear day you can see the snow-splattered heights of Snæfellsnes across the Faxaflói Bay. It’s about 200 km away from the city and can be reached in a day. The peninsula has a number of small fishing villages, the largest being Stykkishólmur, with a few B&Bs. Snæ .... Click Here for More Landmannalaugar (pronounced Lant-manna-lawyer) in the central highlands is one of Iceland’s beauty spots. It’s an area of recent volcanic activity with huge rhyolite mountains stained sulphurous yellow and sandstone orange backing onto fields of shining obsidian chunks .... Click Here for More Puffin catchers, killer whales and killer views. Islands emerging from the sea. Volcanoes waking you up in the middle of the night. Cod fishermen millionaires. The Westman Islands are something of an attraction no matter what you're looking for and, as a local advertising slogan says, “ten .... Click Here for More The peaceful islands of Grímsey and Hrísey are like teardrops in the middle of Eyafjörður. Grímsey is the more popular of the two. In fact, it's a slight cliché to Icelanders that all tourists come to their country to take a trip to the Golden Circl .... Click Here for More Húsavík, 91 km from Akureyri on the edge of the next bay along, Skjálfandi, is a small fishing town best known for its whale-watching trade. The town itself is very small with a couple of tourist shops, cafés and guesthouses and two excellent museums. From Akure .... Click Here for More
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