Guidebook for Reykjavík
Parks & Nature
Hot-spring. You can bathe there and summer and entry is free.
http://sundlaug.is/heitar-laugar/13-reykjavik-og-hofudborgarsvaedid/126-ellidaar
159 locals recommend
Elliðaárdalur
Hot-spring. You can bathe there and summer and entry is free.
http://sundlaug.is/heitar-laugar/13-reykjavik-og-hofudborgarsvaedid/126-ellidaar
Guðmundarlundur
Lake Ellidavatn
Heiðmörk
Getting Around
Mjódd
ÁlfabakkiNumber 3
Blue Car Rental
3 Blikavöllurhttp://www.bluecarrental.is/our-cars/
BSI Reykjavik station
Flybus station see: http://www.bsi.is/index_en.html
Food Scene
Gamla kaffihúsið
18 DrafnarfellIKEA
4 KauptúnThe KRÁS food market reopens for the summer today, Saturday, in central Reykjavik. KRÁS is a market set up by various Reykjavik restaurants who offer street versions of their dishes.
The market is located in Fógetagarðurinn, just near Austurvöllur parliament square in the city centre.
Chefs from restaurants that span everything from the fancy Kol and Apótek to less expensive ones will be preparing culinary creations at a fair price and guests can enjoy them either to take out or to eat at the market in Fógetagarðurinn square. Beer, wine and soft drinks are also on offer.
The market is open between 1- 6 pm Saturdays and Sundays until August 20th.
http://www.facebook.com/gotumatur
KRÁS Götumatarmarkaður
The KRÁS food market reopens for the summer today, Saturday, in central Reykjavik. KRÁS is a market set up by various Reykjavik restaurants who offer street versions of their dishes.
The market is located in Fógetagarðurinn, just near Austurvöllur parliament square in the city centre.
Chefs from restaurants that span everything from the fancy Kol and Apótek to less expensive ones will be preparing culinary creations at a fair price and guests can enjoy them either to take out or to eat at the market in Fógetagarðurinn square. Beer, wine and soft drinks are also on offer.
The market is open between 1- 6 pm Saturdays and Sundays until August 20th.
http://www.facebook.com/gotumatur
Café Babalú
22 SkólavörðustígurDrinks & Nightlife
Centre
You take buss number 3 near by the apartment.
Arts & Culture
Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre
2 Austurbakki http://en.harpa.is/
Whales of Iceland
http://whalesoficeland.is/heim
We invite you to come along and discover
The way we live
Islanders opens up a different world and offers a unique insight into carefully selected homes on this island we call home. We hunt for the stunningly beautiful, the humblingly unusual and everything in between. We believe every man has a need to create his own private paradise, a shelter and a safe place.
http://www.islanders.is/
62 locals recommend
Reykjavík
We invite you to come along and discover
The way we live
Islanders opens up a different world and offers a unique insight into carefully selected homes on this island we call home. We hunt for the stunningly beautiful, the humblingly unusual and everything in between. We believe every man has a need to create his own private paradise, a shelter and a safe place.
http://www.islanders.is/
Sightseeing
Fjörukráin
1-3 VikingastrætiBeautiful church with observation tower of the old part of the capital.
The church is open every day from 9am-9pm.
Hallgrímskirkja stands guard over Reykjavík. The church is both a parish church and a national sanctuary in Iceland. Its stepped concrete facade is an ode to modernism and a reminder of the Icelandic landscape. The church is named after the 17th-century clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson, author of Hymns of the Passion. Hallgrímskirkja is one of the most visited places of tourists in Iceland. Every day thousands of people visit the church. Admission free to the church. Admission to the tower ISK 900 – ISK 100 for the children (7-14).
743 locals recommend
Hallgrimskirkja
Beautiful church with observation tower of the old part of the capital.
The church is open every day from 9am-9pm.
Hallgrímskirkja stands guard over Reykjavík. The church is both a parish church and a national sanctuary in Iceland. Its stepped concrete facade is an ode to modernism and a reminder of the Icelandic landscape. The church is named after the 17th-century clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson, author of Hymns of the Passion. Hallgrímskirkja is one of the most visited places of tourists in Iceland. Every day thousands of people visit the church. Admission free to the church. Admission to the tower ISK 900 – ISK 100 for the children (7-14).
This is the old harpour in Reykjavík and from there are boats going Whale watcing.
29 locals recommend
Reykjavíkur Höfn
This is the old harpour in Reykjavík and from there are boats going Whale watcing.
http://www.roughguides.com/destinations/europe/iceland/west-coast/hvalfj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur/
15 locals recommend
Hvalfjörður
http://www.roughguides.com/destinations/europe/iceland/west-coast/hvalfj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur/
https://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Iceland/Vestur_Skaftafellssysla/Vik_i_Myrdal-247429/Things_To_Do-Vik_i_Myrdal-TG-C-1.html
55 locals recommend
Vik
https://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Iceland/Vestur_Skaftafellssysla/Vik_i_Myrdal-247429/Things_To_Do-Vik_i_Myrdal-TG-C-1.html
http://www.iheartreykjavik.net/2015/04/drive-it-yourself-the-snaefellsnes-peninsula/
38 locals recommend
Snæfellsnes
http://www.iheartreykjavik.net/2015/04/drive-it-yourself-the-snaefellsnes-peninsula/
Gullfoss
Gullfoss waterfall.
http://gullfoss.is/about-gullfoss/
The Icelandic geysers in active geothermal field
The Geysir field is situated at the northern edge of the southern lowlands, at an altitude of 105-120 m above sea level. Until recently, the area was called Hverasandar. The hot springs are located to the east of a little mountain called Laugafell.
https://www.extremeiceland.is/en/information/about-iceland/geysir-geothermal-field
288 locals recommend
Geysir
HaukadalsvegurThe Icelandic geysers in active geothermal field
The Geysir field is situated at the northern edge of the southern lowlands, at an altitude of 105-120 m above sea level. Until recently, the area was called Hverasandar. The hot springs are located to the east of a little mountain called Laugafell.
https://www.extremeiceland.is/en/information/about-iceland/geysir-geothermal-field
No single place epitomizes the history of Iceland and the Icelandic nation better than Þingvellir by the river Öxará.
At Þingvellir - literally "Parliament Plains" - the Alþing general assembly was established around 930 and continued to convene there until 1798. Major events in the history of Iceland have taken place at Þingvellir and therefore the place is held in high esteem by all Icelanders. Today Þingvellir is a protected national shrine. According to the law, passed in 1928, the protected area shall always be the property of the Icelandic nation, under the preservation of the Alþing.
http://www.thingvellir.is/history.aspx
311 locals recommend
Þingvellir National Park
No single place epitomizes the history of Iceland and the Icelandic nation better than Þingvellir by the river Öxará.
At Þingvellir - literally "Parliament Plains" - the Alþing general assembly was established around 930 and continued to convene there until 1798. Major events in the history of Iceland have taken place at Þingvellir and therefore the place is held in high esteem by all Icelanders. Today Þingvellir is a protected national shrine. According to the law, passed in 1928, the protected area shall always be the property of the Icelandic nation, under the preservation of the Alþing.
http://www.thingvellir.is/history.aspx
There is a cave called Leidarendir see website: icelandexpeditions.is Lava Tube Caving is one thing that is MUST SEE for everyone. Fantastic place.
Bláfjallavegur
There is a cave called Leidarendir see website: icelandexpeditions.is Lava Tube Caving is one thing that is MUST SEE for everyone. Fantastic place.