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Reykjavík City Centre
Downtown Reykjavík is the beating heart of Iceland’s capital – a compact hub where culture, history, creativity and nightlife meet against a backdrop of colourful neighbourhoods and scenic views.
Welcome to our brand new website!
Welcome to our brand new online website and travel guide! Here you‘ll find everything you need to know about travelling in and around our favourite capital city and beyond.Both entertaining and easy to use our new website is designed to enhance both the quality and availability of information to all our guests and people interested in paying us a visit.Although the majority of the new…
Reykjavík vegan city
The Chef's Pencil just released a study on the rise of veganism in Iceland with Iceland ranking 1st worldwide, ahead of the United Kingdom and Australia for veganism popularity based on Google Trends data. They used Google Trends which is a a great source of big data, to analyze the search interest level for veganism across the world. Searches in the Veganism category, which comprises vegan…
The pond and Hljómskálagarðurinn park
Few open areas in Reykjavik occupy a more solid place in the hearts of the city's inhabitants than Tjörnin and its immediate surroundings, Hljómskálagarðurinn and Vatnsmýrin, where nature and human life meet in the middle of a metropolis in a unique way. At the northern end of the Pond, urbanization began in Reykjavík in the 18th century and since then the Pond has been a centrepiece in…
Exhibitions by Alexander Rodchenko and the Kjarval Complete 2 opening 5 Oct.
Two exhibitions opened by Alexander Rodchenko and the Kjarval Complete 2- The Banks‘ Collections at Kjarvalsstaðir 5 OctoberThe exhibition, Revolution in Photography by Alexander Rodchenko will be opened at the Reykjavík Art Museum’s Kjarvalsstaðir site 5 October 5 at 4 p.m . The exhibition is a retrospective of Rodchenko´s works, who was one of the leading Russian avant-garde…
Viðey Island
Just a short ferry ride from downtown Reykjavík lies the island of Viðey, a peaceful haven of nature, history and art.
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Prepare yourself for your upcoming trip with all the information needed for a visit to Reykjavík
Golf courses in Reykjavík voted two of the best golf courses in Europe
Two of Reykjavík's golf courses have been voted as one of the best golf courses in Europe by Golf World magazine.
Hidden treasures in Reykjavík
Wall art has a long history and modern Reykjavík is rich in beautiful murals. These works are all around us, but in our daily lives we perhaps too seldom pay proper attention to them.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER LIT FOR SPRING EQUINOX!
To mark the arrival of spring, the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER will be illuminated on the night of the Spring Equinox and for the following week (20.-26. March). This special illumination of the tower also marks the anniversary of Yoko Ono and John Lennon’s marriage, which took place on 20 March 1969. Memorably they spent their honeymoon in bed protest­ing the war and promot­ing peace…