Reykjavík (Smoke Cove / Bay of Smoke)– the capital and largest city of Iceland, located at Faxaflói bay, in Capital Region, with approx. 131 000 inhabitants. One of the cleanest, greenest and safest cities on Earth. First settlement was set up here in 874, a town was founded in 1785. The name of the city comes from the steam (“smoke”) from the hot springs.
Sights / Things to do in Reykjavík:
- Ráðhús Reykjavíkur – Reykjavík City Hall,
- Tjörnin pond,
- Alþingishúsið – Althingi Parliament House,
- Reykjavík Cathedral,
- Hallgrímskirkja (Church of Hallgrímur),
- Sun Voyager – a stainless-steel sculpture of a boat (1990, by Jón Gunnar Árnason),
- Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre,
- Sculpture & Shore Walk,
- Reykjavík Harbor,
- Adalstraeti – the oldest street in Reykjavík,
- Laugavegur – main shopping street,
- Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach,
- Perlan,
- Fríkirkjan church,
- The National Gallery of Iceland,
- Þjóðminjasafnið – National Museum of Iceland,
- Árbæjarsafn – Reykjavík Open Air Museum,
- Hólavallagarður – cemetery from 1838,
- Heiðmörk – a nature reserve.
September 2018
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
∇ Location: view on Google Maps
See also:
Sunset in Reykjavík | Reykjavík at night | Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík | Coast walk in Reykjavík | Perlan – the Pearl of Reykjavik
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