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.

Reykjavík: Tjörnin lake, Fríkirkjan church and The National Gallery of Iceland

Reykjavík: Tjörnin lake and City Hall

Reykjavík: Unknown Bureaucrat statue

Reykjavík: Althingi Parliament House and Reykjavík Cathedral

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Reykjavík: Tjörnin lake

Reykjavík: Tjörnin lake

Reykjavík: Tjörnin lake and City Hall

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Reykjavík Cathedral

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Reykjavík: at Adalstraeti – the oldest street in Reykjavík

Reykjavík Junior College

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Reykjavík: Hallgrímskirkja

Reykjavík: Hólavallagarður

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Reykjavík: statues in front of Prime Minister’s Office

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Reykjavík: Hallgrímskirkja

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Reykjavík: Hallgrímskirkja

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Reykjavík from Seltjarnarnes

Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland

Ξ City of Reykjavík webpage

Ξ Visit Reykjavík webpage

∇ Location: view on Google Maps

See also:

Sunset in Reykjavík | Reykjavík at night | Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík | Coast walk in Reykjavík | Perlan – the Pearl of Reykjavik

Iceland on 40thousandkm.com

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