The capital of Iceland (and the only relatively large city in the country) can be walked on foot for half a day. But despite the size, there is everything that the capital needs: the main street, the central square with a cafe, a cathedral, a pond with ducks, a dozen museums and as many pools with mineral springs.
In the center of the capital there is a popular bar with a cold in the literal sense of the atmosphere: in the "Kaffi Reykjavik" all year round -5 ° C. The whole building is built of solid ice blocks, and the drinks there are cooled to the maximum - they are served in ice glasses.
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Phone code is
8-10-354-1-Phone Number
How to get to Reykjavik?
Between the international airport Keflavik and Reykjavik, Flybus buses run: it is the most accessible way to get from the airport to the city. Travel time - 45 minutes.
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Transport
Reykjavik is a small city, so it is quite possible to walk on it, and if you stumble quite lazily - ride a bus. The driver takes the fare, but he does not give the change quite officially.
Money
You can exchange money in banks or hotels. Banks are open from Monday to Friday from 9:15 to 16:00.
The climate of Reykjavik is
Overcast -2 ° С in the day -10 ° С at night ° С water |
Overcast -3 ° С in the day -5 ° С at night ° С water |
Clearly -5 ° С in the day -12 ° С at night ° С water |
| Reykjavik weather forecast for 10 days | ||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | + 2 | + 3 | + 3 | + 6 | + 9 | + 12 | + 19 | + 19 | + 10 | + 7 | + 3 | + 2 |
| night | -3 | -2 | -2 | + 0 | + 4 | + 7 | + 8 | + 8 | + 5 | + 2 | -1 | -2 |
Shopping: Reykjavik shops
Shops in the Icelandic capital are open from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 18:00, on Saturdays - from 10:00 to 16:00. Some supermarkets are open until 23:00 every day.
What do they usually bring from Iceland? The local Icelandic wool products are remarkably warm and waterproof, handmade ceramics, art glass and silverware.
Reykjavik cuisine and restaurants
Icelandic national cuisine is, of course, all sorts of dishes from seafood (scallops, shrimp, salmon, halibut, shark, cod and others), as well as lamb in different variations and traditional Icelandic soup.
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Reykjavik Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions
If you climb the hill to the southeast, you will get to the Perlan restaurant, the highest point of Reykjavik (except for the church of Halgrimskirkja). In the center of the city, the so-called "Old Reykjavik" is interesting House of Parliament and the old Government Building, located between the harbor and the lake.
Perhaps the most interesting museum in Reykjavik is the Gallery of Modern Art "Listasafn" in the port. Also worth visiting is the Museum of Photography, the National Gallery and the Subba studio (a workshop of a local designer who has long and professionally exploited the topic of people talking with elves from Icelandic myths).
The most famous spa resort of the country, the Blue Lagoon, is 30 km from Reykjavik. It is a natural natural spring in the open air with thermal water, which has a unique composition. The water temperature in it does not depend on the time of the year and is kept at +39 ° C. The water from it has exceptional healing and anti-stress properties. Of course, you can also buy therapeutic cosmetics based on minerals from the source.
Friday in Reykjavik is a wanderings from the club to the club and the children of the binge until seven in the morning. Overnight at the weekend is the only time when the capital drinks real (at a beer price of 8-10 USD per pint, alcoholism is an expensive pleasure here).
Healthier entertainment: super-jeep safaris, rafting, kayaking and mountain biking, glacier trekking, salmon fishing and trout fishing. For nature lovers - watching whales and birds, walking on real Icelandic horses.
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