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This landmark church, the tallest building in Iceland, dominates
the city from its highest point and is visible on a sunny day from
up to 10 miles (16km) away. Named after the 17th-century...
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The recently refurbished National Museum of Iceland is the best
place to become acquainted with the folklore, history and culture
of this fascinating nation. The museum contains around...
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The lush, green Reykjavik Botanic Garden is a haven for
strollers. It is planted with a large collection of Icelandic
indigenous plants and other plant collections, which give an idea
of the...
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Einar Jónsson was Iceland's foremost sculptor, and he himself
designed and established this museum, which contains over 300 of
his works spanning his 60-year career. The museum building...
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A favourite and unique attraction close to Reykjavik, about 30
miles (50km) south west of the city, is the man-made geothermal
'Blue Lagoon', set in a lava field, filled with mineral-rich...
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Iceland's famed Gullfoss (Golden) Falls are justly rated among
the most beautiful in the world, and make for a popular day trip
from Reykjavik. The falls, with their awesome double-cascade,...
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The weird landscape of the Haukadalur valley in Iceland's
southern lowlands, where hot springs spout and mud pots bubble, has
been dominated for centuries by the 'granddaddy' of all geysers,
the...
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The national park of Thingvellir, 30 miles (50km) east of
Reykjavik, is not only Iceland's most important historic site, but
also a place of natural and geological wonder. It was here that...
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The Aurora Borealis - or Northern Lights - are one of nature's
most celebrated, most beautiful and rarest occurrences. Caused by
collisions between charged particles in the highest reaches of...
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Jökulsárlón - literally, 'glacier lagoon' - is the largest
glacial lake in Iceland, and an enormously popular tourist
attraction. The site shot to prominence after being featured...
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Never mind the Vikings, one of Iceland's most interesting
cultural drawcards must surely be the Huldufólk, or 'Hidden
People'. In Icelandic folklore, the Huldufólk are akin to elves...
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