Guidebook for Reykjavík
Drinks & Nightlife
Lebowski Bar
Great place to kick start the night
Kaldi Bar
20a LaugavegurInteresting mixed crowed, quite artie
The English Pub
12 Austurstrætilive musik, almost like being in a real UK pup
Here you end the night :) Night club with the top 40 charts
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Hressó
20 AusturstrætiHere you end the night :) Night club with the top 40 charts
Well the name tell it all :) good for dance and practice the crazyness in you :)
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Pablo Discobar
Well the name tell it all :) good for dance and practice the crazyness in you :)
Interesting rooftop club, there you will see everyone who think they are scoring in life but have no money :) so i guess they are not really scoring in life haha.. but fun place with a rich history.
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Petersen svítan
Interesting rooftop club, there you will see everyone who think they are scoring in life but have no money :) so i guess they are not really scoring in life haha.. but fun place with a rich history.
Food Scene
Gerat view over the harbour area and most everithing on the menu that you want to taste in Iceland
Caruso Harbor
2 ÆgisgarðurGerat view over the harbour area and most everithing on the menu that you want to taste in Iceland
Great place to sit inside and gaze over the harbor area. Really good chefs and interesting menu.
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Kopar
3 GeirsgataGreat place to sit inside and gaze over the harbor area. Really good chefs and interesting menu.
Expensive place but interesting decorator and good food.
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Grillmarkaðurinn
Expensive place but interesting decorator and good food.
Great for lunch, its a fish restaurant and its great and not expensive
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Fylgifiskar
26 BorgartúnGreat for lunch, its a fish restaurant and its great and not expensive
Best chiken in the WORLD, good place for lunch and dinner. close to the apartment, about 7min walk, 1min drive. Healthy grilled chicken. In this place you will only meet locals.
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Haninn
46 SuðurlandsbrautBest chiken in the WORLD, good place for lunch and dinner. close to the apartment, about 7min walk, 1min drive. Healthy grilled chicken. In this place you will only meet locals.
this place is a nice coffee place were time has stood still since 1990's, good cakes and coffee and only locals goes there so ease dropping on other people talk is near impossible :)
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Café Milanó
11 Faxafenthis place is a nice coffee place were time has stood still since 1990's, good cakes and coffee and only locals goes there so ease dropping on other people talk is near impossible :)
Three things are MUST for Icelanders and is mandatory for any big or small towns in Iceland to survive!
1 - Geothermal pools to soak up in before and after work,
2 - Indoor gym nation halls to practice sports in any
weather iceland throws at us
3 - Ice cream stores, this is the most important thing :) no
matter how the weather is we eat ice like no to morrow.
The best Ice cream shop is right next door to the apartment and it does not matter if there is a blizzard the store is always packet at night. Go there and ask for Bragdaref ice cream and ask for the OLD style ice and tell them to add snicers kurl, Smarties kurl and Tromp!
Prepare to be notting less than amazed!
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Ísbúð Vesturbæjar
HagamelurThree things are MUST for Icelanders and is mandatory for any big or small towns in Iceland to survive!
1 - Geothermal pools to soak up in before and after work,
2 - Indoor gym nation halls to practice sports in any
weather iceland throws at us
3 - Ice cream stores, this is the most important thing :) no
matter how the weather is we eat ice like no to morrow.
The best Ice cream shop is right next door to the apartment and it does not matter if there is a blizzard the store is always packet at night. Go there and ask for Bragdaref ice cream and ask for the OLD style ice and tell them to add snicers kurl, Smarties kurl and Tromp!
Prepare to be notting less than amazed!
Sightseeing
Lighthouse on the outskirt of Reykjavik, great place to get some shots of the Northern lights with out going far. The lights you will see in the apartment but if they are not strong you will see them better with out city lights, this place is good for that with out drive long distance
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Grótta Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse on the outskirt of Reykjavik, great place to get some shots of the Northern lights with out going far. The lights you will see in the apartment but if they are not strong you will see them better with out city lights, this place is good for that with out drive long distance
The iconic church of Iceland, you can go up to the top to get the most stunning view of the town center.
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Hallgrimskirkja
The iconic church of Iceland, you can go up to the top to get the most stunning view of the town center.
Great area of volcanos, cliffs, geothermal pools and a huge lake. Short drive from reykjavik
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Krýsuvík
42Great area of volcanos, cliffs, geothermal pools and a huge lake. Short drive from reykjavik
In this area is the exhibition Perlan in the huge glass dome, but in the forest Öskjuhlíð witch is the name of the area around it are many monuments and remains since the world war, bunkers you can access your self and other things, as well is this a stunning place for an overview over reykjavik area. In this place winston Churshill spend most of his time in his visit to Iceland in the world war II
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Öskjuhlíð
In this area is the exhibition Perlan in the huge glass dome, but in the forest Öskjuhlíð witch is the name of the area around it are many monuments and remains since the world war, bunkers you can access your self and other things, as well is this a stunning place for an overview over reykjavik area. In this place winston Churshill spend most of his time in his visit to Iceland in the world war II
Great hiking trails right in the Reykjavik area and incredible scenery, many different paths to choose from.
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Úlfarsfell viewpoint
Great hiking trails right in the Reykjavik area and incredible scenery, many different paths to choose from.
Number one choice of icelanders for a great hiking exercise and stunning viewpoints, if you want something special Icelandic this is the mountain were our 13. Santa clauses live with there parents Grýla and Leppalúði witch are insane killer trolls. ....yea i know you dont belive me at this point but now is the time to google and be shocked. When you have finished googleing, the only thing i have to say is " hey we are vikings! what did you expect :) "
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Esjurætur - Hiking Center
Number one choice of icelanders for a great hiking exercise and stunning viewpoints, if you want something special Icelandic this is the mountain were our 13. Santa clauses live with there parents Grýla and Leppalúði witch are insane killer trolls. ....yea i know you dont belive me at this point but now is the time to google and be shocked. When you have finished googleing, the only thing i have to say is " hey we are vikings! what did you expect :) "
This is the most accessable hike witch can be done in any time lenght you desire from the apartment. In this hike, you will see the great waterfall elliðafoss, forest with local plants and trees, salmon river with jumping salmon and some breath taking nature in the middle of Reykjavík city.
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Elliðaárdalur
This is the most accessable hike witch can be done in any time lenght you desire from the apartment. In this hike, you will see the great waterfall elliðafoss, forest with local plants and trees, salmon river with jumping salmon and some breath taking nature in the middle of Reykjavík city.
Essentials
Open 24/7 and is only 3min walking distance from the apartment. This store is like Walmart you can buy most everything there.
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Hagkaup
15 FaxafenOpen 24/7 and is only 3min walking distance from the apartment. This store is like Walmart you can buy most everything there.
Best farmacy. Low budget and great service, the place locals go, will not meet other tourists there and you will not get tricket with high price.
Lyfjaver
SuðurlandsbrautBest farmacy. Low budget and great service, the place locals go, will not meet other tourists there and you will not get tricket with high price.
ER hospital right next to the apartment.
4min walking distance. this is the best hospital in Iceland and is only about half a kilometer away from the apartment.
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National Hospital & Emergency Room Fossvogur
6 ÁlandER hospital right next to the apartment.
4min walking distance. this is the best hospital in Iceland and is only about half a kilometer away from the apartment.
Shopping
This shopping mall is only 4.min walking distance from the apartment and is the biggest and the best one in Iceland. Allso there is a movie theatre in the mall and cupple of cafes and bars.
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Kringlan
This shopping mall is only 4.min walking distance from the apartment and is the biggest and the best one in Iceland. Allso there is a movie theatre in the mall and cupple of cafes and bars.
This is the only place were you buy whool products, all other stores in Iceland dont have the authentic real Icelandic whool anymore. Ice Wear stores and the oldest chloting company in Iceland 66 degree North, produce all there product in china and mix the Icelandic whool with other material and whool from other countrys. handknitting association is the only place were real products are made by real Icelandic grandmas and you will get there name and signature with the product. AND its cheaper! and most of all those authentic wool is what has keept Icelanders alive all those ages since the Viking century. they are open to 10:00 pm
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The Handknitting Association of Iceland
19 SkólavörðustígurThis is the only place were you buy whool products, all other stores in Iceland dont have the authentic real Icelandic whool anymore. Ice Wear stores and the oldest chloting company in Iceland 66 degree North, produce all there product in china and mix the Icelandic whool with other material and whool from other countrys. handknitting association is the only place were real products are made by real Icelandic grandmas and you will get there name and signature with the product. AND its cheaper! and most of all those authentic wool is what has keept Icelanders alive all those ages since the Viking century. they are open to 10:00 pm
This is the only place were you buy whool products, all other stores in Iceland dont have the authentic real Icelandic whool anymore. Ice Wear stores and the oldest chloting company in Iceland 66 degree North, produce all there product in china and mix the Icelandic whool with other material and whool from other countrys. handknitting association is the only place were real products are made by real Icelandic grandmas and you will get there name and signature with the product. AND its cheaper! and most of all those authentic wool is what has keept Icelanders alive all those ages since the Viking century
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The Handknitting Association of Iceland
19 SkólavörðustígurThis is the only place were you buy whool products, all other stores in Iceland dont have the authentic real Icelandic whool anymore. Ice Wear stores and the oldest chloting company in Iceland 66 degree North, produce all there product in china and mix the Icelandic whool with other material and whool from other countrys. handknitting association is the only place were real products are made by real Icelandic grandmas and you will get there name and signature with the product. AND its cheaper! and most of all those authentic wool is what has keept Icelanders alive all those ages since the Viking century
Everything Else
Best geothermal pool in Iceland, has everithing from slides to hot tubs and saunas. About 15.min walking distance from the apartment
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Laugardalslaug
105 SundlaugavegurBest geothermal pool in Iceland, has everithing from slides to hot tubs and saunas. About 15.min walking distance from the apartment
Reykjavik Maritime Museum
8 GrandagarðurIcelandic maritime museum
Grensásvegur 50
50 GrensásvegurHair and beauty saloon, only 30 seconds walking from the apartment.
Parks & Nature
In middle of Reykjavik and about 5.min from the apartment is a great outdoors area were is a big garden with all the Icelandic flora and next to it is a zoo.
Laugardalur The Pond
In middle of Reykjavik and about 5.min from the apartment is a great outdoors area were is a big garden with all the Icelandic flora and next to it is a zoo.
Great park and a zoo were you can get to know the Icelandic animals like the arctic fox and all the other animals we have here in ICELAND
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Húsdýragarðurinn Park & Zoo
Great park and a zoo were you can get to know the Icelandic animals like the arctic fox and all the other animals we have here in ICELAND