Reykjavík
Contents
- 1 Location
- 2 Climate
- 3 History
- 4 Population
- 5 Economy
- 6 Airports
- 7 Arenas
- 8 Attractions
- 9 Bars and Clubs
- 10 Castles
- 11 Cemeteries
- 12 City Government
- 13 Churches
- 14 Crime
- 15 Citizens of the City
- 16 Current Events
- 17 Galleries
- 18 Hospitals
- 19 Hotels & Hostels
- 20 Hypermarkets
- 21 Landmarks
- 22 Maps
- 23 Monasteries
- 24 Monuments
- 25 Multinational Corporations
- 26 Museums
- 27 Neighborhoods
- 28 Parks
- 29 Ports
- 30 Private Residences
- 31 Restaurants
- 32 Ruins
- 33 Schools
- 34 Shops
- 35 Theatres
- 36 Transportation
- 37 Vampires of the City (3)
- 38 Vampiric Visitors
- 39 Websites
Location
Climate
History
Population
- City (119,108) - 2011 census
- Metro Area (202,341) - 2011 census
Economy
Airports
Reykjavík Airport - Primarily domestic flights.
Keflavík International Airport - Located 50 km (31 mi) south-west of Reykjavík.
Arenas
Attractions
Bæjarins beztu pylsur - A small hotdog stand in downtown recently elected the most popular in Europe.
Blue Lagoon - geothermal spa located near Reykjavík
Harpa - Reykjavík Concert & Conference Center
Höfði - The house in which Gorbachev and Reagan met in 1986 for the Iceland Summit.
Perlan - The Pearl is a landmark building in Reykjavík, it doubles as a gathering place and shopping center.
Bars and Clubs
Castles
Cemeteries
City Government
Alþingishúsið - the Icelandic parliament
Ráðhús Reykjavíkur - City Hall
Churches
Hallgrímskirkja - the largest church in Iceland - (Lutheran)
Crime
Citizens of the City
Current Events
Galleries
Center for Icelandic Art - general information on Icelandic visual art
Hospitals
Hotels & Hostels
Hypermarkets
Landmarks
Tjörnin - The Pond is a small lake located in central Reykjavík that is popular with children and visitors.
Maps
Monasteries
Monuments
Multinational Corporations
Museums
Árbæjarsafn - Reykjavík Open Air Museum / Reykjavík's Municipal Museum
The Culture House
Reykjavik Art Museum
Reykjavík 871±2 - exhibition of an archaeological excavation of a Viking age longhouse, from about 930 AD
Þjóðminjasafnið - National Museum of Iceland
Neighborhoods
Nauthólsvík - A small neighborhood with an geothermally heated beach.
Parks
Heidmork - the largest forest and nature reserve in the area
Elliðavatn - A large lake in the vicinity of Reykjavík.
Rauðhólar The Red Hills are remnants of a cluster of pseudocraters in Elliðaárhraun lava fields on the south-eastern outskirts of Reykjavík.
Ports
Old Harbour - Primarily used by fishermen.
Sundahöfn - Used primarily by cruise ships and is the largest cargo port in Iceland.
Private Residences
Restaurants
Ruins
Schools
University of Iceland
Háskólabókasafn - National and University Library of Iceland
Shops
Laugavegur Street - The main shopping street in Reykjavík.
Kringlan - the second largest mall in Iceland
Theatres
Transportation
Vampires of the City (3)
Vampiric Visitors
- Brian O’Reilly - Ventrue Prince of Exile
