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    Reykjavík Culture Night 2013

    Reykjavík Culture Night will be held for the eighteenth time on August 24. The event, which is created and enjoyed by city residents, takes place all over Reykjavík with celebrations in city streets and squares, in museums, businesses and even in residential gardens! The event’s slogan “come on in!” is a reference to those good old fashioned customs of hospitality.Culture Night…

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    Reykjavík Children's Culture Festival kicking off today

    Children's culture, culture for children and culture with children, these are the three main aspects of the Reykjavík Children’s Culture Festival: a week-long arts and culture festival dedicated to children and youth. The Reykjavík Children’s Culture Festival was launched in 2010 and is already a huge success. Dedicated exclusively to children and young people in Reykjavík up to the age of 16,…

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    Enjoy the Day in the Grandi District

    Discover the best of Grandi District. Enjoy a day filled with unique attractions, trendy shops, and delicious dining options in one of Reykjavík’s most vibrant areas.

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    Reykjavík City Museum officially opened

    Reykjavík City Museum was officially opened on June 1st by Jon Gnarr, the former mayor of Reykjavik. The Reykjavík City Museum includes five museums and exhibitions: The Settlement Exhibition, the Reykjavík Museum of Photography, the Reykjavík Maritime Museum, Árbær Open Air Museum, and last but not least, the monuments and modern art located on Viðey Island.The purpose of the museum is to…

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    Art Museums

    Despite the capital area’s relatively petite size, Reykjavík is a city that is famous for its devotion to the arts and culture. Visitors to Reykjavík will find themselves with a plethora of choices

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    Reykjavík Pride

    This colourful event brings tens of thousands of people into the city centre every year to show solidarity and to have fun with the LGBTQ community in Reykjavik. People of all genders, friends, relatives, and a fast-growing number of tourists, all come together to celebrate and support universal human rights.

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    Viðey Island

    Hop on a ferry to the island of Viðey, a peaceful haven of nature, history and art.

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    A Reykjavík resident's guide to wellness - and geothermal pools

    Icelanders have long discovered the key to a happy, healthy lifestyle. Perhaps it's time you embraced your calmer side, too.

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    Discover Hidden Gems Around Reykjavík

    Don't miss out on the extraordinary experiences that await beyond the city centre.

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    Reykjavík Festival City Symposium!

    Visit Reykjavík, the city’s official marketing agency, recently hosted a successful multi-media business symposium at the award winning Harpa concert hall.Apart from presenting Reykjavík as an exciting festival city with some great video snapshots showcasing all the city’s current major festivals; the main objective of the gathering was to introduce the new festival fund and bring…

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