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Currency, credit cards and banks
Everything you need to know about payments and using cash and credit cards in Iceland.
Reykjavík Open
The Reykjavik Open is an annual chess tournament held in Reykjavik
Getting around Reykjavík
Getting around Reykjavík: by public transport, rental cars, taxis, bikes, e-scooters, and walking.
Safe travel
Good preparation is the key to a safe and enjoyable trip in Iceland. Weather conditions can change quickly, roads may close with little notice, and travel in remote areas requires careful planning.
Iceland Airwaves
Iceland Airwaves is a critically acclaimed international music festival showcasing the hottest new international bands and the best up-and-coming Icelandic artists.
Suðurbæjarlaug
Suðurbæjarlaug in Hafnarfjörður offers both indoor and outdoor pools as well as recreational facilities. In the swimming areas, there's a 25-m (82-foot) outdoor pool, a 12.5-m (41-foot) indoor pool, fountain, hot tubs, a steam bath, and a water slide. There is also a gym in the same building.
Dark Music Days
Dark Music Days is an annual music festival that has lit up the darkest period of the Icelandic winter in Reykjavík for over 40 years. It offers an exciting environment that caters to the curious mind with high-quality music and world-class performers.
Reykjavík International Film Festival
For eleven days every fall since 2004, Icelandic people and tourists go to the cinema to enjoy the best and freshest in international filmmaking.
Grótta
On the tip of Seltjarnarnes Peninsula, is a place called Grótta and there you'll find a popular lighthouse. Grótta was declared a nature reserve in 1974 due to its abundant birdlife.
LGBT Reykjavik
Reykjavik is very proud of its LGBT community and has become quite the beacon of rainbow coloured light in the past few years.