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REYKJAVÍK INTERNATIONAL GAMES
The Reykjavík International Games, or RIG, are held annually in January to increase the competitiveness of Icelandic Athletes while reducing their travel costs by creating a unique international event in the city of Reykjavík that attracts strong foreign competitors.
Reykjavik Classics in Harpa Summer 2017
Iceland´s award-winning concert hall Harpa proudly presents Reykjavik Classics in Eldborg summer 2017. This unique concert series is now in its second year and is indeed a welcome addition to the vibrant scene of arts and culture in the Capital. Reykjavik Classics features live classical music performed by artists of the highest caliber in “one of the ten best concert halls of the new millennium.”
Fosshotel Reykjavík
Fosshotel Reykjavík, Iceland’s largest hotel stands prominently in Reykjavík’s business district, only a short walk from the main shopping area. Here, from the heart of the city, you can easily explore Reykjavík's magnificent architecture, captivating history, vibrant markets and rich culture – ideal starting point for experience the best of everything the city has to offer. With 16 floors,…
Hotel Reykjavík Saga
Hotel Reykjavik Saga is an elegant 4-star hotel that opened in July 2022. Ideally situated at the very heart of the Reykjavik city centre, the hotel is a stone's throw away from picturesque Lake Tjörnin, the cathedral, art museum, shops and restaurants. The hotel is on Lækjargata, a historic street in the centre of Reykjavik and has been designed with full respect to the surrounding buildings…
Reykjavík receives a top rating in climate issues
The City of Reykjavík receives the highest recognition and top rating for being a leading city in international climate affairs. Reykjavík is one of 95 cities that receive an A rating for transparency in measures against climate change from the independent rating company CDP. Only 9.8% of cities that received a rating for 2021 received an A.
Food map with some of Reykjavík's best restaurants!
Food bloggers Anders Husa and Kaitlin Orr chart a course for some of Reykjavik's best food & drink.
Reykjavík: The Greenest City in the World
Last week the online travel service Travel Bird released the Green Cities Index of 2018. On top of the list, Iceland's capital can be found, with 411 square meters of green space per person.
Reykjavík Classics
Iceland´s award-winning concert hall Harpa and Reykjavik City proudly present a new concert series, Reykjavik Classics in Eldborg Harpa, summer 2016.
The European Film Awards 2022 Go To Reykjavík
The European Film Awards will be held in the Icelandic capital in December 2022. Originally it was supposed to be held in December 2020, but because of the pandemic, it was postponed. The decision was announced by the European Film Academy, the City of Reykjavík, and the Icelandic government.
Easter in Reykjavík
Roughly 70% of Icelanders belong to the Lutheran Church of Iceland, though only 45% claim to be religious. Whatever people think of god and religion, it's a fact that Easter is a National holiday in Iceland. This means a lot of places are closed on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, as well as Easter Sunday & Monday. Most restaurant will stay open, but one can expect the majority of stores to close…