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Top Free Things To Do In Reykjavík
Reykjavík can easily be enjoyed on a budget. However, it's worth mentioning that the best bang-for-the-buck is the Reykjavík City Card, which offers free access to all major museums, swimming pools and art galleries in the city. Read more about it HERE.
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
General information about health services and health insurance when traveling in Iceland
Ingólfshátíð Viking Festival
No date yet for 2023 Vikings and tent camp will be at Austurvöllur between 12.00 and 17.00 everyone is welcome. It is free for everybody. Speak to us and get a glimpse of days long gone. Take a look at our outfits and equipment. There could be some sagas told. This a part of a project called Landnámsmenning 2019 sponsored by the city of Reykjavík.
Press & Media Inquiries
Visit Reykjavík is the official destination marketing office for Reykjavík capital area and aims to attract travelers to Reykjavík. We work effectively on promoting and marketing to consumers in cooperation with the tourism industry under Reykjavík Loves.
Rauðhólar
The Rauðhólar ("red hills") are remnants of a cluster of pseudocraters in Elliðaárhraun lava fields on the south-eastern outskirts of Reykjavík. The Rauðhólar pseudocraters are part of Reykjavík's nature reserve of Heiðmörk.
Thrihnukagigur
Þríhnúkagígur, anglicized as Thrihnukagigur, literally translated as Three Peaks Crater) is a dormant volcano near Reykjavík. Covering a 3,270 square metres (35,200 sq ft) area and a depth of 213 meters (699 ft), it has not erupted in the past 4000 years.
Guðmundarlundur
Guðmundarlundur is a forest area around 6.5 hectares. The are area is named after founder Guðmundur H. Jónsson and CEO of the construction company BYKO.
Map of Heiðmörk
The outdoor recreation area of Heiðmörk is in the process of improvement and revision, the map shows the improved layout of the area as it has developed through recent years.
Elliðavatn
Elliðavatn is a lake situated in the area of Reykjavík. It is in the vicinity of natural park Heiðmörk with its hiking and biking trails, small forests and lava formations.
Búrfellsgjá
One of the most beautiful trails in the Reykjavik area is through Búrfellsgjá Lava Channel. Mt. Búrfell was formed in a single volcanic eruption just over eight thousand years ago. Fissure (gjá) is really not the correct term for Búrfellsgjá because it is essentially a beautiful and seemingly intact lava channel, just over three kilometres long. You drive past the lake Vífilsstaðavatn towards…