Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) Note: Read with movie-trailer-voice. The son of an Icelandic wood ca... read more
Dating back to 1862 this park is probably the oldest preserved household garden in Reykjavik. Throu... read more
Arguably the true heart of the city Austurvöllur (east field) used to be much bigger than it i... read more
The site of Reykjavik’s first cemetery dating back to the time of Iceland’s settlement.... read more
In this area past meets present with Reykjavik’s City Hall prominent features interplaying wi... read more
The Pavilion park (Hljómskálagarðurinn) What used to be the city dump for the mos... read more
The Maternal park (Mæðragarðurinn) One of the city’s first playground for child... read more
Ingólfsbrekka hill. Probably one of the best preserved sections of old Reykjavik’s lan... read more
Arnarhóll hill Before 1764, Reykjavík had no prison to speak of. Convicts were shippe... read more
The architecture of Hallgrimskirkja church is inspired by natural lava formations. It took 40 years... read more
The Sun Voyager was created by artist Jón Gunnar Árnason. It’s a boat of dreams... read more
Excavations in Aðalstræti Street have revealed ruins dating back to Viking era, when the ... read more
Aðalstræti 10, is considered the city’s oldest timber house. In olden times it used... read more