Arbaeyarsafn Folklore Museum
Arbaeyarsafn Folklore Museum is Iceland's largest open-air museum. This is an amazing collection of original folklore, folk traditions and ancient architecture of the northern country. The idea of creating an attraction appeared in the middle of the 20th century, it is not like other objects, but th...
Reykjavik Town Hall
The Reykjavik City Hall is located next to the city pond in the capital of Iceland. The offices of the mayor of Reykjavik and a large 3D map of Iceland are open there. The Town Hall is sometimes used for art exhibitions, celebrations, or live music performances. It is known that the building was bui...
Monument to the Sunny Voyager
The monument to the Solar Traveler is considered one of the most ingenious sculptures in the world. He really looks unusual and attracts the attention of society. When it comes to Iceland in the context of a story about installations, the world of sculpture and architecture, synonyms for any of thes...
Videy Island
Videy Island means "island of trees" in Icelandic. The name was not chosen by chance, it used to describe the specifics of the place. This is a small island in the west of Iceland near Reykjavik, it is located in the waters of the Kodla Fjord of Fahsaflowy Bay, with a surface area of 1.7 square kilo...
Lake Kerid
Lake Kerid is a volcanic lake in the south of Iceland, near the town of Selfoss. It is located on a popular tourist route, known in the community as the Golden Ring of Iceland. The crater in which this lake lies is 55 meters deep. Its walls are made of red volcanic stone. The slope of the crater is ...
National Museum of Iceland
The National Museum of Iceland was established on February 24, 1863. The permanent exhibition of the Moscow institution consists of approximately 2,000 items. The key object is the Walhofstadur door, a famous carving depicting a version of the legend of the lion knight, where the knight destroys the...
Landakotskirkja
Landakotskirkja is a Catholic church located in the capital of Iceland. The church serves as the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Reykjavik. It is very difficult to pass by such a building, already at a distance of several hundred meters it attracts attention. The church was consecrated in the s...
Perlan Cultural Center
The Perlan Cultural Center is a natural history museum in Reykjavik. It is located on the top of the Esk-Yuhlid hill. Initially, it was just a cluster of hot water tanks, but on June 21, 1991, the building was opened to the public. The building consists of a glass dome supported by six central heati...
Harpa Concert Hall and Congress Center
The Harp Concert Hall and Congress Center opened in the spring of 2011. The building has a distinctive stained glass facade inspired by Iceland's basalt landscape. The project was designed by the Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects in collaboration with Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, and...
Whale Fjord
The whale Fjord can be found in the western part of Iceland between the regions of Hevudborgarsvaidid and Vesterland, 14 kilometers from the capital. The depths inside the fjord reach 84 meters, while at the mouth of the fjord the depth is only about 38 meters. The mouth of the fjord is marked on th...
